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first impressions was wow is it small. Video's and pictures don't do it justice, it's small. And still maintains the 6 inch screen. Pretty impressive. It gives the Sony 350 a run for it's money in size but yet still get an inch more in screen real estate

It's light, very light. I may be the only person on the planet who thinks this, but I wouldn't mind it a tad heavier, maybe nook classic weight. But if you want a light device this is it.

It uses basically the same UI as the Nook color and that's a great thing. It very intuitive without being overly dumbed down. I have a nook color so I was able to get around the different screen and settings etc without any difficulities. but it's a very easy device to learn and use.

It's fast and responsive. I was quite impressed at how fast it is. Very snappy, no lag, .

Page turing is great, swipe works nice,pages turn very fast, I like the refresh every 6 pages, it does make a noticable difference.
Using the physical buttons for page turning was interesting. I was surprised that the long strip wasn't actually the button to press, it's actually a guide to the "hidden" button underneath. Fairly easy to locate, would have liked to have a little raise rubber dot or something to exactly tell you where to press, like the nook classic has.

Screen- Well it now has the infamous Pearl Screen. It's nice, no doubt but I hold to my statements before the nook classic v1.5 is on par with Pearl screen. Now If I had to say which one is better then Yes I would say the Pearl screen but the original nook's screen is great and is in the same ball park as the other Pearl screen devices, Nook STR, Sony's and Kindle's.

Book downloading: Downloaded a couple of freebies, it's probably downloads ebook's the fastes of any eink device I've come across, This is a testament to it's processor.
the whole device itself is just fast and zippy, from page turning, to boot up , to loading up books and from screen to screen. Only LCD's are faster at this point in time. It's just plain fast.

Form Factor: Well design wise in terms of it's shape, it's a square not much else to say. It's not as stylish as the original or the Nook color but it is what it is a square.
I'm not going to get into how it holds and feels. anyone who has been reading any the reviews both user and prof. have said everything. Barnes and Noble nailed it. Comfortable, light, molds to the hand. The use of rubberized material is the key.
I mean it just feels comfy and great to hold.

hmm will I get one? I don't know yet. I honestly don't have a need for another ereader I have both the nook classic and the nook color. But the " want new gadget" kid in me along with the $140 price tag may prove to be overwhelming.

It's a very impressive device.

but I do think there are some things people do need to realize. This isn't the ereader for everyone, nor is it perfect. If PDF's with technical material ie Graphs, Maps, etc I would suggest you pass. If your PDF's are just regular novels then it should be just fine. PDF novels on my nook classic display nice, I don't see how it would be different here.

It's library managment is what it is. You can create shelves and organize a personal library, sort by author, title, and recently downloaded, and such but if you are expecting a Calbire system and Need and want that , then you might want to think about it.
I personally do all my major sorting on Calibre but do take advantage of the nook's on device management just fine.

but if you are looking for ereader that is an in between a basic no frills and a full featured ereader, you should give this one a serious look. It's a nice device that is super fast and very comfortable to hold.