Recommendations for an ebook reader?

[ffutures]

The battery of the old Sony ebook reader I've been using is on its way out, and it isn't a particularly good one by modern standards. I want to get something to replace it; my main needs are

Compatibliity with epub and other generic formats.
NOT tied to any one book vendor etc.
6" or 7" eInk display with really good contrast and reasonably good grey scale.
Some sort of screen protection e.g. a cover.
Uses something reasonably standard (preferably SD card) to hold books.
Good battery life and preferably a user-replacable battery that doesn't require removing about 15 screws to get at it if it eventually dies.
STANDARD USB cable for file transfer / charing.
Not hugely expensive - I get nervous if I'm carrying really expensive kit.

Probably don't need Wifi - if I'm travelling I'll usually have a laptop with me.

Preferably available at a reasonable price from Amazon, since I got a lot of amazon credits for my birthday.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Thats unfortunate, I've spent a lot of time trying to use Caliber to convert some of my pdfs into more readable formats, but the pdf format seems to be particularly resistant to being changed into anything else like a MOBI or an EPUB, the amount of garbled text is horrendous.

It left me scratching my head wondering why people even used PDFs in the first place. Hateful format.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

PDF is good if you want your document to print well, hugely better than HTML in that respect, but really crap on a small screen. If you want to be able to re-flow text about the one thing that will usually convert well is HTML, but even that can give problems.