jim said:
>   B&N just came out with a color display ePub reader:

well, they _announced_ it.

they didn't let anyone actually _touch_ it, let alone _use_ it.

and pageturns were described as "excruciating"...  not good.

their software has been truly laughable up to this point --
i have friends who work for a barnes&noble, and they are
frustrated to the point of no return selling the buggy things
-- so let's see if they have improved that before we applaud.

the most interesting thing about this announcement is
the degree to which it signals a turning away from e-ink.

of course, nook might be a loser no matter _what_ it uses.

(in fairness, though, david moynihan reports that he is
getting good sales from barnes&noble; not as good as
from amazon, but a lot closer than most other people.)

-bowerbird