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For older readers the size of the screen and the maximum supported text size are going to be a concern so "best standalone" is going to depend on size:
At five inches, there is no better standalone reader than the PB360 for anybody that cares about:
1- Hardware ergonomics
2- User control/customizability
3- Firmware stability (version 14.2)
At 6 inches there are more contenders, mostly the ones the OP listed, plus the PB301 and 302.
At 9+ inches there is nothing worthy yet (beyond the Kindle DX, bearing in mind all Kindles *can* be sideloaded via USB) but there is a Pocketbook 901 due in sept that looks very promising. (The Pocketbook line shares a software architecture so all existing models share the bulk of their features.)
Things should be a bit more interesting in the second half of the year once we see more large format eink readers.
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