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Originally Posted by The-eBook-Reader
Main stream media is jumping on the nook bandwagon big time, but they are neglecting to mention the facts about nook. Before you decide to buy a nook, you should consider this:
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Considering....
I'll read this later.
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1. B&N's book prices are considerably higher than Amazon's.
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Can you say Price wars...
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2. The Lending feature is seriously flawed; they will have to impose a 1 or 2 lending limit or people will just lend the book over and over again.
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So WHAT? I have 10,000 books in my personal library. I lend them out all the time, to whomever I wish for as long as they need them. If I purchase a book to read it's mine to burn if I wish.
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3. Free Wi-Fi without a browser is about as useful as free internet on a clock. And you can only access B&N's overpriced store with it.
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Hmm no browser yet?
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4. Very limited format support, just 3.
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I noted that in their list they have most formats I use, EXCEPT Windows DOC files....
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5. The supposedly open ePub isn't really open; it's just another new DRM that won't work with other ePub supporting devices.
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I don't like DRM, I don't like it a LOT!
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6. From the videos the menu system looks pretty basic, and there's no folders support.
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Kindle still doesnt allow folders. (not in a USEFUL way anyway)
[quote]7. The LCD screen will no doubt affect battery life greatly.[quote]
So does wifi, 3G etc.
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8. Users may be locked-in to B&N's store for ebooks (meaning their current software won't import other DRM'ed ebooks; hopefully they'll update).
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Not if you can copy things over - PD etc isn't locked out.
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9. From the videos, book formatting doesn't look promising.
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Haven't seen the videos yet
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10. This is the first generation ereader from a company that has zero experience with ebook readers, and there are likely to be many problems and faults.
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I'm sure they have experience with using others' readers... lol