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Originally Posted by acidzebra
I don't live in the US so from an online perspective both the Kindle and the Sony are useless to me by default (this might change in the future). Secondly, I don't want or need wireless on my book reader - I want a reader that I can load a couple of hundred titles on (preferably my entire library), after that updates to my library will be incidental and always in bulk. Thirdly, the Kindle is one fugly mother (although this will hopefully change in 2.0). Finally, Amazon and Sony store are not the only places to get your books from - the Gutenberg, bookfeeds and other places can keep you reading until the sun goes out.
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I second that. There are so many free and legal ebooks that I didn't feel the urge to buy one yet. But this might change when the e-ink displays reach real book quality, also for colour, become usable with epaperbacks as well as large format art ebooks while they have flexible reading size and small storage size, and the readers become lighter - to present a modest wishlist.
And of course, wifi without generic Internet access is not acceptable. I usually avoid technology which ties me to a single vendor when other vendors have the same content.
So, I think my ebook focus will remain free books with my current reader until the technology boost will happen. For now, I invested enough money and time on the reader side.
hansl