[LouieChuckyMerry]

I have a pile of epubs ready to go; I'm looking for a reader that has the simplest form factor, buttons much preferred (but it seems that buttons with a front-light presently isn't an option). Rooting my girlfriend's Kindle 4 NT was simple-if-slightly-annoying; however, Duokan is a bit inconsistent with regards to font size (or maybe a setting is off, although it's easy enough to choose a font and size). Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I think that if a company made a device without any connectivity that's strictly for reading--maybe two models, one non-touchscreen, one touchscreen--with a six-inch screen, a front-light, 1 GB of storage, and drag-and-drop capability, like a basic music player for ebooks, and sold it for $29.99 (NT)/$39.99 (T), then that company would find a large market. Most people who travel have a smart phone capable of performing myriad online tasks, making a full bells-and-whistles reader rather redundant. I understand that wifi is handy for downloading reading material but I can't believe every single ebook reader in the world needs that capability, and I'd personally love a basic reader that holds 1000 books and does nothing else but display those books, well lit and with e-ink, especially if it was affordable.

ProfCrash: I am quite annoyed by companies that make it difficult for me to use a product I pay my hard earned money for as I see fit (that's why I'll never own anything Apple), and actions such as my girlfriend's Kindle auto-updating its firmware and negating several hours of effort definitely factor into my decision making process when it comes to purchasing something.