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The closest thing to this idea I have seen is the book-making machine. A Kiosk that "prints" a book for you.
I think the biggest problem with your vision is that the Reader--so far as I know--is not really all that "smart," i.e. it is not a client or whatever, so it is not recognised as a storage device by other devices. However, if you had a USB drive, or maybe attached a card reader to the Kiosk, we might have something.
Of course, in 2003 Barnes & Noble said that they would not sell e-texts, and all the publishers and bookstores think of e-text as a filthy little stepchild they would smother to death in its sleep were there less attention.
I wholeheartedly support the notion, and think I will mention in next time I am in Borders. How can a store sell hardware and not software?
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