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I agree with PDAToday that coming from a non-nook ereader, the battery life can be an issue. It was great when I got my PPro for Christmas, took off on a 9-day outing to Hawaii, and was able to read without worrying about battery life. It was great being able to go to scout camp with my ereader instead of a stack of books (An adult leader in a well-run and well-behaved troop has lots of relaxation time, although I did have to take time out to go take pictures). It would have been great taking off on a 9-day camping trip to Yosemite if I hadn't somehow managed to break the screen on the second day.
Hawaii, lots of outlets around to charge. Scout camp and Yosemite, not so much. So, long battery life is nice to have.
On the other hand, I bought my wife an iPad which appears to have to be charged a bit more often than the nook. While she doesn't read nearly as much as I, normally, she also uses mail and web access a lot, and we managed to keep it charged while at Yosemite. Its just nicer not to have to search for an outlet and possible have to wait for someone to finish charging their video camera (like me).
But on the other hand, the iPad doesn't have access to library books, and the nook does. So for my wife, the nook could be an option and she would be tickled with the improved battery life. And then her iPad would last longer cuz she'd only be using it for email and web access.
Just thot I'd toss in a little bit of a positive view, even tho I don't own one. Yet.
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