06-11-2011, 09:17 PM | #1 |
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A few questions
I have a Kobo wifi, and I'm either going to get a Kobo touch or Nook touch. I went to Barnes and Noble to see the Nook but the lady I talked to didn't seem like she knew all the answers to my questions.
1. Can you get library books on a Nook? Most of the books I read are library books, so this is important. It's the only reason I'm not getting a Kindle. 2. Are there free public domain books for Nook? I downloaded the Nook iPhone app but I cannot find any free books. I read a lot of classics and these are all free on the Kobo. 3. Can you get free samples of books to read, and read them on the Nook? On the Kobo you can only get free samples in the iPhone app, you cannot read them on the Kobo, and they only include the title page and copyright page. I want it like the Kindle, where you get the first chapter or two. The lady at B&N said there are substantial previews, but I can't find any in the iPhone app. 4. The formatting on the Kobo is horrible. They dont look like printed pages, they look like Word documents; with double spacing, no paragraph indents, and no justified text. The book I saw on the Nook at B&N had proper text formatting, but are they all like this? Thank you. Last edited by tecweston; 06-11-2011 at 09:20 PM. |
06-11-2011, 10:00 PM | #2 |
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1. Yes. Note: Kindle will be getting this feature later this year, and it should be a lot easier (no Adobe Digital Editions).
2. Yes. All e-readers can read public-domain e-books. 3. Yes. 4. The formatting is specified by the e-book, not by the e-reader. |
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06-11-2011, 10:13 PM | #3 |
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Let me add to the formatting answer...
The STR does let you change margins and line spacing. |
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06-12-2011, 11:21 AM | #5 |
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On the nook you can download samples,but by far even better than samples is the ability to ready almost any book for an hour IN STORE. You can go back the next day and you can pick up where you left off.
Naturally, a B&N Store has to be close enough to make it worthwhile... |
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06-12-2011, 11:56 AM | #6 |
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Thanks, guys. I have a few follow-up questions.
Re: the free previews. Can you download these on the Nook iPhone app? If so, how? Or are these only available to download on the Nook itself? If so, how easy is it to search for books on the device? On my Kobo it's a pain in the butt to shop on the device, so I do all my browsing and purchasing within the iPhone app and then sync the devices. Re: the free public domain books. On Kindle/Kobo Project Gutenberg books are easy to find and download within the store. On Nook there don't appear to be any. Do you have to side-load all public domain books or is there some special area of the Nook store that these are in? |
06-12-2011, 01:18 PM | #7 |
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If you search on bn.com (or from your Nook) and put $0.00 in the search, you will be able to find all the free classics. I do want to warn you though, I have ended up deleting alot of the classics that I got from B&N because they had lots of weird typos. The ones that I side-loaded from Project Gutenberg are much better and it's not that hard to do. If you use Calibre, you can even download covers that you like if the Project Gutenberg ones are not to your liking.
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06-12-2011, 02:33 PM | #8 |
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Forgive me pointing out the obvious, but you can download thousands of nicely formatted public domain books right here at MR.
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1. Yes you can download the free samples onto your iPhone. I have the Android nook app, but I don't think it should be that much different than the iPhone app. When you are shopping underneath the price there should be button for "Sample" just touch that. Searching for books is pretty easy and straightforward, you can search by genre, titlte, author, and other catagories or just use the search bar at the top of the screen. shopping on the nook app and on the nook is really easy. It's wonderful on the nookcolor, one of if not the best instore shopping app on any ereader. The nook STR uses the same UI you should really enjoy it. on the nook when shopping and you are looking for alot of free books etc, type in 0.00 or simply type in "Free" in the search function and that should bring up free books. for Project Gutenberg again just type in Project Gutenberg in the search section. I hope this helps Last edited by boswd; 06-12-2011 at 03:25 PM. |
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06-12-2011, 03:48 PM | #12 |
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Thank you. I typed in $0.00 and was able to find the free stuff. Typing in "$0.00 Sherlock Holmes," for example, gave me a list of all the public domain Arthur Conan Doyle stuff I could download.
I also found the free previews. I don't know why I had such a hard time finding it before, but I went to "Robopocalypse" and was able to download a free preview of it onto the Nook iPhone app. Awesome. Now that I know the Nook can do what I need it to, I can't wait to get it. My fiancée has promised she'll get it for me for a wedding present on August, so I just have to use my Kobo until then. |
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