[Draccy]

First of all, thank you all for your kind responses. So much to think about, and JSWolf, thank you kindly for your offer of showing me your Sony Reader. I had the opportunity to see one in action earlier today at the Best Buy at the Greendale Mall in Worcester. At first, I was a little disappointed with it, but the more I thought of it, the better I liked the device. Most frustrating to me was the lack of html support for the device, but I could easily use a print converter to switch my documents to something that ereader likes.

The page turning was a bit slow, but its still a very neat device.

I have to say that cybook is very appealing too, but its just not very established yet, and I get very nervous about that. It seems like Sony is really marketing the Reader, and sticking behind the device. (I met a Sony rep who was working at Best Buy for the day, and spoke to him on it a bit).

I'm bummed that I missed the $50 deal, that I've heard about, but excited to have some options to migrate from my Zire. I'll look at the link for Reader accessories, and I plan to stick around for a time, so you won't be rid of me!

Its so very hard to make decisions like this. My wife is sure that I should go for a multifunction device, but I think that I only use my current multi-function for reading, so it seems like that decision is easily made. I just hope this industry continues to be invested in, and doesn't peter out.

Thanks again everyone, I'll let you know what I decide!

-Keith in Worcester, Ma