I picked it up at a local Barnes and Nobles (the fact that I could play with one before purchasing and that they were in stock was in itself awesome) and took it with me on my recent trip to Bangalore.  It felt great and durable, was fairly responsive (you can only expect ePaper to be so responsive), and was compact (much better than carrying 400+ page tomes in a carry-on).

Some might argue that the screen is too small – I’d argue that it’s just right.  It’s replacing the form factor of a average paperback/hardcover and you only read on this device.  Too large and it feels clunky.

What’s missing?  Not that I care *too* much about this but I wouldn’t mind the ability to tweet and post to Facebook what I’m reading.  It probably would be a feature more valuable to others and so something “the Nobe” should be thinking about seriously.

I’m not sure if it’ll be made into a movie or not.  Regardless, I would recommend that you not wait but pick up the book and read it (well) beforehand.