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Welcome to the forum tinybilbo
As for which one to get it does really depend upon what features are important to you.
Sony
+ Great look
+ Sturdy
+ Easy to use interface
+ Best support for PDF in the 6" devices.
+ Supports Richtext (.rtf) natively so if you want to read your own documents, you can easily save them as RTF files in word.
- Limited book supply compared to Mobi
- Font size limited to three (S,M,L) so if the smallest size is set too low, your out of luck
- Requires you to have Sony Reader software and Adobe DE to buy DRm protected e-books. Software, which is Windows only.
Cybook Gen 3
+ Lightest Device in the market
+ Supports Features like dictionary lookup which are very useful, even if they don't look so at this time
+ Supports Basic HTML so you can load most html files directly on it
+ Can load any Font onto it, so is great if youwant to use a Foreign language.
+ Supports 12 Font levels so you have much more choice.
+ Can buy from multiple e-book stores, Especially for UK residents, buying from US based stores is much cheaper.
+ Don't require having software installed to buy a DRM protected e-book for it. Just enter the Device PID (which is easy to see) when you buy the book and download the file. Just drag and drop it onto the device.
- A bit more delicate then the Sony, but you should treat bot with care.
- PDF support is there and has improved from the past, but it is basic and does not reflow like the sony.
- Not as easy to manage large number (1-200 +) books, but then they all have this problem.
As you can see I'm more for the Gen 3. Also I paid full price for mine (£ 270) for it so I have to say that the price WH smith is great and well worth it.
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