with the upgrade they just did the color is so much better; you can order games for really cheap; under $5 and there is a free inner-active calendar so that you can use it like an organizer as well which is really easy touse. the color is great on the kids books and cook books that I've seen. If nothing else Barnes and Noble has a 14 day return policy. The best thing is that unlike Kindle and Sony and some others; Barnes and Noble don't lock it down so that you can only buy books from them. You can get free books from B/N, the library and google and alot of other websites. Have fun