Barnes & Noble to discontinue Nook 3G

Daithi · 01-26-2011, 10:08 AM

According to an article at PC Magazine (Engadget was original source) B&N is going to discontinue the Nook 3G. It not clear exactly why. Is it that they aren't selling enough of this model? Is it that picking up the 3G tab is too expensive? If it is the latter then will Amazon also want to transition to a WiFi only model?

My own guess to my own questions is No, Yes, and Doubtful. I loved Whispernet when I first bought my Kindle, but I bought a Wifi only model a few months ago and can say I really don't miss Whispernet at all. Although I still don't think Whispernet is going away any time soon. However, my guess is that eReaders will be closer to a color tablet in the future (Kindle 4 or 5), and when that happens we'll have to pay for a data plan if we want internet access.

Pookeysgirl · 01-26-2011, 10:24 AM

There's a thread in General Discussions on this topic, check it out here:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118301

sakura-panda · 01-26-2011, 10:35 AM

And a more involved one in News here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118283

Pookeysgirl · 01-26-2011, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sakura-panda

And a more involved one in News here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118283

I missed that one

Daithi · 01-26-2011, 12:56 PM

Sorry I missed the prior thread.

I looked first. I really did.

tubemonkey · 01-26-2011, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

I looked first. I really did.

Your avatar says otherwise.

01-26-2011, 10:08 AM	#1
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Barnes & Noble to discontinue Nook 3G According to an article at PC Magazine (Engadget was original source) B&N is going to discontinue the Nook 3G. It not clear exactly why. Is it that they aren't selling enough of this model? Is it that picking up the 3G tab is too expensive? If it is the latter then will Amazon also want to transition to a WiFi only model? My own guess to my own questions is No, Yes, and Doubtful. I loved Whispernet when I first bought my Kindle, but I bought a Wifi only model a few months ago and can say I really don't miss Whispernet at all. Although I still don't think Whispernet is going away any time soon. However, my guess is that eReaders will be closer to a color tablet in the future (Kindle 4 or 5), and when that happens we'll have to pay for a data plan if we want internet access.

01-26-2011, 10:24 AM	#2
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,704 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Original, K3 Wi-Fi, Samsung Galaxy S3	There's a thread in General Discussions on this topic, check it out here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118301 __________________

01-26-2011, 10:35 AM	#3
sakura-panda Fanatic Posts: 550 Karma: 1119720 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Sony PRS-505/SC, Kindle 3, iPad/iPhone (Bluefire/Kindle), Sony T1	And a more involved one in News here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118283 __________________ ~ Katie ~ 2013 Read Book List Goodreads Reading Challenge *

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