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Oct 28, 2011 15:32:40 GMT -5
Post by Justin Thyme on Oct 28, 2011 15:32:40 GMT -5
I picked up a Nook Touch the other day and I'm really liking it. I'm wondering how many others here also have a Nook. I'm thinking the LendMe option on some books might make it advantageous for us to make ourselves known to each other.
I'm really liking the reader. Stychen has the Original Nook and it is now available for $85. The Touch is $135 and I thought it worth the extra $50 for the smaller size and easier navigation.
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Oct 29, 2011 0:35:54 GMT -5
Post by el Gusano on Oct 29, 2011 0:35:54 GMT -5
Most of what I read on my eReader is for entertainment, so I like the simplicity of my Kobo. Lots of free public domain books that I've wanted to either read or re-read are available for free.
I just sold my Kindle DX. I got it to read full-sized pdf files that couldn't be reflowed to read, but found that it was too inconvenient to carry around with me everywhere. The Kobo fits in my glove box.
Do you use your Nook for reading magazines and newspapers? Online content? Books? What? I'm curious about your reading habits with your Nook.
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Oct 29, 2011 9:09:47 GMT -5
Post by Justin Thyme on Oct 29, 2011 9:09:47 GMT -5
el G, I read books. SF, fantasy, crime novels,.... those kind of things. Most have come from Barnes and Nobel but several have come from Smashwords and Project Gutenburg. I use it the way I would use a book but I have an entire library with me for reading anytime I have my Nook. There will be technical manuals loaded on it but I've only had mine for a couple of weeks now. I didn't think my wife needed industrial controller manuals on her Nook.
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Oct 29, 2011 12:35:41 GMT -5
Post by el Gusano on Oct 29, 2011 12:35:41 GMT -5
For just straight up reading, I prefer the simplicity. If I were accessing magazines, newspapers, technical journals, etc., I would go for the bells and whistles.
BTW, carrying my eReader has boosted my weekly reading by a couple of books a week because I always have a new book with me now, when I'm in my car.
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Oct 29, 2011 13:10:29 GMT -5
Post by Half-Tard on Oct 29, 2011 13:10:29 GMT -5
Please no reading while driving!!!
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Oct 29, 2011 14:45:28 GMT -5
Post by Justin Thyme on Oct 29, 2011 14:45:28 GMT -5
The Nook Touch is pretty simple. No apps, no browser, no games, no music, no photo album, just read books and I haven't found an e-reader that will handle more formats than it does. It goes online only to browse for books at B&N and download purchases. You can arrange your books on shelves to better find them. It does have a dictionary for looking up the meaning of words and it will allow you to make notes to annotate your books but other than that it's just a simple e-reader.
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Oct 30, 2011 1:15:01 GMT -5
Post by el Gusano on Oct 30, 2011 1:15:01 GMT -5
If you don't mind the extra $50, then it sounds like the way to go.
And for driving, there are audiobooks. For $18 per month, simplyaudiobooks has a service similar to Netflix in that you can rent one and as soon as you return it, get another.
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Oct 31, 2011 14:54:25 GMT -5
Post by Justin Thyme on Oct 31, 2011 14:54:25 GMT -5
I think the increased battery life alone is worth the extra $50. I've gone a week and a half reading pretty heavily with no recharge. There is also the much easier access to the micro SD card. Also I can fit the Nook Touch easily into a 1-gal ziplock bag and still operate it.
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