My nook has free 3G. The nook color is wifi only but the original nook does have a 3G version that is free. Plus I can borrow ePub books front he library which saves me a ton of money. I can also buy from other sources such as boarders.com, booksonboard.com and several other online retailers, not just b&n. That was the biggest reason I bought a nook instead of a kindle. The kindle is pretty much the only ereader out there any more that doesn't read ePub so if another great device comes out that is way better then the kindle or the nook I am most likely able to transfer my whole library to it. Kindle books can only be read on the kindle.