If you really do want to be able to listen to music on your ebook reader as well as read, you can always give the Sony 505 / 600 a try, they can play mp3s. I have to admit that I have not tried out this feature yet.
Until I got my reader, I regularly had 3+ books in my (huge) purse all the time. Now, I only have my reader, and my shoulders are thankful! E-ink really is fantastic. I used to read ebooks off of my computer screen, and would get strong headaches after a few hours of reading. Now, I upload all of my school notes and other such reading as well onto my reader, and find that I "sneak" a lot more studying into my day - no more messing with bulky piles of photocopied papers on the bus, while waiting in line at the bank, etc.
AND during boring classes I pretend I am taking notes, but I am REALLY reading something juicy on my Sony 505. Love it!
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