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

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.

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.