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I own both a Sony 505 and a Kindle and like them very much. I've heard other people talk about reading books on PDAs and cell phones and couldn't imagine that it would be a satisfactory experience. Then my hubby bought me a Blackberry in October and I had the chance to find out for myself. Imagine my surprise when it wasn't too bad. I keep one book on the Blackberry and get in some "stealth reading" when I'm in situations where pulling out a book or one of the full-sized readers might be frowned upon.