jim said:
>   The main issues I can see here are:
>
>   1) People are split whether or not they can tolerate reading
>   on LCD display or whether they require e-Ink type of technology.
>
>   2) People are split on whether or not they like touch-screen
>   vs. dislike the reduction in display quality that touch-screens entail.
>
>   3) How big vs. how little you want your reading device to be.
>
>   4) What file formats and/or DRM and/or other transfer and
>   download restrictions a particular e-book reader entails.
>
>   5) real keyboards vs. virtual keyboards.
>
>   6) how "general purpose computer " vs. "dedicated reader" a device is.
>
>   7) cost.

those are pretty much all personal preferences, and therefore
not worth discussing.

-bowerbird