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My nook is my third eInk reader and it’s probably my favorite so far. I think that the type of reader a person is has a lot to do with which device that person is going to prefer over another. I consider myself a causal reader and I think the nook is great for causal reading. (By causal reading, I mean reading mainly fiction or non-technical non-fiction without heavily annotating the text as one reads) The 1.2 firmware upgrade came out the day after I received it, so I never had to deal with the slow page turns or the lag between the touch screen and eInk screen. The soft keyboard works well for me – it works better than the soft keyboard on my iPod touch. The contrast of the eInk screen is the best I’ve seen. I also really like how the nook displays ePubs – I can change the font, no huge margins (so far), and no annoying page numbers in the margin that overwrites the text! I like the fact that it has both wireless and 3g and will automatically use the wireless connection over the 3g.
I do not like the terrible battery life I’m getting; however, I was informed by BN’s customer service that they are working on another software update to improve this (hopefully it will come out soon). I think the dictionary the nook uses is the Merriam Webster Pocket Edition and I would like to be able to upgrade that to a better dictionary. While is does seem like the nook was rushed to market before the firmware was ready, at least they are putting out updates relatively quickly.
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