This is still such a solid device in 2023. Just finally gave up on mine that I bought clearance from a RadioShack in 2013 after a friend sat on it.
Even then the only problem was the backlight caught the screen imperfection in an irritating way.
Went with a Kobo Libra 2 to replace it, great little upgrade after ten years, but I could have seen myself doing another ten on the Nook
Bad, but marcan has mentioned elsewhere that there's a lot of room for improvement in this space, both active and idle