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I'm new to this game (have just ordered the PRS-900) and so went to the stores to play with the Sony readers and a Nook. I loved the touch screen on the Sony readers. In particular it was nice to be able to touch a word and immediately see the definition in the dictionary. I placed the touch and non-touch Sony readers side by side: the non-touch screen did look slightly better but no massive difference.
I then went to B&N and picked up a Nook. First impression was "wow! nice screen. Text looks really clear". It had a sans serif font which was different to that on the Sony. I therefore changed the font to one more similar to the Sony and my initial impression of superior clarity diminished. What killed the Nook for me was the touchpad. I tried selecting a word to get a dictionary definition and that took /ages/ to move the selection to the word. Once the definition did appear, it was very brief. There may be a way to get an expanded definition but the rep at the counter didn't show me that.
Overall, I much preferred the Sony.
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