Touch Simple Touch - Great Price on Refurb.

AndyfromVA · 10-19-2011, 07:17 AM

B&N is offering Nook Simple Touch refurbs at the excellent price of $79!

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/cert...ook/379003039/

This is a great deal unless you have a problem with refurbs. I'm thinking about it.

kennyc · 10-19-2011, 07:20 AM

Great price. With this sort of thing, (and new devices coming out) ebooks are really gonna fly!

RHWright · 10-19-2011, 02:23 PM

@Andy-
I say go for it! (I did.) It has the same warranty & is eligible for the same extended warranties (both through B&N and SquareTrade), so it should be just as safe a bet as a new one.

seajewel · 10-19-2011, 04:44 PM

That is a great price. I might pick one up myself. I have some nitpicks with the Nook STR based on reviews, but once rooted, it's probably close to the perfect device. I also worry a little bit about reports of screen not being as nice as the Sony T1 or Kindles, but I don't know if that was all just random samples, and probably it makes no difference practically.

eta: i've been trying to find out more about the STR, but the main reason I want Wi-Fi is to be able to download books from my Sugarsync account. I see reports of STR just eating anything you download off of the "hidden web browser".. that worries me. If I need to hook up in order to get books on the Nook, the wi-fi is pretty much useless to me.

anijh · 10-19-2011, 05:54 PM

Nice price. I'm tempted to pick one up.

ProfCrash · 10-19-2011, 06:18 PM

It is not just NST. The NC is on sale for $149. I am a bit baffled that the Nook Classic is listed at $89.

http://stores.ebay.com/Barnes-and-No...34Q2ec0Q2em322

Jabby · 10-21-2011, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyfromVA

B&N is offering Nook Simple Touch refurbs at the excellent price of $79!

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/cert...ook/379003039/

This is a great deal unless you have a problem with refurbs. I'm thinking about it.

Hi Andy-
Thanks for the tip. Been wanting to try one, so at this price I decided to go for it.

Regards - John

tecweston · 10-21-2011, 04:59 PM

Man. I bought a refurbished Nook STR from Barnes and Noble two weeks ago and paid $109.

Larken · 10-24-2011, 08:19 AM

I bought one. It is shipping today!

geormes · 10-25-2011, 07:02 AM

Reading Mobileread is getting expensive. I'm justifying the cost by telling myself it's not too early for Christmas shopping!

volwrath · 10-31-2011, 09:06 PM

I bought one on Saturday, and got my shipping notice today. I opted for the 2-6 day delivery instead of the 1-3, since UPS always gets things to me quick. Imagine my surprise when I track my delivery and my package should be here a week from tomorrow. That is lame! Amazon cant wait to get a kindle in your hands, but evidently bn feels no such compulsion.

Larken · 11-01-2011, 10:07 AM

I have to agree on the shipping. I placed my order late on a Friday. I'm in Indiana and it shipped from Nevada on Monday. I figured three days tops. Strangely, I showed no movement in tracking until Thursday or Friday. I called UPS on Saturday because the delivery date was Saturday. I was surprised to learn that UPS outsources their Saturday delivery to the US Postal Service. Eventually, it showed up on my doorstep, but took six days. Still, I am really enjoying the reader and it was a great price. I wouldn't have paid $60 more to get it sooner (the price of a new one), so I can't complain too much.

seajewel · 11-01-2011, 01:34 PM

I just spent all my money on a refurbished Sony 350 and a new 950 (for $75 and $150 respectively). In retrospect, a rooted nook touch might have been a better idea. I couldn't resist the allure of the metal case though. But I'm going to think about the purchases and either gift the 350 and sell the 950, or keep them. Depending. and still think about the STR!

linux_author · 11-03-2011, 07:34 PM

and now it looks like brand-new STRs will be $99!

ah well, that's the consumer electronics game!

