yeah 30 hours is enough to read...one reasonably large book at a time. When it runs out, you then got home and charge it.

Alternatively, you could buy a paper book, read it, take it home when it's finished and buy another, without paying the extra $400.

Unlike music, which is listened to repeatedly by people several times, books are read once or twice, left for ages, and read again when bored.

Books also take lot longer to finish than, say ,an album for example, and thus you do not need to be carry more than one at any given time.

I really therefore cannot see the advantage of this, especially since it really isn't more portable than a book, is more fragile, and costs $400, before buying any books for it!!


someone help me understand the point please..

You are not the target for ebooks obviously.
And I don't see this being better then a Sony (more on that in a sec)

1. I go on business trips to deepest darkest africa and remote places across the globe, my current Sony E-Reader lasts up to a month of heavy reading each day. I can take ten or so books at a time in less space then one real book.
2. You might not read a book a day but I have been on a single airplane trip that took three days from first take off to final landing. I think I read six books during that period. Other people I know read a book a day at minimum.
3. Some books are quick read (If you use Sony Connect get 5 People Who Died During Sex. Great quick read) and can entertain over and over again.
4. Though the sony is FAR from perfect it has been abused and abused again and has outlived my ipod, two laptops and my Nintendo DS on the same trips. It's strong.

This thing though? Wireless def. doesn't help me while traveling outside the states. What's with all the buttons? How big is this screen compared to the Sony? It's alot of casing taking up space.

I will check one out in person, but I really don't think this is the whole "WOW" thing that will finally get ebooks going.