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I wish I could just use my Kobo E-Ink reader to browse my file server and read files from there. To me that would be the perfect E-Ink reader.

I'm not sure exactly what you have in mind, but a rooted Nook Simple Touch might have the functionality you are describing. See, for example, this Lifehacker post: http://lifehacker.com/5926798/turn-your-rooted-nook-into-the...