So after reading numerous upon numerous reviews about kindle vs nook....I took the dive and got the Nook...I could not be happier. After reading all the reviews, pretty much all of them talked about sluggish performance...sluggish performance that no longer exists with the new 1.4 update. That is pretty much the selling point right there. B&N can constantly fix all of it's bugs through a simple software update. Is it perfect? No. At least now my pages turn quickly, there's an internet browser, I can always connect to the bookstore via 3G or wifi, I can use the buttons to turn pages or simply just swipe the screen to turn, there is also a nice cover flow to help search through books. Anyway...overall I am happy. Can I sit here and say it's better than the Kindle? No...for I have not tried the Kindle. I do suggest that if you're curious about the whole e-reader craze of late, just head into a B&N and take a look for yourself. If you don't like it, don't buy it...if you buy and decide it's not for you, then just return it since there are no restocking fees...and if you end up buying and keeping it, there's also that piece of mind that if anything does happen to your Nook, all you have to do is take it to your local B&N and have them take a look at it for you...