Future of the Nook

[david8866]

Do you think how many customers were pissed, because Nooks were sold at much higher price on tv shopping channel as a holiday special? My neighbor old lady is still very mad, she was a regular BN customer. After she found she paid $50 higher than the list price, she complained and learned BN was in with shopping channel. Books-a-million gets her business now.

[kevinp]

I'd kind of have to say it's her fault for not shopping around. With my last car purchase, I went to one dealership and test drove a car. They wanted too much, so I went to another dealership and bought the same car for $2,000 less. That's called smart shopping. If I would've bought the car at the first dealership, would that give me the right to be mad and bad-mouth Hyundai?

[jersysman]

It could be that the neighbor in question does not have a way to get around to different places to comparison shop. However, I don't think it's the manufacturer that is raising the prices on those shopping channels. A lot of the times it is the channels themselves that are upping the price for a larger profit. It is them that she should be upset with.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by geertm

(By the way, I would love for someone to confirm for me whether B&N allows downloads from the browser without either a Nook or Nook app registered.)

Yes, I just did it. My PC asks what program I want to use to open it. I selected ADE and after entering name and credit card was able to read it and save to library.

I tried another book and opened it directly into Calibre.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by geormes

Are Amazon gift cards obtained/used differently from Barnes and Nobel's?

I have bought books(and other items) on Amazon. Even when using a gift card, to my knowledge, at some point, someone used a credit card.

You can buy Amazon gift cards at a variety of drugstores and supermarkets. With cash. Probably at other retailers but those two I have personally seen in several chains and states.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

You can buy Amazon gift cards at a variety of drugstores and supermarkets. With cash. Probably at other retailers but those two I have personally seen in several chains and states.

You do realize you can buy Nook gift cards in stores also, right?

[Ravensknight]

Originally Posted by rcentros

You do realize you can buy Nook gift cards in stores also, right?

True. But the recipient, or you, still have to have a credit card on file with BN. You don't at Amazon.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by Ravensknight

True. But the recipient, or you, still have to have a credit card on file with BN. You don't at Amazon.

Which, I believe was the whole point of the question: the ability of people without credit cards to buy Nooks and Nook ebooks. The B&N social DRM may be minimally intrussive for credit card owners but not everybody has a credit card.
That can be a major hurdle for international Nook sales. Especially with hardware sold via B&M partners.