I waited and waited for the Sony reader then found out it wasn't compatible with MAC. I bought a PALM and loved it until it died. I bought and returned a Kindle. The screen would black out when it refreshed to a new page and not only was it too slow, the blacking out was giving me headaches.

now what?.... I found the perfect reader but it was too expensive and ended up purchasing an iTouch. I get to download palm doc books, ereader.com will upload personal content for me, Kindle has an app so I can read Kindle books on my iTouch! Now I have an address book, calender, games, palm books and kindle books PLUS music, WiFi and photos, all in a cute package that fits in my pants pocket.

I did see a Sony in a store. It felt breakable without the battery and one of the buttons was broken. I visited with a woman I met on amazon so I could touch and 'play' with her kindle. That was very helpful.

I'm sure there are many of you thinking about eye sight and small text. I don't have that problem yet so I'm happy with my iTouch. Find someone with one and download a couple of free apps and a couple of free books to try it out yourself. (Kindle and eReader.com)

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