aetherchild wrote:One last gripe. Turning off 3G/Wifi may be called "airplane mode," but airlines still won't freakin' let you use the thing during takeoff or landing. "Sir, you have to turn off your computer." "It's not a computer, and it's in 'airplane mode'." "It doesn't matter what it is sir, all electronic devices must be stowed."

Sirius GPP.

But you can use it during the flight, when cell phones are prohibited (and this does use a cell phone network).

They probably wouldn't know that, and you could use it anyway, but it's still in keeping with airline restrictions.

stbonnies wrote:You can do library books through the Nook - you cannot do that with a Kindle! There are plenty of titles available!!

Only if you don't own a computer. I use calibre to organize content between my Kindle and an old Kobo I was given. Adobe Reader is also a good app.

I can convert any format to any format for use on the Kindle, No limitations as far as I can see.
Also whenever anyone has an article they think I should see, they just email the text to my Kindle as a word doc. No matter where I am.

tetchypoo wrote:$109, w/free shipping. Not such a deal.


Froogled

ETA: This is not the 3G version, only WiFi.

And the warranty is substantially different, too

wkrausmann wrote:From what I understand, when you buy an ebook from BN, it's yours. You own it. Forever.

With nook you can buy or borrow books from almost any site. You can borrow books from most public libraries in epub or pdf format. You can buy books from any site that sells them in epub or pdf format, such as kobobooks, sony, smashwords, etc. While Barnes and Noble is a strong company and will probably be around for awhile, because you are not limited as to where you get books, there is no risk.

Also, I've read about Kindle and it's ability to get books from other sources by converting them via calibre. You do NOT need to convert these file to read on nook. Just load on nook and you can read.

I have the original 3G + WiFi, and a refurb'd WiFi nook. Like 'em both, 3G at this price is the way to go.....lots of free books available, and I occasionally pull in a New York Times or USA Today newspaper to catch the latest...Mostly I like them, because we aren't stacking as many heavy books around the house....and that's a very good thing for one who moves often :-)

LOGICALPSYCHO wrote:Just remember.... kindle deleted purchased books from peoples kindles not so long ago.
(1984 and animal farm)

Amazon deleting these books also screwed up a kid's book report (He used the note-taking function within the book.) However, Amazon has also vowed never to do this again. They will discontinue books they no longer have rights to and will delete them from your Amazon account's auto-backups, BUT they will no longer delete them from the device themselves.

I cannot find the article I read months ago that said that directly, but if you find a better one, do post it!

jdorritie wrote:Thank you for this info. My birthday's coming up Saturday and my plan was to get a pre-ordered $115 Kindle (Don't care about the ads, they don't interrupt reading and reading is how I'll spend the majority of my time on the device) and then this had to pop up on Woot throwing the entire plan into disarray.

To compound the matter, I see people talking about file formats and things and I'd hate to be on the wrong end of a file format war (ATRAC, anyone?).

This puts my mind at ease and I believe I'll simply wait for the Kindle.

In my experience, Calibre only works for conversion on files that are not DRM protected. Many paid downloads are.

I was gifted a WiFi Nook and I absolutely love it! I was one of those people who thought I would never use an eBook reader because I really love books, but having both is even better! It's really convenient and there is a ton of free content for it. I can even check out eBooks from the library so that I can save myself time and gas because I just download them from the comfort of my own home. It's fast too!

Don't buy this one. Get the Nook Color, root it, and you have an iPad for $250, but better, because you have the Android Market rather than the Apple app store. Small differences add up. Angry Birds, for instance, was $0.99 on app store- free on Android. And it's that way for many apps.

I love LIBRARY BOOKS!

Free, great, NEW library books. You can't put library books on kindle. It is about the only device they say NO to. Look for Overdrive - see if your library subscribes to Overdrive. I had to spend $25 for a library card in another county (as a non-resident) to get a really good source of digital epub library books for my nook. I don't care where they are as I download from my desk... My local library subscribes to the Overdrive audiobooks but not the epubs. Worth every penny!

Sold, in for one. BTW, woot where are the olives? I want to buy 3 kegs. Ty

B&N won't let you download books if you aren't physically in the US, even if your account is in the US. It was pretty frustrating on vacation.

clintone wrote:Haven't seen anyone ask this, so here goes...what might the effect be on getting books or using the Nook should B&N go out of business? Given that Amazon seems to be the current 900 pound gorilla, would a Kindle, despite any shortcomings, be the safer bet?

I use the nook PC software to download all the books from the B&N account. You can easily google for a method to remove the DRM, you know just in case what you mentioned above happens.

