While the launch of Barnes & Noble’s Nook hasn’t been smooth, the arrival of the devices in stores and in some homes has been met with excitement. We have a lot of Kindle exposure, so the comparisons have been drawn immediately. My first Nook impressions are actually quite positive. I love having the next-page and prev-page on both sides of the device, but navigation is not always intuitive. I see great potential in the touch-screen, but the more I use it the more I feel like it hasn’t been implemented very well yet. Read the rest of this entry »