On the "flicker" issue, I found where I had read it:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/20...-700-part-two/
Quote:
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3) A new swipe and hold gesture that allows incredibly rapid page flips.
This is where I must stop to comment about eInk. Anyone who has ever tried a Sony Reader (or any eInk eBook reader) is familiar with the “black flash” that accompanies turning a page. That’s still here on the new Sony Reader PRS-700, but it’s greatly reduced.
But get a load of this: When using that new gesture I described above to rapidly page through a book, there is no flashing whatsoever! ..."