Rick

Urg... this couldn't come at a worse time financially for me.

I've done a lot of research into the nook vs. Kindle, and here are a few little tidbits: The nook allows you to loan out your books to someone else only once, and only for 14 days. (Restrictions by the publishing companies.) The nook is slightly heavier than the Kindle. When in a B&N store, you can read things in their library for free with a nook.

I ended up deciding to get a nook eventually because the navigation is a lot more "visual" than the Kindle, as well as the whole loan-a-book feature. I'll have to think on whether or not I can scrounge up the $100 for this deal, but if I hadn't fallen into a financial warzone, I'd jump on this as fast as my computer's load times would allow.

Go WOOT!! I love than an Amazon.com subsidiary is selling the nook!!

So this is what my parents meant when they said they were going to get a little nook nook. One for him and one for her. How sweet!

nook is one of the best gadgets i own. i was worried about it's limited use (i.e. reading books), but real books only have one use, right? then i realized i have other gadgets for web browsing, email, etc. that more than get the job done.

i've only paid for a few books because so many are available for free, especially if you're into classics or older books like i am. my wife uses her nook all the time to check out e-books from our local library. so awesome! as others have mentioned, one huge advantage to this over kindle is that the nook works w/ the epub format - the format libaries use, and the format of most of the free ebooks out there.

if you keep in mind that the nook is a device that will allow you to carry around a ton of books at one time and that is its main function, you will love it. it's not an ipad, so don't expect it to be. mine's a refurb and i've had zero problems. a must own device!

I looked at all the ereaders before I bought my Kindle. I love my Kindle 2! I've had it a year and a half and wouldn't trade it at all. Amazon offers lots of free or low cost books daily. They can now loan a lot of books with other Kindle owners. My battery lasts a month! Love it! I have seven friends who bought Kindles after looking at mine!

I will go no where with out mine! You can even use your Iphone/Ipad to pick up where you left off on a page if you happen to forget it!

dudek wrote: At the end of the day the OS lives on a micro-SIM card,

Where does it live the rest of the day?

[quote postid="4439540" user="dearmash"]Can any owners chime in as to the restrictions put on the "3G" portion?[/quote

The 3g is free to use for buying books, you can not browse the internet with it.. I am not sure how the nook color is about browsing the internet, but I don't find this version that great for web browsing.. Its for reading only, in my opinion..

I picked and like the nook because your not tied down to just Barnes and Noble to buy your books(epub is used by libraries so you can "check out" books at the library, they have a LOT of free books, and cheap books (usually the first of a series, when they are trying to hook you on it), I prefer the eink instead of the backlit screen, its easier on the eyes..

clintone wrote:Haven't seen anyone ask this, so here goes...what might the effect be on getting books or using the Nook should B&N go out of business? Given that Amazon seems to be the current 900 pound gorilla, would a Kindle, despite any shortcomings, be the safer bet?

You can put any pdf on your nook, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

skywarrior3 wrote:Oh the irony! An Amazon company sells Nooks. Awesome!

Amazon sells lots of Nooks.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nook

I haven't seen this question yet, and don't have time to sift thru every post, but will the books I've purchased for my Kindle work with this Nook?
Thanks!

I have the Nook Color and love it. First thing I did when I got it home was root it, so it's a basic Android tablet now. haha.

I use it for reading comics and manga. It works perfectly for it. I've read three books, 40 volumes of manga, and about 10 comics. It has been very reliable, easy to use, and durable.

Bought the exact same item at Overstock at Christmas for my wife for $15 cheaper (including shipping) but still not a bad deal.

My wife loves her nook. We also live within walking distance of a B&N store so we will walk over and utilize the coupons they offer on the nook to pick up BOGO free coffee, smothies, etc on a regular basis.

bikerbabe1210 wrote:I haven't seen this question yet, and don't have time to sift thru every post, but will the books I've purchased for my Kindle work with this Nook?
Thanks!

No, Amazon locks out their files so they can only be used with kindel. However, any other epub file or epub book not purchased through amazon will work.

BlackRose13 wrote:For anyone who has ebooks that they're worried the Nook won't support, which I honestly haven't had a problem with, there is Calibre.
It's a free program that will format any ebook you own for Nook or any other ebook reader. You can download it at: http://calibre-ebook.com/.

