For me, they're going in the wrong direction. I don't want something twice the size of a Kindle, I want something half the size.

Yes - I suspected that not everyone wants that size, and Amazon'd be dumb to think that everyone does.

Me, I'm beginning to want the large print options.

That I'd actually buy was something like reading a book, yeah.

One that works in the UK would tick my boxes! I can see the merits of various sizes and probably, like ipods, would ultimately end up with a range of sizes myself anyway long term. I'd just like to have one at all for now though!!!

Yes. Looking at some of the commentary, the lack of functionality outside the US is a bit of a show stopper.

So we need another tickbox ticked.

Sigh.

Well, the silly price is holding a tick hostage, too.

Not at all - a silly price is an excellent way for my admirers to show how they truly appreciate me. I can only think that the price isn't silly enough yet, since I've yet to receive one.

Korenwolf is using his Palm TX as an ereader atm. You'll have to ask him what it's like :)

I was using a Palm TX until I bought the Sony PRS-505. The Palm is fine except for the battery life. I can just about manage a flight from Keflavik to Heathrow on a fully-charged battery before it dies, but it won't go much further.

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I really don't want to read from a screen that small - it would feel to me like trying to see through a keyhole.

As for the battery life, that's down to using backlit LCD technology rather than eInk. For quickly changing displays, yes, LCD, but for stuff that can sit there for seconds, or even minutes, without needing to be changed, then eInk has a lot of advantages.

I agree, the eink is wonderful stuff. My PRS can go for over a fortnight without needing charging (assuming I'm using it for reading in bed at night).

The Palm was great as a first eReader, but going back to its small screen you really do notice the difference. I wonder where the size trade-off occurs - what is the smallest screen size for which it is practical to use eink?

I read ebooks on my HP iPaq 214.
That's got a 4" VGA-res screen, and is about as small as I'd want to go. The Palm I had before was a little too small.

As to battery life, I spent 2 days at $customer the other week, during which I did 2.5 hours work and spent the rest of the time reading Edgar Rice Burroughs, and I didn't recharge it overnight

and I thought you were working hard...

What's the weight? I've found with the MacBook Air that I can easily handle the size if there's no weight to it.

There is a large amount of Shiny! there.

It's down in the "Technical Details" gubbins:

Kindle DX: Weight: 18.9 ounces.
Kindle 2: Weight: 10.2 ounces.

I'm thinking the Kindle 2 may be closer to what I want.

I love my Sony PRS-505. It's smaller than the Kindle but fits perfectly into my shoulder bag. Any bigger and I would have to carry it seperately - which I wouldn't do.