VT as I mentioned above Sony Reader info here which is available in the UK as It is where I live! I have my songbook on it and you can select the font size before loading from your computer and that sets the "Base Line" and then the sizing on the Reader is less a problem ( I am currently resetting my song book to a LARGE Font to this end), if left to its own choice it will import the text size in the program (like Word)which may be too small a start point, the small size text setting on the Reader is NO good to me at all!!
CS I have a rather nice black leather cover for my Reader that feels like a very nice book binding, of course it was sold seperately as an accessory, but IMHO worth the money.
What hasn't been mentioned is also the Reader will play sound files so you can load talking books or music onto a Memory Stick or sdhc card and lsten as well as read,
The battery seems to be fairly long lived and is rechargable from a USB connection( so I just plug it into my computer every week or so) as well as having a dedicated mains adapter