[konradb]

I have one of these; I got it specifically to read large PDFs on. I like it very much. The software has been a bit of a journey but broadly works. As a bonus you can ssh into it and screw around if you have the time or the inclination; there is a bunch of people who experiment with it. I just stick with the reading. It isn't backlit. But it is a beauty, having such a large e-ink screen is fantastic and being able to take notes/draw diagrams etc is great.