[Ryvyan]

Thanks for the replies on IR vs capacitive screen. I was never getting a Kindle (bias I guess) but knowing this information helps tremendously!

I guess I lean more towards IR because I realise that sometimes I use my fingernail to turn the page on the Nook (owing to weird reading positions). I don't need to wear gloves where I am, and maybe having the bedsheets turn pages accidentally is not ideal, but if IR screens make the device cheaper to manufacture and less fragile to handle, I'm all in.

I don't mind the screen not being level with the sides because it feels like a decent demarcation of where the touch-screen area is. Hopefully the information about Glo HD being IR screen is fact! Because I'm now excited!