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I find this bizarre:
"The first-generation Nook (now dubbed "Nook First Edition" by B&N) has a second, color screen below the reading screen for navigation and boasts an MP3 player, a game, and a basic Web browser.
The Simple Touch drops those bells and whistles and the second screen. As a result, it (like the Kindle) successfully "gets out of the way and disappears and lets you get on with your reading," as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in praise of the Kindle during my interview with him last month."
So the Nook Touch is an improvement over the original because it has less features? The only addition by subtraction in that list is the removal of the color touch screen. Otherwise, I hardly see how removing the mp3 player, web browser, and games improves the reading experience, especially since you can simply choose to not use those features. I hope amazon doesn't go the addition by subtraction route in their future readers. Imagine if Amazon releases a cheaper touch reader with all the features the nook lacks: "The Amazon Kindle-twice the features for a lower price."
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