So Wednesday I was out sick again with this dang cold I just can’t seem to shake. It’s too early in the year to have used up half of my sick days already! Being the good little sick boy that I am, I rounded up all the usual supplies: tea, soup, kleenex, pajamas, and a good book to read between naps. Well, I didn’t have anything I wanted to read at home, so I after dropping my girlfriend off at work I stopped off at Barnes & Noble and spent $259 + tax on a new book, er… nook.

It’s nothing that I did lightly either, I’ve been debating the merits of the Sony Reader and the Kindle for a long time. The problem was always the price though. When the nook was announced, Barnes and Noble knocked the floor out and brought the price down to a level that was more palatable to me. Amazon quickly matched their price and I decided against Sony early on because of compatibility issues that I’ve experienced in the past between Sony devices and my Mac.

Really what it came down to for me was aesthetics and timing. I had some Christmas money socked away and Amazon didn’t appear to be releasing a touch screen Kindle anytime soon. I’m not a huge touchscreen fan, however the buttons on the Kindle are sort of a buzzkill for me. My Blackberry has buttons and I’m cool with that, but buttons on a device that I’m going to use primarily for reading? Forget it. Nook also sweetened the pot by adding a replaceable battery and expandable memory.

So will I regret that nook purchase? Not likely.