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Originally Posted by radamo
The points that strike home with me and have been ringing in my head are:
K- Whispernet nice but not needed
S+ Form factor (smaller platform, same screen size) of the Sony
K+ Amazon selection
Both have their own DRM challenges
S+ I can see one at Target or Borders
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K+ Dictionary
Although your list resonates with you, I thought I'd mention the dictionary because I noticed that I missed it only after purchasing a Sony PRS-505. Now I'm using a big heavy paper dictionary, but will probably buy a good eDictionary for my PDA or Centro.
Here's two others that resonated with me:
S+ Adobe Digital Editions (as you mentioned in your first post)
S+ Initial price, if you can get it for under $250.
ADE formatting is bothersome to some, enough so that they don't read library books in that format. I'm not bothered, and like the cost savings of using a public library.
Price was an important factor for me, as I didn't want a big investment in a device that might be noticeably inferior in a year or two (assuming there will be major desirable advancements in eReaders, like color, fold-up/roll-up screens, etc.).
For my purposes, when Calibre recently started supporting ePub output (and thus was now compatible with the Kindle) I developed a little buyer's remorse, thinking I would have preferred the extra features of the Kindle 2. Until the recent DRM flap. And the Sony-Google tie-in is also nice (those SD and MS card slots can be used to hold the world's library).