Refurbished = dead in a few months.  Wouldn't recharge and the screen was all messed up.  I really liked this product when it first came out.  The e-ink is perfect for saving battery and viewing in bright lights/sun without eye strain.  A backlight would have been welcome though so you wouldn't need one when the lights went out.  The little integrated LCD touch panel was also a bit of ingenuity.  Alas, because it died so quickly in the same fashion as the last one, we can't really give it as good a review as we want.  Please try again, NOOK.