This NY Times article gives high marks to the "All-New Nook" and the "Kobo Touch Edition." (Yes, B&N really called it the All-New Nook.)
A few quotes:
"...e-book readers just took their first slimy steps out of the primordial soup."
..."nearly identical readers that are clearly intended to embarrass the industry leader, the Amazon Kindle."
Worth a read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/te...l?pagewanted=1
L.J.