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Not hard for Amazon to have 3x the ebook offering when they carry 8 copies of a single book. :/
Seriously though, the Kindle is awesome, but let's consider this: How connected do you have to be for an ebook reader? By definition you're spending a lot of time reading ONE THING. I usually have a list of books to read, I'm not so desperate for content that I need to be downloading new books while walking down the street.
Sure, it's cool - and having RSS feeds is nice, but I don't mind reading short amounts of text on my phone. The Kindle is already expensive, so why did they feel the need to bump up the price by including an EVDO radio? It just seems weird to me. Anyway, I can download books onto my SD card from my phone already anyway - if I just really can't wait until I get home to buy a new book.
Also, the Kindle is ugly as sin. Why do I need a crappy keyboard on my book reader?
And lastly, The Kindle is a newer device than the Reader, so of course it will have more features. In fact, it's the only device Sony has come out with that made me end my personal Sony boycott. The next version will be on par or better than the kindle, probably with WiFi. The Kindle will still probably win the "battle," but that's all marketing and doesn't bare much relevancy to quality of the products.
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