The trouble with this is that it's not completely a reboot. Some continuity is going, some is staying, and people like me who haven't read a lot of DC lately, but are pretty up on (and enjoy) the overall continuity have been left kind of wondering what the hell is going on. And to be honest, DC has had little reboots so often in the last 10-20 years that the whole thing is a little off putting to me. How long until all of this is undone too? It doesn't help that Justice Society is apparently undergoing major changes when it eventually reappears. Aside from that I've only read the Lex Luthor Action Comics arc and Flash recently, and I may not pick these series back up when I have the cash. The funny thing about supposedly perfect jumping on points for new readers is they're great exit points for existing readers.

And while I'm somewhat tempted to agree with you Del on the idea that starting fresh with characters is a good way to get new readers in, I'm not sure that actually matters at all. For the major heroes, most people are at least somewhat familiar with them, their history, and their status quo. In my experience, the best writers manage to make their stories, even the ones fairly heavy on continuity very accessible to new and old readers alike. And frankly, there are so many points in a comics run where it relaunches, or they start up with a new team or major story arc, that there are usually plenty of jumping on points for people that are perfectly fine. About the only thing I'd say a reboot has in it's favour for bringing in new readers is the perception that it will be easier to understand what's going on, but even then, if you're somewhat familiar with past established canon, you may just end up more confused as you try to figure out what is still valid and what isn't.