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Old 06-24-2010, 01:50 AM   #106
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In short, now with a $149 price, it makes no sense to buy just about anything else, unless the shortcomings of the nook (annotations & dictionary support are poor) are too much for you.
Or you're not able to buy it...
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It has been said previously on this thread, but I will repeat. The Kindle only reads books purchased from Amazon, free books without DRM, and of course hacked books.

The B&N is open. It reads Adobe epub. It reads library books. It reads books purchased from the Sony Store, Kobo store, and many others.
Yep. I think that's going to be the direction I go. Unless Amazon adds epub support to the Kindle. And even then I may stick with that, but we'll see. It's going to be awhile before I purchase a ereader still.
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Or you're not able to buy it...
It's sad how true that is...
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In short, now with a $149 price, it makes no sense to buy just about anything else, unless the shortcomings of the nook (annotations & dictionary support are poor) are too much for you.
And what about battery life ? I read it was great due to the lcd screen which cannot be turned off ? Anyone can confirm ?

The strength of the ereader (apart from the e-ink) is the fact you can read for hours before you need to charge it. If the Nook does not meet this criteria, I'll pass ...
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It's sad how true that is...
Can't you just order it online?

EDIT: Nevermind, wifi nook is delayed for a month. *grumble*
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Can't you just order it online?

EDIT: Nevermind, wifi nook is delayed for a month. *grumble*
Really? I ordered mine Tuesday and received it yesterday.
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Really? I ordered mine Tuesday and received it yesterday.
I just read it from the nook forum how 2 people got their wifi delayed for a month. Glad you got yours!
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I just read it from the nook forum how 2 people got their wifi delayed for a month. Glad you got yours!
Guess the orders exceeded the initial stock on hand.
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And what about battery life ? I read it was great due to the lcd screen which cannot be turned off ? Anyone can confirm ?

The strength of the ereader (apart from the e-ink) is the fact you can read for hours before you need to charge it. If the Nook does not meet this criteria, I'll pass ...
You can still read for hours with the nook. I charge every 3 - 4 days and I use it several hours a day. If you have it in airplane mood the battery life is decent. It definitely isn't as good as the kindle, but I would much rather have the touch screen and slightly shorter battery life.
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You can still read for hours with the nook. I charge every 3 - 4 days and I use it several hours a day. If you have it in airplane mood the battery life is decent. It definitely isn't as good as the kindle, but I would much rather have the touch screen and slightly shorter battery life.
I guess it also depends on how much convenience you need. For travelers, 3-4 days may seem kind of short. When I'm traveling around, I want to charge my devices as little as possible and with the Kindle, I can do that. About once a week.
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And what about battery life ? I read it was great due to the lcd screen which cannot be turned off ? Anyone can confirm ?

The strength of the ereader (apart from the e-ink) is the fact you can read for hours before you need to charge it. If the Nook does not meet this criteria, I'll pass ...

actually the LCD screen goes to sleep after a preset of either 10sec, 30 or 1min.

If you have the wifi and 3G on and do alot of LCD screen usage I would say you would get about 3 days, if you power down at night.

Airplane mode (Wi Fi and 3G) with very little LCD screen usage, ie you are in a middle of a book and have no need to shop around etc, I get about 5 to 6 days without powering it down (leaving it in sleep mode)

I'm very happy with that.
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Really? I ordered mine Tuesday and received it yesterday.
The WiFi only nook is in stock at the B and N store in Annapolis as of this afternoon.
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actually the LCD screen goes to sleep after a preset of either 10sec, 30 or 1min.

If you have the wifi and 3G on and do alot of LCD screen usage I would say you would get about 3 days, if you power down at night.

Airplane mode (Wi Fi and 3G) with very little LCD screen usage, ie you are in a middle of a book and have no need to shop around etc, I get about 5 to 6 days without powering it down (leaving it in sleep mode)

I'm very happy with that.
Thanks for the feedback. LCD & wifi won't used unless I'm home really. If I can read 2 hours a day for 6 days, it's fine by me
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actually the LCD screen goes to sleep after a preset of either 10sec, 30 or 1min.

If you have the wifi and 3G on and do alot of LCD screen usage I would say you would get about 3 days, if you power down at night.

Airplane mode (Wi Fi and 3G) with very little LCD screen usage, ie you are in a middle of a book and have no need to shop around etc, I get about 5 to 6 days without powering it down (leaving it in sleep mode)

I'm very happy with that.
Sounds pretty good to me. I doubt I'll use the wifi much or the LCD.
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Sounds pretty good to me. I doubt I'll use the wifi much or the LCD.
Outside of page turns, the LCD is the primary means of navigation, which, coming from a full touchscreen (Sony 600), is a pain.
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