<p>bleach340-the nook color, tablet and the kindle fire are all backlit as well. Personally, I like having the internet access on my Nook Color. I use that quite a bit, especially looking up words, places, etc. I am not familiar with while reading. </p>
<p>Also, an FYI, the BN site now has “read instantly” books so if you have internet access on your Nook or Kindle (I think) you can read most of their books for free. You can also read those books for free on your computer.</p>