Larken · 11-04-2011, 10:20 AM

I am pretty happy with mine STR. I had a slow day at work on Wednesday, so I read almost nonstop from 9am to 5pm. I was pretty impressed. My battery went from 100% to 94% over that period. That's what I was looking for. I had been reading on a Dell Streak 7 Android tablet previously and I would never have been able to read that long on it without charging at some point.

10-19-2011, 07:17 AM	#1
AndyfromVA Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 1002610 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook 1E, K3, K4, Paperwhite 2	Simple Touch - Great Price on Refurb. B&N is offering Nook Simple Touch refurbs at the excellent price of $79! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/cert...ook/379003039/ This is a great deal unless you have a problem with refurbs. I'm thinking about it.

10-19-2011, 04:44 PM	#4
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	That is a great price. I might pick one up myself. I have some nitpicks with the Nook STR based on reviews, but once rooted, it's probably close to the perfect device. I also worry a little bit about reports of screen not being as nice as the Sony T1 or Kindles, but I don't know if that was all just random samples, and probably it makes no difference practically. eta: i've been trying to find out more about the STR, but the main reason I want Wi-Fi is to be able to download books from my Sugarsync account. I see reports of STR just eating anything you download off of the "hidden web browser".. that worries me. If I need to hook up in order to get books on the Nook, the wi-fi is pretty much useless to me. Last edited by seajewel; 10-19-2011 at 05:13 PM.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Great price. With this sort of thing, (and new devices coming out) ebooks are really gonna fly!

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	It is not just NST. The NC is on sale for $149. I am a bit baffled that the Nook Classic is listed at $89. http://stores.ebay.com/Barnes-and-No...34Q2ec0Q2em322

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Larken Where's the backlight?? Posts: 52 Karma: 2089116 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Kobo Glo HD	I bought one. It is shipping today!

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geormes Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 216188 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook Classic, Kobo Touch, Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Aura	Reading Mobileread is getting expensive. I'm justifying the cost by telling myself it's not too early for Christmas shopping!

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volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	I bought one on Saturday, and got my shipping notice today. I opted for the 2-6 day delivery instead of the 1-3, since UPS always gets things to me quick. Imagine my surprise when I track my delivery and my package should be here a week from tomorrow. That is lame! Amazon cant wait to get a kindle in your hands, but evidently bn feels no such compulsion.

11-01-2011, 10:07 AM	#12
Larken Where's the backlight?? Posts: 52 Karma: 2089116 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Kobo Glo HD	I have to agree on the shipping. I placed my order late on a Friday. I'm in Indiana and it shipped from Nevada on Monday. I figured three days tops. Strangely, I showed no movement in tracking until Thursday or Friday. I called UPS on Saturday because the delivery date was Saturday. I was surprised to learn that UPS outsources their Saturday delivery to the US Postal Service. Eventually, it showed up on my doorstep, but took six days. Still, I am really enjoying the reader and it was a great price. I wouldn't have paid $60 more to get it sooner (the price of a new one), so I can't complain too much.

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seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	I just spent all my money on a refurbished Sony 350 and a new 950 (for $75 and $150 respectively). In retrospect, a rooted nook touch might have been a better idea. I couldn't resist the allure of the metal case though. But I'm going to think about the purchases and either gift the 350 and sell the 950, or keep them. Depending. and still think about the STR!

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11-03-2011, 07:34 PM	#14
linux_author Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 55044 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gulf of Mexico Device: Nook Touch, N800	and now it looks like brand-new STRs will be $99! ah well, that's the consumer electronics game!

11-04-2011, 10:20 AM	#15
Larken Where's the backlight?? Posts: 52 Karma: 2089116 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Kobo Glo HD	I am pretty happy with mine STR. I had a slow day at work on Wednesday, so I read almost nonstop from 9am to 5pm. I was pretty impressed. My battery went from 100% to 94% over that period. That's what I was looking for. I had been reading on a Dell Streak 7 Android tablet previously and I would never have been able to read that long on it without charging at some point.