i wanted to get my husband an ebook reader as he likes ebooks but doesn't like reading on his computer. i figured with the holidays coming, this was the time. i was torn between the sony, the ez reader and the pocket pro, but then i hear great things about astak support. my husband preferred the astaks, and then i remembered how involved robertb and his company seemed to be, and how i pushed for a $200 reader. so i just placed my order for a pocket pro - we'll open it, charge it try it, and then comes the hard part - putting it back in its box, giftwrapping it and waiting for christmas to use it