I do use mine for watching movies and cartoons though. It's kind of neat to catch a Simpsons or South Park episode pretty well anywhere you like!
Palm is a better system like so many others but will eventually be buried. Don't believe me? Remember Netscape? Def
It's also cool to walk around Chapters and if you can't find the book you want, just access their site and look it up rather than wait in line at one of the book finding machines!