As I mentioned yesterday, I purchased a Nook from Barnes and Noble back in February.  I really like it, and I'll have to post at some point why I chose the Nook over other options.  Here's an article from Techcrunch about the impact the Nook has had on sales for Barnes and Noble - clearly they are trying to stay relevant in the changing landscape of books and technology.  As a commenter notes, eventually the e-reader as a specialized device will likely become irrelevant, but likely not for a few years, anyway.  I know I am certainly satisfied with mine, in part because it doesn't do too much, it simply does what it is supposed to do really well (the last thing I need are additional distractions!).  Any way, I thought this was worth a link...