On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Jim Adcock <jimad@msn.com> wrote:
My understanding (although I haven't seen it yet) is that the B&N e-reader has a touch screen only on a lower auxiliary screen below the reading screen. The lower auxiliary screen is for navigation and color display of book covers -- which seems silly to my taste, but oh well. I think you can turn off the auxiliary screen when you are reading so it will not distract you.
For every one, there's one that trumps it. I was looking at possibly ditching the Sony and going for the Nook, but the Nook is a bit large, bulky, and with a color touchscreen, is going to eat battery a lot faster. It's also thicker, which is a consideration for portability. But the "Alex" out-trumps the Nook, with even more features, and runs Android. And the Que (due to be announced next month) is reported to even trump the Alex, which isn't officially out yet. This game of cat and mouse has me exhausted, and I'm not even playing yet! :)