I'm in Canada, I know nothing of ebooks or their readers... I just know I want to regain the space my books have taken over my house (I probably own over 1000 and growing). I don't need to replace them all at once, but I will want my new books to be available on the reader.
I will have to be able to download through the computer, I do not have wireless and don't want to pay extra for it.
I want it to read mostly fiction, those books that I own that are not fiction, I would prefer to keep in paperbound format for now. I need a reader that has access to lots of fiction books, and not just ones that are 50 years old either.
Some favorites are:
Poisonwood Bible
Wizard's First Rule (series)
The Lark and the Wren (Series)
Mordred's Curse (Series)
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
My most recent purchase was the Twilight saga.
I noticed Kindle had most of these available, but since it's not available to Canadians, it's not an option. *sigh*
My secondary concern after the available books, is price of the books. After that comes ease of use and ease of downloading.