The Kobo e-Reader

If I was going to get an e-ink reader just to see what it is like I'd get the Kobo. At $149 Cdn. its the cheapest e-ink reader out there. According to a very good detailed review at OhGizmo, it is also a very solid, elegantly designed and well-manufactured basic e-reader.

It comes with a 6" e-ink display with 8 levels of gray (compared to 16 for the kindle), and a 1GB SD card (upgradeable). It has no wifi, 3G, or MP3 capability (USB or bluetooth only). The deal breaker for me (besides needing a reading lamp to read in low-light conditions) is that it doesn't have the capability for notes, markup, or bookmarks.