I’ve been using my Palm for reading eBooks for years. With the free eReader software, it’s a snap. Now I have a Blackberry Pearl and use the same software on it. But I still use the Palm because the screen is larger.
I looked at the Kindle and others. Regardless, the price is way too high, IMO, to simply buy books online and read them on a device. Evan a laptop (or any PC) will work with eBooks and eReader. Again, just my opinion...
Have Kindle for PC on my laptop. I have to take it with me for business stuff, so why have more than one electronic device.