More hype than use? Doesn't an excessive amount of hype mean that it's been heard by more than just the core people interested in it?

It's very hard to say something is over-hyped when most people have never heard of E-books and even the stores selling the ereader weren't sure if they carried it or what it was.

Sounds like a reviewer is still trying to justify his stand on the ereader being a complete piece of trash that will never sell. ("I know you like your new ereader, boss, but it's a fluke! Look! This new article I wrote AGREES it's a flop! It'll never sell more than a couple hundred units! Would you quite reading that thing and listen to me?)

Okay, I will agree that calling it an "iPod for books" was over-hyped since the programs associated with it plus the large amount of third part adds are what make the iPod the current hyperbole target and no ereader out there has anything except its nice, clear type and great read time.