It’s very nice having a computer that fits in your jacket or hip pocket. (And obsessivewoman picks purses based on their having a dedicated Nook-size pocket.) Her grandfather (age 96) has one and loves being able to crank up the font size for his reading comfort.
Typing is the wrong metaphor for interacting with a tablet. Sliding keyboards like Swype and SlideIT are much better— but because everyone is familiar with the QWERTY keyboard layout, the letters are still laid out to keep typebars from jamming on a manual typewriter from the 1870s. If you ever upgrade to a tablet that talks to the Android Market (I think the Nook HD does it these days), you might find a sliding keyboard worth a try.
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Typing is the wrong metaphor for interacting with a tablet. Sliding keyboards like Swype and SlideIT are much better— but because everyone is familiar with the QWERTY keyboard layout, the letters are still laid out to keep typebars from jamming on a manual typewriter from the 1870s. If you ever upgrade to a tablet that talks to the Android Market (I think the Nook HD does it these days), you might find a sliding keyboard worth a try.