[IcecreamLtDan]

I bought a Kobo wireless edition when Borders was going under for $40.00 and the device has served me extremely well. Oh, I have the occasional glitch where it doesn't shut down properly and the screen looks odd, or even stays at the page I was reading, but it works just fine on power up when that happens. It's also not overly fond of my network and its security settings, but this isn't an issue as I just plug it into the USB cable and update it as needed and charge it at the same time. The device is strictly just a reader for me, I don't need any of the other niceties that come with some units such as ability to surf the web and read email, listen to music or audio books, and I rarely read when it's dark, heck I'm not even sure where my clip light is at the moment.

However, at some point I would like to upgrade to a touch screen unit. Moving around in a book, or the system menus can be a chore with the Kobo unit, even with the firmware upgrades it's still a strange way of moving around. I also know that since it's a couple of generations older, the screen technology is ancient with newer units having much better screen contrast, page turn speed and so forth. I just don't know yet if it would be worth it to upgrade. I've played around with the Nook simple touch at Barnes & Noble, and I know the Kobo touch has similar aesthetics to the Nook. The Nook simple touch with glow light is intriguing, I'm not sure if the added expense would be worth it as it is so rare I read when it's dark. I do like the touch screens and the page turns seem so much faster. I haven't done a direct comparison with the screens and it's hard for me to tell how much better the screen is than the Kobo when I'm looking at the Nook in the store.

My question is, is there any reason to upgrade now? Is there something coming down the line shortly that I should consider waiting for? For me, the dream ereader would be a color EInk unit since I do like to read the occasional comic or magazine. However, it seems unlikely that that technology will be in the market anytime soon at a reasonable price, and there's no guarantee it ever will so I'll continue to read them on my PC. Also, a backlit LCD device holds no appeal for me, I'm sold on EInk screens for my ereaders for sure after struggling with reading comfortably on LCD units. What say you?