I bought my husband the Sony Reader for his Christmas present this last year. He loves it. Finds tons of books on line and reads constantly. We haven't had any problems or issues with this device. It can be purchased at Wal-Mart and Border's probably other places to. I recently started reading on it as well and its great. We got the touch model I highly recommend it. Also you'll probably want to get a cover for it with a light it's nice at night when you're in bed and don't want to wake your partner.