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My first post on the forum, as well. I'm a fellow type nerd with the same issues. I think the slab serif font used in the Kindle is hideously ugly and would not be out of place on a communist bloc propaganda poster. The Kobo reader shot to the top of my list right away because it was the only one of the latest readers that allows you to override the default justification. I am also considering the Nook ST and the Sony PRS-T1. It's so frustrating that there isn't one reader that offers the Kobo's font selection and ragged right justification options, plus the Sony's brightness/contrast options. If it came with the Nook ST's form factor that would be great, too!
The ability to root the Nook and use a variety of reader apps is very attractive; however, you can't assume that features available on a company's reader device will be available on their reader app. For example, the Kobo reader on my Android phone does not support forcing ragged right justification. If it did, my decision would be made already.
I'm also frustrated that the Nook and Kobo models I've seen in stores are essentially slide show demos that don't allow any interaction with the device, so I can't see all of the available type/screen options or the degree to which they are effective.
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