Hi there,
I live in Munich, Germany, and found this site some days ago while I was seeking information about the Amazon Kindle and the Sony PRS.
I love reading and my bookshelves are filled with more than a thousand books. An eBook Reader would probably save me from buying more shelves ;-)
I think there are certainly books you want as "real stuff" - hardcovers, real ink, real pages, a real thing standing there and being part of your personal library. On the other hand there are a lot of books I buy as paperbacks. Quick and easy reads you take with you when you travel. And I really would prefer to have those books as eBooks.
As far as I can see, the market for eBooks and readers is almost not developed in Germany. We can bring a kindle from the US, but won´t be able to purchase books for it. And the Sony PRS 505 will be available here springtime 2009. I´m thinking about buying the US- or UK-version, because I might not be patient enough to wait that long.
Regards from Germany
Ravenne