"it's quite amazing how worked up people get over a somewhat smaller screen. Seriously, if ebook reading is the number one use case and your eyesight is failing, how about getting something with a 6"+ eInk screen? Even prolonged staring at 4.1" will be bad for your eyes."

Yes, you make an excellent point. Clearly, this thread is a powerful argument that I should not sock my money away for anything Nokia is planning to do in the near future, but I should instead opt for a Kindle.

Sure, any year now Nokia may return to something I want. When that happens, I will be interested. In the meantime, I'll hang on to my N810 and N800 and put any disposable money I have elsewhere.