I actually like reading in the dark. It fires the imagination, and I'm an inveterate night owl.
I own (and it still works) the Rocket REB 1200, the backlit color ebook reader from a few years ago. This thing rocked, and it was great to sit in bed in the middle of the night while my wife was asleep and read to my heart's content. Back then the Rocket store offered weekly magazine subscriptions, in addition to current book content. It was so cool to read Time and Newsweek (with photos) on the device...
Too bad the unit never caught on, because if it had we'd have seen a much better screen display by now, and better battery life.
Like you I probably won't use the Sony Reader Box LED's all that often - but they're nice to have.
Cheers! And Happy Easter if it's your holiday!
LZ