Calibre is a great tool but it won't convert DRM protected content

Why Nook when you can Kindle?

joefa88 wrote:I'm an average reader who until recently didn't think to look much into e-readers, but now, with the new Kindle+ads for $114 and this nook, I'm a seriously considering it. Should I spend the extra 15 bucks for the kindle? it seems many of you like the nook, I'm just worried it would get phased out or is lacking features compared to the kindle. Any input??

I have a kindle and I love it. They have tons of free e books. The backlighting is great on them, no glare in the sun, and lightweight. I would spend the extra and get a new kindle.

Megera716 wrote:That's really a shame because like you, I and many others really prefer the regular e-Ink. If I had a Nook Color, I certainly wouldn't use it for reading, so I'd just as soon have a "regular" e-reader and save my extra $100+ towards an iPad ;).

I have a Kindle, latest gen, and a Nook Color. Your results may vary, as they say, but the whole "backlit LCD being harder on your eyes" is bunk. Ingenious marketing by e-ink sellers & resellers, but c'mon. Your PC, your TV, etc. all use LCDs. Your eyes may tire from watching anything for long periods, but they wont tire any more from reading a [properly adjusted] LCD than e-ink.

If anyone feels strongly to the contrary, please make an offer to purchase my Kindle. My NC has pretty much relegated the Kindle to a drawer.

Had one of these, LOVED it. But good luck getting any kind of customer service if you have problems. I was told that unless I bought the books from BN, I was SOL. "We can only support the nook." I had a bum reader that wouldn't load anything, but since the books and memory cards weren't from them, they were no help, and wouldn't even admit there was a problem or that maybe I should exchange.

I got a Sony, and have had good luck with the support from them.

A true F U to the man woot, nicely done

hpoulter wrote:Amazon sells lots of Nooks.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nook

I use the Kindle app to read on my rooted Nook Color. "Touche' bugblatter beast cat!"

I purchased one item then decided I wanted 2 but the site tells me I have already purchased the item and won't process my order.

HELP!

gotta make some comments here ... got one for christmas ... absolutely the best gift ever!!

- the non-color e-ink version battery lasts longer than the color nook.

- every friday you get the ability to download a free book. i have discovered several new authors this way and then order more from them.

- by downloading the first chapter of any book for free, i have discovered several new authors i never would have found if i only bought from the grocery store (my main source before)

- you can read a book with one hand, flipping pages with your thumb. (no more holding back the unread side of the book and changing from my left to right side in bed)

- if i want a new book, i get it right away instead of spending gas to go to the store.

- can search the book for a word or phrase ("gee wasn't that the name of the person who mugged him when ...?")

- local libraries all over the country have stuff to download. you'll need a library card from their library and a pc to download ... then transfer to the nook using usb. (directions make it easier than that sounded)

- free food! when i got it, there was a free smoothie coupon if you went to b&n and showed your nook. recently we got a free parfait with purchase of coffee (the current freebie).

- at their store you can read for free for an hour ... but only for books whose authors allow it.

- cool skins available (i got mine at decalgirl.com) to spruce up the looks.

- touch screen at bottom way cooler than tiny keyboard.

- since they are linked with adobe, chances are there will be stuff to read even if b&n goes away.

- you can load your own screensavers and backgrounds using usb.

- books are cheaper on nook than on paper. (the prices from nook to kindle to sony are set by publishers so are virtually the same)

- can load pdf's from work so you can take your nook to work and read, um, work stuff there.

Just my humble opinion(s).

downside? wish the battery lasted even longer and the internet browser is no great shakes (doesn't seem to let me get into hotmail)also, there was such a backup at christmas that it took a while to ask a question at the support. but its not christmas now.

go for it!

I bought one of these in November. The product is okay (I now have a Kindle and like it better), but the support is the worst I've ever experienced. If you have any need to deal with B&N customer service you will regret it. They have kept me waiting on the phone for hours and even when finally addressing my concerns they are useless. I have been waiting 5 months for a refund on a faulty product and all they will tell me is that it is 'processing'. I now avoid doing business with B&N as if they are plague ridden zombies (though zombies would probably be more responsive).

Best thing since sliced bread! Love Love Love it! I downloaded 38 free books in one sitting just last week, free ones evry Friday and lots of .99-2.99 titles!

Nook vs Kindle: I have both, so here's what I think... Kindle is easier to use, has a better interface, has a sharper, more crisp screen, and its battery lasts longer. Nook has one - and only one - advantage: you can check out ebooks from the library with it. That is the only thing I use my Nook for because I like my Kindle so much better.

If this was a Nook color it would be a hot deal. With more dual core pads launching this year, save your money and wait. Soon the original Ipad will be had for near this price.