Electronic Book Readers

In the last six months I've purchased two Sony Readers. A good example of compulsive buying. Do I really need them? The first was the Reader Pocket Edition which lets you access up to 350 books from anywhere. It has a 5 inch screen and is very easy to read even in direct sunlight. I was surprised though that it doesn't light up at night, so you have to have an external power source to read. You can purchase books from the Sony Reader Store, but also can download free public domain titles from Google Books, and there are over one million. The Sony Store has many new releases, but it doesn't contain too many previously released books which is somewhat of a disappointment. The positive is that prices for books are 40 to 60% cheaper than purchasing the printed edition.
Recently, I purchased the Sony Reader Touch Edition. One of the advantages with this edition is you can not only download 350 books, but it has memory expansion card slots so many more books can be downloaded. Quite the little library one can carry around on a device that is thinner, smaller, and lighter than most magazines. This one has a 6 inch touchscreen and with a stylus one can highlight text and write in annotations. Again, you need an external light to read in the dark although with this model they've attached one of those little reading lights you can buy in bookstores.
They, despite some limitations, are cool to use and it's easy to download books. But I didn't mention that neither Reader has colour print or visuals. At $199.00 and $299.00 How come? Maybe someone can explain that one. Economics?
Will I stop reading print books? No way. First of all, content is limited with the Readers. No where near everything in print can be purchased electronically. And like all electronic devices, when was the last time I charged it up on the computer's USB. Like my cell phone, I forget sometimes and, alas, nothing to read.
Will I continue to use my Sony Readers? Absolutely.
And while I have been playing away with my two Readers, I notice that Sony now has a Daily Edition Reader on the market. A 7 inch screen and you can download books (and daily newspapers) wirelessly.
I think I'll hold off on that one for awhile.
Anyone in the school is welcome to take a look at my Sony Readers.
Has anyone had a chance to look at Amazon's Kindle which is now available in Canada? It would be interesting to make some comparisons.