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I hesitated between Sony T1 and Kobo and Odyssey. I believe Nook isn't available in France...

The Kobo was tempting for the price of 99 euros, however it lacks audio playback and that was sort of a big no for me since I thought I'd like some music as I read (also for noise reducing purpose), I listen to audiobooks or podcasts that I regularly keep up with.

The Odyssey at 129 I think seemed like a good buy especially with the fast refreshing and scrolling screen. But then it doesn't feature the greatest web browser of ereaders if at all (don't remember) for occasional surfing. It was buggy as it launched; I read of USB connectivity issues and thought I shouldn't be expecting the best technical support and updates if I'm getting an Odyssey (Or with a fairly small manufacturer like Cybook, I might not be getting a replacement or a repair for the smallest fee if I'm ever breaking the fragile eink screen.) Also and very importantly, there was no English dictionary with the ereader when it was launched, dunno about now. It didn't seem like a very customisable device either when I could on the other hand have a Sony running Android with different reader applications, fonts, a multitude of mono and bilingual dictionaries. And could possibly install the Arabic fonts since I read someone has managed to read Chinese ebooks on it.

On the Sony... Surely it is more expensive than the rest. A shame it's sold at +149 euros in Europe but only for 99 and 89 dollars in the US which is less than 70 euros lol. Anyway, I think it's almost perfect aside from the glossy borders but they don't really bother me either indoors or outdoors. The screen bugs were annoying but fixed with the update. It has the best web browser, best pdf reader - still slow and nothing like the PC experience but better than the other ereaders'. Refreshes the screen with every page turn but that doesn't bother me either. I think the devices that can refresh only once every six page turns have uncleared eink particles from the previous page show in the screen, so might not be a bad thing to have an obligatory refresh every time. So yeah, as I was studiously peering at these devices until I came across a Sony + leather cover on ebay for 120 euros that served some two weeks, and so I immediately grabbed it. Then I even got a case so I can now put the sony inside the cover then slip it all inside the case. Never safe enough lol. Hell the screen already survived the weight of a four-year old sitting on it.

And hey, you could always try to whisper the name of your preferred reader to your wife during her sleep. If you manage to make up your mind that is! (Go for Odyssey if this long post confuses you lol)