Check out Wired's guide to buying an ebook reader here.
The article does a good job of outlining all of the important things that an ebook reader should have. It hits on the big features like battery life, product size, and format support. One thing the article fails to mention at all is, in my opinion, the most important feature any ebook reader should have--.pdf support.
Why .pdf support you may ask? Well, first and foremost, .pdf is one of the most widely used formats for text. When I receive a document from work, it is always in .pdf. Download a free periodical or magazine off the internet? .pdf. Download a free book from Project Gutenberg? Sure, you can download it in MS Word or even Notepad (.rtf and .txt) format, but those feel old and antiquated. You want a crisp .pdf.
Until an ebook reader comes out that fully (and openly) supports .pdf, you can count me out. ePub support is also heavily recommended because it is the most widely used open source ebook format, and used by Google classic books.
Give me full, uncrippled .pdf support and I'm game.
Cheers,
Zach
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