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It's the bells and whistles that drain the battery - I can get a good month reading heavily (2 hours or more per day) on my Sony PRS-505. No wifi, no touchscreen. I never use the MP3 player.
My PRS-600 would run the battery down in half the time, even when left in sleep mode. That touch screen really sucked the juice.
If the new Sonys, Nook and Kobo are getting anywhere near the battery life they claim, then that IR touchscreen must be quite efficient compared to the resistive touchscreen of the 600.
Much as I liked some of the features of the Nook Classic, the relatively short battery life was a deal breaker, as well as the weight.
Yeah, I know some say if you don't have to charge it everyday then you shouldn't care, but the thing I like about my Sony is I don't have to think about it. Ever. Charge it once every few weeks and forget about it.
When someone here gets a Nook Touch, I'd be interested in battery life in the real world.
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