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Weaknesses:
eInk screens cannot be backlit, so you need reasonable light to read, similar to the level of light you'd need to read a paper book.
Very poor for reading A4/US Letter sized PDF files. This is a weakness of the PDF format, not the Reader, of course! Don't buy one if reading A4 PDFs is a big deal for you.
Strengths:
Really, everything else. Superb battery life (I recharge mine perhaps once every 3-4 weeks, and read at least an hour a day on it); paper-like display. Very light-weight. Ideal form-factor. I've been reading eBooks for 10+ years and this is, as far as I'm concerned, the ultimate book reader so far.
The Reader is pretty tough, especially if you get the leather case. It's not a rouch-sensitive screen, of course, which makes it a lot tougher than it would be if it had one.
The cradle? I honestly wouldn't bother; personally I don't see the point of the cradle. The Reader needs charging so infrequently that you really gain nothing from it.
Prices? Can't help you there, I'm afraid. I doubt you'll get much - if any - discount over buying one new. Might just as well buy a new one, to my mind.
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