[emellaich]

It's interesting. I had a Bookeen for a year and never had questions. Now I get stopped every day and asked about my K2. Its tough to explain the entire area to true noob's.

Today, was typical. A checker at McDonalds was immediately hooked on the device. She says she reads a lot and buys lots of books from Amazon, but she's never heard of the Kindle ?????

Anyway, there is no quick way to point them in the right direction. I love the Kindle2 and its the best for me. However, if they can get buy with non-DRM stuff then the Jetbook or another alternative may be better. Of course, this requires them to either 1) Enjoy Gutenberg style books; or 2) Be able to work through/understand any DRM issues. On the DRM front they probably get tied to either the Sony or Amazon stores. Their are a few choices such as Baen that are fantastic sources of non-DRM stuff. Then there is the pdf issue. Etcetera.

Anyway, the ideal would be if there were one essay that explains the issues that drive selection of a reader, and then lays out the choices. The ebook matrix in the sticky is great info if you already understand the issues, but it doesn't really layout the choices if you are a noob. Is there a source that lays everything down in one spot?

Thanks,
Michael