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