[peitsao]

Rob,
I agree w/you and am in the same position. I have found that there is no perfect solution. I had a K2, but sold it when I realized that the libraries were going epub and AMAZON does not support it.

My state is growing in the epub library holdings, so I got the PRS 600 since their software connects directly. But I don't care at all for SONY Connect since it takes ages for it to update any notes, highlights, etc. that I may make on my books. I also do not care for the screen.

Calibre is a mystery to me. I try to use it, but seems too complicated for me to figure out how to use to any advantage, and I can't see my notes/highlights on it nor on ADE software.

I had a nook and liked it, but when my hubby forgot to make a credit card payment last month, my default credit card was not valid, so B&N gave me an error message when I tried to read books I had already paid for in the past, and I could not access any of my books until I gave them a new credit card number. I was so angry I put it up for sale the next day and lost about $50, but it was worth the loss. No more B&N books. I must say that I could buy KOBO books and put them on it under My Documents and they read just fine on it, and it worked well with ADE sync. This bad experience has made me fearful of readers with wifi/CDMA connections. What is given can be taken away in a heartbeat.

That leaves the Sony as the choice for me for now. Like Logseman, I have considered the Pocketbook as it is really cute and like it's built-in cover, but am a little nervous about buying an ebook from a foreign company that I may have difficulty getting repaired. RMA's and shipping can be such a bother.

Borders/KOBO looks interesting, but I would like to see a track record/history before I invest in their program. Their books are price appropriate and read well on my iphone and SONY, though.

Bottom line is that I love ebooks where I can increase the font large enough for my old eyes to read without reading glasses. I can read so much faster on an ebook, and that means I can read more books than on the dead-tree versions.

So continue your quest for the holy grail of ereaders, good knight, and let us all know how you fare,
Pei