My Nook-Book reader

Several of our friends received Nook Colors (the Barnes & Noble e-reader) for Christmas. They love them and were showing them off. Since I love to read, James thought I would enjoy one as well, so he bought me one as an after-Christmas gift. And yes, I do like it, but I have a few issues with it.
Here is what I like about it:

Night view

• You can have a 900 page book (or a thousand 900 page books) on there and it is still the same size and weight.
• As my sister Gaile says, you can be reading an inappropriate or totally trashy book and no one will know because they can't see the cover.
• The Nook keeps up with where you are in the book. A lost bookmark is no problem.
• My favorite feature: you can highlight a word or phrase and immediately look it up in the included dictionary or Google it (which is the next best feature).
• Internet access: if you have a Wi-fi connection, which I do at home and at work, you can surf the internet, use your email, just like a laptop or notebook. Very cool, and handy for travel if you don't have an IPad.
• You can change the background and text colors for different light situations. I haven't tried it in blazing sun, but the night feature works great. You can read in the dark, which is nice for me because I read mostly at night and James' often goes to sleep while I am still reading. I don't have to keep a light on to continue reading.
• The text size and font style are adjustable. It also has a setting for Publishers setting, which shows the published book's font style and all the publishing notes (copyright date, acknowledgments, etc) that I really like.
• Show pictures well and in full color.

Here's what I don't like:

• The covers they sell at Barnes & Noble are really ugly. Luckily, we found some great covers for Nook Color at market so Blue Moon Gardens will have them soon. Then I can have a lovely, stylish cover instead of a black, vinyl one.
• Even though there are no expenses of printing, paper, shipping, stocking, etc., the cost of new e-books is not much cheaper than the paperback. This is outrageous! The cost should be $2-3 at the most. For the price, I would rather have the real book for this reason:
• You can't pass along an e-book. They have a few titles that you can "Loan" to another Nook user, for 2 weeks only. And you can only loan a book once. I love to pass along books and have them passed on to me so I resent this limitation.
• I don't like the hardness of the Nook but I do appreciate that you can virtually turn a page. James has pointed out to me that I 'pop' my book as I read and riffle the corner of the pages. I can't fiddle much with the Nook (which he probably appreciates!)
• I hate the fingerprints all over the screen. It bugs me on my smart phone as well. They need to work on that technology.

But in the world of E-readers, I am happy with the Nook Color. You can download free E-pubs from several sources, unlike the Kindle where you are limited on the types of files it will read. If you have been considering a electronic book reader, this is the best one out there now.