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I'm after people's opinions who have experienced e-ink and have also experienced reading on a device that is has backlight.

My situation is that I have been reading on a Sony 505 for all of this year and absolutely love it. I will never go back to paper books.

However my wife is now keen to go down the e-book path fully with me now (previously she occasionally read on an old Palm M125). Unfortunately the falling value of the Aussie Dollar makes it too expensive for us to buy another 505 (or any other e-ink device) from the US.

So I've been reading a lot about the ipod touch and have been thinking this could be an acceptable solution for us. However my wife's eyes aren't the best so I was thinking of maybe giving her my 505 and using the new touch myself.

First thing to say is that I don't mind reading from a small screen. I was reading using the non-backlit monochrome Palm M125 for years (very small screen). In fact my ideal device would probably be a pocketable e-ink one.

My main concern with taking this path is that while I want my wife to be happy, I don't want to feel that I've degraded my reading experience.

I guess the question is - do I take the chance that the backlight won't bother me too much?

BTW, I'm really after opinions purely focussed on reading (not the other functions of the ipod that I may or may not use or even the portability factor).