Will you be first in the queue to purchase one?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/5rjo8h4

For anyone who has an Amazon version how do they compare?

[NazNomad]

I have about 50 years worth of 'real' books yet to read, so I'm hoping and praying that I'll never own one of these gadgets.

[B00]

The short battery life looks a bit of a drawback to me.

I have a Kindle, and one of it's selling gimmicks for me was that it can last weeks without needing to be charged, making it ideal to take away on holidays.

[jno]

Once owners have finished reading a free Dickens classic they can watch a film adaptation.’

I can see this being a huge incentive

[ChuckFickens]

It's actually got pretty good multimedia support.

eBooks: ePub, PDF, FB2, TXT, DOC, PDB, HTML, WTXT

Music: MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC, WAV, OGG, APE

Video: WMV, RM, AVI, RMVB, 3GP, FLV, MP4, DAT, VOB, MPG

Images: JPEG, BMP, GIF

I'd probably be more interested in it for that than for reading books, but I really can't justify spending more money on another bit of tech, The number of computers I own is already into double figures!

[anotheoldgit]

/// It's actually got pretty good multimedia support. ///

But like a washing machine with numerous programmes, would one use them all?

What in your opinion is the best all round device that you own Chuck?

[ChuckFickens]

Horses for courses really. the ones that get used the most are

a multimedia desktop system that is connected to my TV and Stereo. a decent laptop and a netbook and as they are all used for very different things it's not really possible to say that any one is better than the other.

[Oneeyedvic]

I wouldn't touch it - it has a back lit screen as opposed to a E-ink screen. This means that you are pretty much doing the same as reading a computer screen - it will give you eyestrain after a while. If you like reading, then you really need to buy a kindle or Sony ereader - they are so much better for reading than anything else due to the screen

[jno]

like Vic, I also find Kindles much easier to read than backlit screens, though this is probably a matter of taste. See if you can actually get a look at a Kindle somewhere and you'll see the difference, and can decide for yourself whether you prefer it.