I have been tossing the nook vs kindle in my head since last year. I will get one at some point this year probably as a gift. My daughter had the original Nook and then exchanged it for the Nook Color. She loves it, having color was important to her. It does not matter to me, I only read books except for my Bicycle Mag. However, I want us to be able to share books so I think I am heading for the Nook. I saw the New Nook last weekend and thought it would be good enough for my use. But then my daughter told me about going on the internet, bringing up email etc with the Nook color. Since that will be handy when we go away, we usually like to search our surroundings when at our destination, I guess I will decide on the Nook Color despite it being a bit heavier than I would like.

Reason for using an e-book instead of the great feeling of a real book, it is much easier to use on the train and subway while standing as that is where I do most of my reading.