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Well, I pre-ordered one, since I conveniently had $140 in unused BN gift cards.
Pro:
1. Font choices--I hate all the versions of Caecilia on the K3, I changed to Georgia using a font hack, but I want choices.
2. BN free books and goodies in store. It gives me a reason to visit a real bookstore before they're all gone, and to feel like an iconoclast by reading books on my electronic device in BN cafes instead of surfing the net.
3. Both touch turn and buttons. I like page taps on my ipad 2, but also finger presses on K3 buttons on both sides--more options add ergonomic variety.
4. The browser and games on all the tablets and K3 are a tempting distraction--I want to be forced to just read.
5. Maybe BN's videobabe Kate will forgive me for buying a Kindle.
Con:
1. The similar Sony touch screen I had got crumbs and dust and cat hair under the bezel easily, since they need space for the IR beam to travel, so a cover might be necessary--but the K3 bezel is a cat hair magnet too. Stuff under the bezel led to quick battery depletion issues, too.
2. BN rep on Endgadget review made me cringe with babble about social networking and book recommendations on front page of Nook--if you're going to make me watch ads, give me a price break, like on the new K3. I'd rather have a simple list of my books, as on the original K3 or ibooks.
3. Trying to sell me Nook purses and pretty gift bags with my purchase. Hey BN, some males still read books--well, when we're not rooting and hacking and deDRMing.
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