It's intriguing, as at that price it's in the same ball-park as the
Kindle DX, which is now available for international pre-order.
Tricky, as one the one hand, the DX is just a PDF reader, but it's been on sale in the US for a while, while on the other hand the Edge is pre-release even in the US. The other thing to note is that it sounds as if you'll need to be charging it every few hours if you're using the LCD screen - probably more often still if actively using the wireless...