I think that with devices like these readers, whether you like one or not is highly personal, mainly because our eyes are all different. I have not experienced the screen glare a lot of you report.
I think a lot of thought has gone into the device to make it just like a book. So, you need light to read it.
Pros:
relatively big clear screen (at least compared to the tungsten-E
)
it's the size and shape of a book, and is very thin
the build feels solid
it's not tiresome for me to hold
relatively quick
massive battery life
SDHC compatible
comfortable e-paper
it does PDFs as well as more normal ebook formats
Cons:
don't like the supplied software
would like the ability to read more formats
jpeg resolution is not good
would like colour, but then again, paperbacks aren't usually in colour, apart from the cover!
not tested yet: MP3
Sometimes reading PDF is painful, because the fonts go too small or pages or graphs don't scale, but I have a feeling this is the fault of the PDF author rather than the device. One can optimise PDF output for use with portable readers - this is rarely done.
Overall, I think it's really good. It's good in most light conditions, apart from when it starts getting dark, but then again you'd say the same for a book. I like the touch-screen too, but I can see myself using the stylus more rather than greasy fingerprints.