I've had the Kobo Touch accompany me for more than a year now, issues had: none. First eReader I decided to purchase, and only thing I knew I wanted was for it to support an open standard like EPUB (Kindle was a major show-stopper for me in this regard); to put a sweet icing on the story - it even cost me 10 euros less than a Kindle - couldn't have been happier about the purchase. Now that H2O has stepped onto the nightstand, my needs have been quelled for many seasons to come.
Moreover, if it came down to buying another device as a gift or otherwise, I'm positive it would be tagged Kobo.