Anyone got one of those ebook/reader thingys?

Wait until after CES in Las Vegas later this month. You will see the 3rd generation readers - which is when a new tech starts to mature. You may also want to see what this fabled Apple iSlate is like at the end of the mnth.

I'm waiting for colour

cheers OR. Think the Apple thingy will be a bit too all singing, all dancing for this kind of usage (as brilliant as it will clearly be!) Will keep an eye on CES.

Pointless imo,a small netbook will display full colour PDFs now,and a small hardrive will hold hundreds

I look forward to getting entire libraries via torrents.

will never replace the humble book imo.

RH - yes but it has backlight which apparently is not good for your eyes (for long reading sessions)

i never knew CES sold electrical stuff. though they do have a sale on at the moment, sofas half price.

Smart ink is here now,Fuji/Panasonic have them,Japan only though,I have no problems with backlit PDFs though, great with Foxit

Books don't have batteries that run out.

yes, but when travelling it's hard to carry 250 of em

When I go on holiday I usually buy 3 airport riskers and read two of them.

Agreed egg,but the way technology is advancing you could carry the contents of all the worlds great library's around in your pocket,surely a great step forward for human knowledge and betterment,there is an ongoing digitising of complete librays at present

Buy an ipod touch and use it for reading.

had one, screen too small. (for me)

the prices are absurd.

the prices are absurd.

yep, they do seem a tad pricey!

I've got 100 classic books on my DS but would be very tiring to read just one.

One of the most useless tech pieces I'd think of.

having worked at waterstones this christmas where we sold loads, i can say they've been an absolute headache.

loads of people have brought them back either becuase they just didn't like them (idiots) or becuase sony have had problems with their website which has prevented the ereader working.

If you want one go for it they're good, but they're not for me. I'm still a fan of paper. The reader have an annoying 'flash' between each page and the books are just as expensive as their paper versions (apart from classics like Dickens and Austen which are free).

Travel chargers cost a ridiculous £50 extra. Plus leather case, screen cover, light pack etc it's a damn expensive purchase.

So it's up to you, but personally i'd rather stick with paper for now. When travelling you can swap books at hotels and second hand bookshops...so you don't need to carry more than 2 or 3.

cheers rusty, expect you are right. will keep an eye on 'em and see how it goes.