the Nook by Barnes & Noble
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RadioGiant
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Posted 2:46 am, 12/01/2010
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My wife got me the Barnes and Noble Nook for my birthday in Sept, and I love it. I've subscribed to a couple of magazines (PC Magazine, The Nation), I read newspapers like the New York Times, and of course download lots of books. I'm currently reading "Spider Bones" by Kathy Reichs...and paid a lot less for it vs. the hard-cover. My wife, however, doesn't like e-book readers, so she bought the same book in hard-cover. So much for the savings!
It's not a perfect device. Sometimes you must push the advance button a couple of times to turn the page. No biggie. And since it is a computer, there are glitches. Once in a great while, a book will simply close for no reason. And very rarely...not at all since the latest firmware upgrade...the Nook will forget my place in a book. No more serious than dropping a book you're reading, and losing your place. In other words, minor annoyances!
I've found a couple of other interesting things about the Nook. I'm an audio nerd, and was surprised at the very good sound quality of the built-in mp3 player. But if you're used to your tunes being in nice folders under artist and album (and who isn't?), you may find the Nook's way of handling audio...weird!
You can also surf the web, though I doubt it'll become anyone's favorite device for doing that!
Got an Android device? The nook app for Android is a great way to read books. You can turn pages by swiping the screen with your fingers (which is fun!). But the "Nook App" only supports books, not magazines or newspapers.
The Nook is the only e-reader I've ever owned, but I really like it!
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Fins
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Posted 10:49 am, 11/25/2010
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The nook is very nice. the Barnes and Nobel e-books have some features that Amazon doesnt, like letting you share a book with a friend. I havent used the color version, so I dont know about it. The idea of color is nice for magazines and stuff, but one of the big things with the readers over things like an ipad has been the simulated paper look. No eye strain like LCD screens. Im afraid the color screen will lose this. And if that is the case, you might just consider a little more money and go with an ipad. The iPad has apps for all digital book formats (kindle, nook, etc)
Another nice thing with the Nook, is you can go in a B&N store and get help if you have a problem. You dont have to deal with internet based tech support. .
Go in B&N and try out a nook. Then go in Staples where they have the Kindle on demo and see which one you like better.
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kne52903
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Posted 4:11 pm, 11/10/2010
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Has anyone bought one of these? I really want one and just found out not to long ago that they now have a full touch screen and color version. Just looking for any feed back on these nifty little gadgets.
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