Bob, thanks for your amazing coverage of the Sony Reader.
I share your general optimism.
For me personally, I can't say if I "need" the Sony Reader. I already have ebookwise and fbreader on 770, and although I agree it's a great step forward, I have to wonder whether there is better ebook software out there to be matched with suitable hardware. I'm inclined to want to wait until the open source community build some nice tools for content creation before I upgrade.
Also I was surprised to hear that navigation is not through touchscreen but buttons. Ah, shucks!
Wouldn't it be nice if a firmware flash could provide better native support for other formats?
I remain flabbergasted that jinke and Amazon haven't announced dates for their own hardware devices to come out. Buying an ebook reader is like buying a car. You don't do it every year, so if you can hold off for a few months until the TNBT (the next big thing) comes out, sometimes that can pay dividends. Are the Amazon or jinke devices coming out by Christmas? It would be nice to get a clearer idea.
Iffy RSS support is a major limitation for me. (although I haven't heard that either amazon or jinke is offering that either)
I vote for Bob to take the trip to Tianjin to preview the V2
rj