I have talked about the Sony Reader (here and here) in the past.  I really liked it when I checked it out but I really thought the only way it would work is if the content was there.  Well, I finally got my hands on one thanks to my lovely wife on Christmas.  My first impressions are pretty much on target with my initial thoughts on the device.

The device is really cool especially the whole e-ink display.  I see how a dedicated ebook reader is nice to have, especially this device.  It is very small and light weight and easy to carry.  The instant on is really nice when you need to kill some quick time.

The problem was just as I suspected, the content is just not there for the books I want to read.  I mostly read technical books or biographies.  I tried to find these types of books in the Sony Connect store but I could not find any of them except for one out of about twenty.  The good news is that many publishers offer electronic versions of their books on their own web sites.  Since the Sony Reader deals with PDF versions, you can find good content elsewhere.  It may take a while but it is more worth it because it takes more effort to read a book than listen to a song per se.