I realise that B&N are getting rid of their own Nooks and are passing the baton to Samsung, so these older Nooks are being sold off very cheaply. I particularly like that it will take a uSD card on which I have many other e-books and pdf books, which can be read with the Nook. Apart from that, it works well, has a good screen, although probably without all the latest bells and whistles. I bought this to replace a very slow 1st generation e-book reader whose e-ink screen is not nearly as good as that on the Nook.