The Nook has landed.

So I finally got my Nook yesterday!  Which would be why I forgot to post twice.  I was too busy fiddling with it.

Isn't she purdy?  Well, the box anyway.  I'd read reviews in which the writer's Nook was trapped in a horrid plastic box that required instructions to remove, but thankfully mine did not.  A very easy to open paper box with the Nook and a cord in it.

 Oooh there she is.  At this point I pulled my new toy out of the box, peeled off the protective sticker on the touch screen and put it right into the cover I'd purchased.

My preciouuuussssss.  I ended up waiting for it to fully charge before I actually used it as the charge cord was annoyingly short.  But it didn't take long at all to figure out the settings and get everything arranged as I liked.  I read most of Robin McKinley's Spindle's End on it yesterday, and then decided to try out library books.  I'm about halfway through To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis.  I'm pretty darn happy so far.  The only complaints I have are that the touch screen gets smudgy, which is kind of unavoidable, but still drives me crazy when I notice it.  And that there is definite screen glare if you angle it directly at a light source, as seen here:

Also in regard to the touch screen, I can see why some people have said it is harder to 'sink into the book and ignore the device' when reading on a Nook vs a Kindle.  At certain angles you will be reflecting things on the touch screen, such as your face, while trying to read.  So far these remain minor annoyances however, and I think being able to borrow library books and increase the memory outweighs them as of now.

I've spent many hours reading on it with zero eyestrain, on a sofa, in a chair, in bed, etc.  And am in love with it really.  I can use the cover I bought to stand it up on a table while I eat or just to rest my arms.  It's heavy enough and the cover is rough enough that I can lean it against a pillow and it will stay put.  All in all it's really lovely to be able to set down my book and keep reading.  I'm very happy so far.