E-Readers

[KYR]

Let me preface this by saying that I currently have about 6,000 e-books on my PC. Most are .lit format, others are .txt and .pdf format. I also have some software (Publisher) that does a 'reasonable' job of converting documents from one format to another.

I used to read these books on my PDA but since its demise I have resorted to paper-based reading again.

Most of my reading is done in bed at night.

So I have been doing a bit of iResearch on eReaders to try and determine which one best suits my needs. I feel as though wi-fi or 3G connectivity will not be important to me as I would simply need to access the files on my PC and copy them across to my eReader (or SD card if it has that capability).

For this reason, I can't see any sense in going with something like a Kindle and being chained to Amazon.

I've been looking at the BeBook or EcoReader as well as the Sony PRS-300 or PRS-600.

Price-wise, they're about the same as a basic netbook, but I feel that a 1kg+ netbook in bed at night reading is not as an attractive proposition as an eReader weighing in at 150 - 220gms and obviously also bigger in size.

Anyone have any experiences or advice?