While the B&N reader ecosystem seems a little moribund, I need to say that I love the NST I bought for our family. We also have Kindle and other Android devices so I have things to compare it with. For its main purpose, i.e. reading, it's just about perfect. Holds battery charge well. If you need more functionality, browsing, gaming, multimedia etc, it won't work for you (as it was not intended to).