[slh17]

Decided to wait until I'd spent enough time reading with it before writing what I thought.

At first glance, the screen is definitely on the grey side - this is what I noticed, not any problems with the sharpness of the text. I guess it's right to say that it has lower contrast than the 505 (which i've only seen in a sony store), but for me it just took a bit of getting used to after years of reading books with white pages.

I can't believe how light and portable it is - it will travel everywhere with me from now on.

I don't normally read in the dark, so I haven't really tested the full light capability - although earlier today i was reading in a bit of a dim spot and the light's lowest setting made it very comfortable.

I've tried flipping the pages both with the touch screen and with the button. Both work very well for me, and I find I choose the method based on how I'm holding the reader.

The biggest and most important test for me was whether I'd be able to forget that i was using an ereader. At first, I was very conscious that I was reading with a funky gizmo. But, earlier today, I'm happy to say that i managed to forget all about it and disappear into my book.

And so, after all that, I'm very happy with it. I often travel with several books and hate being caught without something to read so the portability is a big deal. I'm still trying to find the best sources for the books I need - Sony is fine for popular books but doesn't have others I'd like (travel, etc).

I'd really like to download some French books as well - any ideas?