Maybe you could check on my ID for my other posts in this forum relating to iRiver?
In any case, it's my opinion that it'd be better to get a popular ereader that many are using (kindle/sony/nook etc), primarily because any bugs with the firmware will be quickly discovered and reported to the company, and requests for new functions are more likely to be taken seriously.
Why did I purchase the Story then? Well that was about the only ebook reader I could buy in store in my country then, and Amazon and B&N wouldn't ship to where I live (and still won't). And it
did look like a Kindle.