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I jumped in as well - I just needed a basic e-reader, I have tons of text-based Chinese classics and public domain English novels to read, so I was initially looking for small brands but always loved the screen on the nook, this $150 wifi price really tilt the equation (even if I have no immediate need for network, but a basic browser that can check email sounds a good add-on that I don't mind). I never liked the idea of a touch screen (I would trade for better battery life), but the built-in dictionary is great for my purpose of learning English (it's not easy to look up a word though but I can live with it). Although still not official, the v1.4 firmware actually supports Chinese except for the interface which I prefer stay in English, and I was amazed by the default Chinese fonts on the nook, IMHO, my Chinese ebook looks much better than my Astak mentor which officially supports Chinese but has the ugliest Chinese fonts I have ever seen (and you cannot add new fonts). I also have no immediate needs for the android system (not sure what is the hipe about and I asked people to educate me on what specific benefits on top of v1.4 that I will gain from softroot, no one seems bother to answer - or no one really is sure the benefits themselves), but I figured for $150, I somehow have a future-proof device. BTW, I liked how mp3's sound on the nook, not bad as a portable mp3 player either.
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