I did the same Harry, mostly buying through 3rd party bookstores. It became easier after Sony switched away from their proprietary book format. The Sony PRS-950 was a great reader, but Sony never got the Sync and other features to work like Amazon did with their Kindles. The main reason I switched to Kindles was the ability to sync between multiple devices. Although Sony had a sync feature, it never seemed to work well and it was rather limited. If Amazon would offer a reader similar in design to the PRS-950 that was designed to allow two-column landscape view, did not have the utterly horrible light layer (of any kind), and had the latest, highest resolution screen, then I would buy one for reading outdoor or in very well lit rooms. But they never will. Amazon seems stuck on the idea of offering the best screens only on high end lighted models while putting outdated screens on the low end non-lighted models. And they are stuck on not giving us even the most basic controls on formatting. [SARCASM]But if you want an overpriced selfie taker to help you decide which clothes to buy, they are the company for you! [/SARCASM]