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Alot of excellent points from previous posters....and yes perhaps your wife may want it..and I would think the booklight may have been a hint.I even vividly remember,when we were having trouble reading with the 505s in bed,and I went to buy a clip on light...I don't see as well,and still ended up sometimes with the brighter room lights on-and when my 505 broke...and I considered the 700-there was a slightly snarky remark about the lights on when reading....
One of the best things I enjoy about the reader,is that I don't need to read with all the lights on-which is especially important if you have a partner/spouse that has different sleeping habits...of course I could sit in the living room or something,with the laptop,or full lights on...but as someone who likes to read in bed,especially just before I fall asleep,or when I randomly wake up at night...this is a MUCH better alternative than what I used to do...and I know he's grateful for it (and I went one better and got him a reader too..LOL )
As for digital versions.It might be nice for things I buy now-ie I would pay a premium to buy something today,and be able to download a digital version.I would not expect to be able to download a digital version of something I previously bought.(I'm currently thinking of all the LPs I have bought and inherited,and gladly with pleasure went out and bought CDs of...so now I can hear Celibidache conduct Bruckner on my ipod...or from the turntable...)
As to PDFs,I think that's a different market segment and device.For leisure reading,I love my sony readers-to read technical pdfs,its not a device I would look to for that...imho
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