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Speaking as someone easily annoyed, it's not a big deal to swipe the screen to turn the page. After about page 5, I don't notice the swipe or the flash. The page turn buttons are useful when my fingers aren't quite as clean as they should be to touch the screen.
For the interface, I like the Sony better than any other one that I've tried. I use Calibre to correct the metadata of my books. When Calibre transfers a book to the reader, it creates collections based on tags and series. Since you set those, you decide what your collections will be. If you send a series all at once, they will show up in order in the collection. With the Sony interface, the alphabet is down the right side of the screen for both collections and when browsing all books. Tap on a letter to jump to that part of the list. No need to type anything first. You can sort the books by author, date added, title, file name or latest read. From the home screen, you can tap on Collections, Books, or what you're currently reading. Authors and titles are not mixed in with collections unless you choose to tag a book with the author's name.
The touch screen is nice when selecting books, moving around in a table of contents, and selecting articles in a periodical. Imagine trying to select a hyperlink on your computer by pushing the arrow keys versus being able to point with your mouse and click. That's the difference between touch and keybpard.
The Sony is sold in the UK, at Waterstones for certain and perhaps with other retailers.
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