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I'm intrigued. A friend of mine has one of these and I have to admit it's pretty sweet. As a part-time student who works a full-time day job, it would be really handy to just be able to carry this around with me instead of my textbooks in my briefcase every morning. And as a writer, it would be really helpful to have my entire library of work - short fiction, story ideas, those multiple incomplete novels - on-hand to gain inspiration or do a little editing on the go (I realize you can't edit with these like a PDA, but you could easily write notes in a real notebook as you read your work on the Ebook).

I can't see spending $350 on one just for reading (especially when I only have one more semester of school left), but if they were to add some kind of handwriting recognition software so I could write directly to it or make notes over top of a PDF, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Totally hot, but so expensive that it's hard to justify.

Hot for commodity books and reference. Not hot for anything you really want to touch.

Good idea, but not developed enough to read a book in anywhere but specifically-lit, still spaces where I can concentrate fully. Since when does that define anywhere I read? What about buses, planes, with a single lamp or at the bus stop...

Maybe in a few years when they're better-developed. For now, I'll stick with my living room full of paper-and-glue color.

I love ebook readers.

I originally got hooked when it came with my sony clie. Theyre fantastic!

Affordable (unless you only read one paperback now and then) - around 3/4 dollars a book - 10 or so for a new release; Private - weirdos dont start talking to you about what youre reading; saves space and most sites allow you to download the book youve bought many times. You can also download newspapers/blogs to them which is pretty handy for commuting.

I guess unless you have a dedicated Library in your house - this is a great item. Also you dont have to deal with people dogearing your books when you lend them out.