Should I buy a Sony Reader? I'm on Mac and in Australia.

I guess I don't understand your objection -- articles are more or less the perfect reading case for the Reader. Scrape the text+formatting, bam, read it on your Reader! You can't click links because there's no 'net -- for that you need some other device entirely. I was just poking around the MobiRead forums, and the homebrew there is making me reconsider selling the device. Maybe I should just sell my cameras instead. I'm not sure. I am still willing to do what I said above though, I'll load some stuff and take pics for you, no problem. ("fake" comes from being the CEO of a fictional corporation/project (The Fakeproject Corporation of America), and i do like the total lack of authenticity it exudes)

funny how all the ebay buyers seem to have got that wrong Just wait until they pick it up and accidentally turn the page yet again...

I don't want to turn this into a discussion on the Kindle. I understand that it has that wireless connectivity, and moreover that it's locked into Amazon. It seems to me like a seriously ugly Reader where you pay (too much) extra for the connectivity/bandwidth and DRM. And I don't normally impuse-buy books anyway. I can wait till I get home! Above all that there are the questions over the EVDO availability, and there isn't even an amazon.com.au store to hook it up to, so it's definitely not for me. I guess if they officially launched and supported it here, and released a new version which didn't look like someone crushed a Jetta and installed a screen in the wreckage, I'd consider it.

With the Kindle, you can download books while away from your computer (it comes with "wifi")Except it's not wifi, it's "Whispernet" 8211; Amazon's name for the Sprint EVDO network 8211; which I doubt will work in Australia.

I haven't read through all the posts, but I'd like to point out one huge difference between the Reader and Kindle, the one main thing that sold me on the Kindle. With the Kindle, you can download books while away from your computer (it comes with "wifi"), while the reader does not have that option (gotta be at your computer).

It does support internal document links although I haven't played with them much and don't know their limitations. Check out https://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net/, it's an open source collections of utilities to copy lrf books to and from the device, and to convert a variety of formats to the native lrf format. It also includes a utility to scrape a website and create a book. It's written in python and Macs are supported. I have one and love it. I don't use it to buy new ebooks but rather scrape the web and convert books from Project Gutenberg. It is a bit pricey and only you can decide if it's worth it. I lucked out and bought a PRS-500 for $50 via a deal with Visa. The new model, PRS-505 is superior in many ways; better screen, better case, faster response time. I also recommend checking out the http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ forums, you'll find out more than you ever wanted to know about ebook readers.

You're right.

Because its not worth the money, yet. funny how all the ebay buyers seem to have got that wrong

>I guess I don't understand your objection -- articles are more or less the perfect reading case for the Reader. Scrape the text+formatting, bam, read it on your Reader! You can't click links because there's no 'net -- for that you need some other device entirely. Links aren't limited to online content, they're just travelling between two documents. No reason why they shouldn't be two local documents. Say at the moment I have a hundred articles each from Salon, Slate, The NYT and the Guardian. At the moment I navigate to the front page of the NYT, go to the Books Section because I feel like reading that section, read a list of individual book reviews and pick one. If I had a reader, would I have them all flattened out into one long 400-item list? Less than ideal, you've got to admit.