[PG4003]

I've been reading a lot about softrooting the Nook, but I'm still apprehensive about it. I also have a Kindle and I hacked it very easily, didn't bother me at all, but for some reason, the instructions for the Nook sound more "scarey" to someone who is not highly skilled. The only reason I'm interested in softrooting it is to get some type of organization system, and I've heard that this is possible if you softroot. I'm afraid B&N is going to come out with a Nook 2 pretty soon, and they aren't interested in providing any updates for current Nook users.

My Nook serial number starts with 1002, software version is 1.4.0. I've heard you should NOT softroot a Nook with a serial number starting with 1003. Is there the same danger when the serial number starts with 1002 like mine does?

If I did softroot it, is there an application that will give me an organization/file system for my books?

Can someone who has done this give me any encouragement? I'm proficient enough to do hacks and stuff like that, but I'm not a programmer or anywhere near that knowledgeable, like a lot of these people are.

SO....I would appreciate hearing your experiences, or maybe lead me to a site that can explain it in simple terms. I've looked at Nookdevs.com, is that the best place?

Thank you so much,
Patricia