I'm thinking of getting a Barnes & Noble Color Nook...

[WillParkinson]

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/index.asp?r=1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=color+nook&cm_mmc=Google-_-NOOKcolor%20-%20Exact-_-NOOKcolor-_-color%20nook&cm_mmca1=20535ea0-bcd5-31c9-b271-000022bf2eac&cds2Pid=30919&utm_campaign=NOOKcolor%20-%20Exact

Egad, that's quite the web address.

However there are some books I'd like to read and it'd be excellent to take them along with me.

[Fleshdancer]

1. My mom and my husband LOVE their Nooks

I'm hoping to get mine this Xmas...just in time for the color version. :) I watched a segment on e-readers on CNN a week or two ago and they said the Nook was going to have apps starting next year.

I have friends who love their Kindles and I think both models are great so the differences have to do more with personal preference. I prefer the touch screen that the Nook has. I also like the special offers and free books you can download when you take your Nook into the B&N stores. This also includes being able to read books for free for a set amount of time (60 minutes)...electronic book browsing more or less.

I know many here don't like the concept of e-readers, but there's something highly addicting about holding an entire library in the palm of your hands.