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SCION, for me the Nook is much better at the moment because of ePub hyperlink support and having more page display options. I think the physical page turn buttons are good to have also, though some would prefer a slimmer form factor. The only question I'd have is how much improvement we can expect over the lifetime of the devices. Kobo has already shipped one (or two?) updates, while B&N (apparently) hasn't established a good track record in the past with respect to bug fixes. Predictions are difficult, especially about the future.
Earlier in this thread, there was a discussion of a Nook Color bug where you could not extend a selection 'to the left', and that it had not been fixed on Nook STR. However, I'm able to do this on my Nook STR.
The only problems I'm having with selection are that it is difficult to extend the selection accurately (because my finger covers up the area of interest), it seems impossible to select a hyphenated word for dictionary lookup (even one that normally includes a hyphen in the spelling, like 'anti-Semitism'), and selection can't be extended to the next or previous page. These are annoying problems but even if they are never fixed, I can live with them. Text selection Kobo looks like it might be a little easier to manage because of the 'lollypop' handles they have but it is hard to say without having the opportunity to try it.
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