Thanks for all the welcomes. Still looking for an ebook reader. Thought I had my mind all made up for an iPad but still can't justify spending $500 for it. I have a laptop so I don't need a replacement. So now I'm leaning toward the Pandigital Novel...I know, I know...it's very similar to the iPad but a whole lot cheaper. Plus I would like to play around with the Android operating system. (We don't have any smartphones and don't want to have to pay for a data plan.) So if anyone has any opinions please share.