Elegant device. Unfortunately it is not quite ready for prime time from my persepective.I bought the iPod specifically for the ability to store and listen to long books and shows from Audible.com. To my dismay I discovered that there is a bug in the 1.2.1 firmware for the Windows iPod that causest the bookmarks to be erased every time I connect the iPod to my PC. This renders the device useless for listening to anything from Audible longer than 30 minutes as I would have to manually write down my location in each book that I am listening too. No thanks.Then I learned today that there is another bug that causes the battery to drain completely when the iPod is just sitting unused for a few days. Not the kind performance I expect from a piece of electronics. It looks like I will be returning this one.