[lisat96]

+1 for eReader. Fictionwise.com or eReader.com have a huge selection of ebooks available. Either site has a couple of free books that you could download to check out the program. I've been reading on my phone or PPC for years. The only drawback is that it's hard to read in the sun. If you're looking for beach reading, you'd probably want to consider something like the Kindle, otherwise you can't beat free software on a device that you're carrying around anyway.