The iLiad is great for someone working overseas in remote locations, where books are not available at all, but an internet connection is. This is the only way I can buy books while on assignments in Africa and the Middle East. Regardless of the cost, to me it is a "must have" gadget (so is the iPod, by the way, which does the same job for music). And forget PDAs and laptops. You will need a new prescription by the time you finish reading a book in a PDA. Ditto for a laptop. Electronic paper is much easier on the eyes.
The Sony ebook reader is not available outside the US (with a few exceptions), and even if one can get one, the Sony store restricts sales to customers with US credit cards with a US billing address. Why they do that is beyond me...
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The iLiad is great for someone working overseas in remote locations, where books are not available at all, but an internet connection is. This is the only way I can buy books while on assignments in Africa and the Middle East. Regardless of the cost, to me it is a "must have" gadget (so is the iPod, by the way, which does the same job for music). And forget PDAs and laptops. You will need a new prescription by the time you finish reading a book in a PDA. Ditto for a laptop. Electronic paper is much easier on the eyes.
The Sony ebook reader is not available outside the US (with a few exceptions), and even if one can get one, the Sony store restricts sales to customers with US credit cards with a US billing address. Why they do that is beyond me...