I'm really starting to get bummed out. I hope that I'm wrong. I did vote the first option, but, well, after being burned on so many similar devices before. I just don't know.
I started out reading ebooks on my Palm IIIx, then I bought a HieBook reader. I hoped it would catch on and gain popularity, but no such luck. Now I'm using a pda that has a 640x480 screen and font smoothing. It soooo easy on the eyes!! The Iliad looks like it will be better, though.
When the Librie first came out, I was tempted to have my sister grab one for me from the Akihabara (sp?) while she was in Tokyo. But the price, lack of an english interface and necessity of hacking it put me off. I also heard the contrast wasn't that good. The lure of a "real" eInk machine was strong, but I held out.
Then along comes the Iliad. 1024x768, 16 color greyscale...and the photos of it in action here just strengthened my resolve. I had to have one. I could wait a little. But, ugh!! The waiting is killing me!!
Like another poster here, I want one for my vacation. But it's over the July 4th week, so I have a little more time. Still....I feel like it will be close.
WHY WON'T YOU LET ME GIVE YOU MONEY IREX!!!?????
Edit: Just saw the above post. So the waiting continues...