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I still have my ebw1150 and enjoy reading it at night - I can adjust the screen brightness and read in bed without disturbing the hubby.
I would say if you can get it for less than $100 and you like reading mostly public domain books, go for it. It's sturdy & solid, works great and they have above-average customer service if it doesn't.
Unlike the Kindle it doesn't hold an unlimited amount of content. However, that could be an advantage. You could put a bunch of kids' books on it (I confess I did buy all the Beverly Cleary books from Fictionwise!) and give it to your favorite child - no need to worry that they'd punch the wrong button and end up buying all sorts of other books by accident.
Also, since it's so cheap and will probably be obsolete very soon, I don't worry at all about taking it into the bathtub with me.
Lots of great reasons to buy, eh? ;-)
FWIW though, I haven't actually bought any new books for it for several months - most of the new content is public domain, Manybooks, etc.
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