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Originally Posted by emellaich
1) Since you don't really read current books, and you aren't concerned about DRM the book store is not so much of a concern. That means that if I was going cheap I would look even cheaper than the Sony. I'd consider either the Jetco (about $169 on sale at newegg), or the Astak EZreader (expected to be on sale at Fry's for $219 on the fourth of July weekend). I hear that the Sony is sometimes available for $200, and if you can find it for this price it would fit also. Note that the Kindle 2, I like doesn't have a cover, so you are talking around $400 with a cover. This is around a $200 savings.
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I'll put in my bias towards the 505. I have one and would highly recommended it to others.
That said, I would not recommend the Jetbook, it's firmware currently is not good enough. It's ePub engine does not render all files we know the Sony can handle. Also, it's a 5" screen and I do have a bias against readers with a screen size of less then 6" so I would give that a miss. As for the EZ Reader, if you do not live were you can go to an actual Fry's, then the EZ Reader is out as far as the sale goes. Fry's does not ship the EZ Reader so the only way to get one from them is in store.
The reason I'm not recommending a K2 has nothing to do with it being from Amazon. It has to do with compatibility. If Siwickimom gets a 505 and converts to ePub and then say her kids want a reader and decide they want a Cool-er, the books she has will already be compatible. ePub will be compatible across a number of readers at some point. Amazon is only compatible with Amazon unless you are going DRM free Mobipocket either by getting it that way or stripping the DRM. Me personally, I'd rather go with a format that will work across devices so I'm not limited to any specific device. Also, the 505 will allow library books to be used if one does not mind the limitations of PDF or the library supports ePub. My local library does now support ePub so a 505 in that case makes sense.