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Old 07-03-2011, 06:25 PM   #166
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Probably frightened off by the Nook vs. Kindle holy war that sprung up.
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Old 07-03-2011, 08:11 PM   #167
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Has anyone else noticed how the originator of this thread threw a grenade in here and never responded?
No. Possibly because I'm not very observant, but also because you just made that up.
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Old 07-04-2011, 09:01 PM   #168
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Wait, you mean it actually matters if an ebook has DRM and is formatted differently from what your ebr natively reads?

I shoulda popped some popcorn before I started reading this thread!

I must be doing things the hard way when I buy an ebook at whatever store I choose, d/l the ebook to my PC, import it to Calibre, then email it to my K3.
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No. Possibly because I'm not very observant, but also because you just made that up.

Haha you are right. That was my mistake and I take it back. I mean to post this in the consumer reports: nook beats kindle thread, but I got lost between open tabs.
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Old 07-06-2011, 09:52 AM   #170
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many of the books from my kindle can come with me to most readers. why? because many of the ebooks i read on my kindle are non-drm'ed mobi files from smashwords, and almost all (maybe all) are also available in epub and txt.

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But to answer your question, It's not like I'm going to throw away my nook. Let's say Sony comes out with THE ultimate ereader. I would say 40% of my library easily comes with me. So if I ever want to go back and read any of the books that are tied to BN and the nook, I still will have my nook.

So 40% can come as opposed to the kindle (without stripping and converting) 0% comes with you.

You see that's the difference.
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Old 07-20-2011, 04:47 PM   #171
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A 6" eink reader is basically worthless for technical pdfs if you ask me. An android tablet or ipad is the best way for pdfs imo. An eink reader is simply for enjoyment of books along with an occasional annotation.
Oh dear, I don't read fiction so perhaps I have to have the disapline to wait for something better (assuming the Notion Adam isn't it)
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Old 07-26-2011, 04:24 AM   #172
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"Normal people" who grew up with the web or were only ever exposed to the Internet via a web browser, often make no distinction between 'the Internet' and 'the World Wide Web.'
Developers still have to
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Old 08-24-2011, 08:41 AM   #173
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so.. what should i buy then? kindle or nook touch.
this thread is fun btw. it's like reading console war.
never thought ereader would have such war lol

i don't really need to highlight stuff and i haven't read any
serious book for about 2 years now. I kind of want to start reading again.
a browser would be nice as there is a lot of japan light novel available on net.

nook touch sd feature does give it a big advantage but like
someone said in earlier page of this thread, why would u need 32gb space
if you can't use mp3 or anything else . i've seen root on nook and didn't like it
since it blinks too much even tho the function available seem on par with
kindle after rooting.

and kindle has landscape mode. that is really useful ..
also it seems that kindle font is a lot more darker
so i don't need to squint my eyes much.

i will also be using it to read manga.

can't decide
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Old 08-24-2011, 09:55 AM   #174
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i will also be using it to read manga.
e-ink screens are not good for manga. I'd look at the Nook Color or a tablet.
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e-ink screens are not good for manga. I'd look at the Nook Color or a tablet.
Well, they couldbe good for mangas, being black and white... but the mangas would have to be made to better fit the screens - fewer panels per page larger text-sizes.
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