After some initial trials and tribulations, I now really like that Kindle we bought a few months back. I’ve been reading Groundswell on it, taking notes in it, and toting it with me back and forth to appointments in Kansas City. That said, there are ways it could be made better. It’s a little clunky-looking, for example, and the screen is a bit small. You can adjust the print size, but that just means you’re flipping virtual pages a lot more often.

Last week, Plastic Logic introduced an alternative. Its to-be-named e-book reader is the size of a standard piece of paper, super-thin, and under a pound. And they’re working to make it flexible, giving it more of a real book feel. See DEMOfall 2008: Plastic Logic’s Reader Is Thinner, Less Ugly Than Kindle, from Wired.com Gadget Lab, for more photos and commentary.

Pricing will supposedly be competitive with Kindle, which currently sells for $349. Would a device like this cause you to look a little more closely at e-books? What features are must-haves for you to take the plunge? Or are you a dyed-in-the-wool paper lover?

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