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Originally Posted by MelC
As a fellow Canadian, a Sony or a netbook aren't your only options. Since stores like Fictionwise and Books on Board sell to Canadians (at very reasonable prices with a huge selection and great member programs) you can explore other formats as well. I have had a Cybook for about a year and a half and couldn't be happier with the selection or the ease of use. It uses mobipocket as its secure format although I understand they are moving to a new edition which will focus on epub instead. I believe there is a newer and cheaper e-ink device now that also supports the secure mobi format or else you can jump on the epub bandwagon which certainly seems to be getting a lot of hype these days.
Mel
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As a Canadian who also has a Cybook I think it's a great option! It currently has the best support for Mobipocket in eInk and all indications are that it will continue to support Mobipocket going forward, perhaps not with DRM-ePub in the same firmware though. I love all the font sizes and justification options.
A cheaper eInk device which also supports DRM-Mobipocket is the BeBook, or any of the Hanlin clones. I also have this device and love it for the folder support, which is still missing on the Cybook.
Both give a good reading experience and are much easier on the eyes than a netbook is. I wouldn't give up my netbook for web-browsing and email, but wouldn't want to read on it for too long. The eInk devices are so much lighter and easier to curl up with.