Well, I've done some reading of the wiki, and the 'what device should I buy' thread, think I'll change my mind
The Hanlin V3 is my next pick, being about a third the cost of the iliad was a big incentive! I managed to have a look at a sony 505, and it seems that the 6" screen is big enough, and not too big for reading in bed!
And I'm very interested in the OpenInkpot project.
Gotta fund it somehow first
and, it's also available from retailers in Australia, or the BeBook folks will ship one out fairly cheap.