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Check out the "RSS2Book" thread for a much better RSS solution, running on your local computer.
PDFs formatted for the Reader seem to page OK for me. The ones that page slowly are formatted for some other page size, and frankly wind up being too hard read anyway. No good solution for that that doesn't involve a bigger display, though.
I think the Reader was focused on a specific niche - reading books optimally formatted for the device, and in good light. If you frequently read in poor lighting and don't mind only a couple of hours of run time,then a PDA or tablet PC is probably better choice. (If you've tried to use a backlit PDA or PC in sunlight, you get the opposite problem - apparent contrast gets much worth with bright lighting.)
Unfortunately it is impossible to backlight an EInk display. Pity they didn't try white LED edge lighting though (i.e. a built-in Light Wedge). If you didn't turn it on, there wouldn't be any impact on battery life, nor sould it affect the display's appearance in bright light.
I really wish somebody would have sent Sony a RocketBook to look over for ergonomics and lighting ideas. Overall I've found the Reader to be a superior device, and certainly wouldn't go back, but I do miss the comfy buttons and the "20%" backlight setting.
Cheers,
Bob
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