so it arrived. i opened the box, which was well-packed, plugged in the pocket pro and discovered something i had not realized - you can read the pocket pro while it's charging! as a cybook gen3 owner, i haven't had this option, so this was pretty cool.
the pp started up quickly, the screen is nice and crisp, and it was easy to zoom the text one size. while a few things took me a minute here and there, mainly because i'm used to my cybook, i easily created 4 folders and put in a bunch of baen free library books and some other free books that i liked into the pp easily, then i was off and reading. then i remembered it's a christmas present and put it away in its box
so far, i think it's very nice - easy to use, comfortable to hold, nice features, easy to understand manual (i did check it out). true, i didn't spend more than a couple hours with it, but i think arie is going to love it! and what with folders and reading while charging, i suspect there's an aztak in my future...