Wow bitpicker, Chumby One is a perfect alarm bell.
I think I'll get one when I am back to work.

@Coffeecup - I bought my ebook reader about a year ago.
For some reason I never came across the Pocketbook brand, I wish I had! I bought mine from a Dutch company that has since gone bust - they were passionate techies but not very good at finances, I guess. The Pocketbook would have been better for me, and yes, I have loaded a whole bunch of Russian text books on it, for studying.

@Eric - Iphone is probably not going to be cheaper in Belarus. I have noticed that imported high end tech stuff is not cheaper (some low-cost stuff is though). Probably because of import tariffs that are less than favourable.

I don't have an iPhone myself and I'd say that most people in Belarus probably do not have the latest smartphone. If I see one, I'll tell you what the price was, but I have been in a few mobile shops and I haven't noticed that they sell the iPhone.