I also tried
a couple eInk readers, the Sony Touch PRS - 600, and the Pandigital 6 - inch Linux - based unit (had screen identically sized with that of the Sony, but not quite as nice).
Not exact matches
Bookeen's original eBook, the Cybook Generation One, made its debut in 2007 just after the first
eInk - screened Sony
Reader but a
couple of weeks ahead of the original Kindle.
For times when I want to sit and read for a
couple of hours though these
eInk readers are what I go to since the experience is so much better than an application on a mobile platform.
Coupled with reflection reduction technology, it's actually remarkably easy to read text on this tablet in all conditions, so you won't be crying out for the
eInk display found on dedicated e-book
readers.