Do I want a Nook Color?

Marcy · 01-17-2011, 11:18 PM

It seems I have lost my PRS-650 which I loved a lot. As a result I've been forced to use my iPad for my reading. I don't like how big it is and how crappy the book organization/browsing is, but I realize I read so much at night that the backlight is a huge plus.

I was thinking of getting the Nook Color to have something backlit yet smaller and easier to hold. I went to B&N today to see one, but it was a waste of time. The one I saw only hade 2 children's books loaded onto it, and the clerk didn't know anything. I asked about organizing my books and he proudly showed me how you can click on a book and put it on a certain shelf. When I mentioned I have 2500 books already painstakingly organized with tags, series data, etc. in calibre and I'd like to sideload them all and have them automatically organized he had no clue what I was talking about.

I see calibre has a Nook Color plug-in so I assume it will communicate with it no problem. However, will my books be organized via my tags/series info? Or will I just have a random list of 2500 books?

Thanks for any advice.

-Marcy

SCION · 01-17-2011, 11:22 PM

Hi,

The stock library shelves do not recognize calibre tags. You will have to manually place each book onto a shelf one by one on the device.

jedifarfy · 01-17-2011, 11:33 PM

Since no one wants my info, info gone!

Marcy · 01-18-2011, 12:07 AM

I read the referenced thread but it seemed all about making the covers show up. I don't care a bit about the covers—I want my books to be able to be organized by 1) Author, 2) Title, 3) Date Added, 4) Date Last Read and 5) Series/Tags.

My Sony did all this right off the bat using the metadata info I added in calibre. This is the functionality I'm looking for in the Nook Color. My iPad does 1, 2 and 5, although it does them crappily.

Do I just want to buy a new Sony (and a new Oberon cover...) and be stuck using a light at night? Or is the Nook Color a possibility for this?

-Marcy

SCION · 01-18-2011, 12:34 AM

I don't know why you were given that thread info. As I stated, the NOOKcolor doesn't recognize calibre tags in any shape or form. You can create shelves and give them any name you want, but you will have to long press on each book cover and move it to the shelf. Or you can select a shelf (after naming it) and go through each of your books, one by one, selecting books to add to the shelf. You must repeat the process for each shelf you create.

I rooted my device, so I don't make use of the stock library anymore because it doesn't recognize calibre tags. The stock device will not meet your expectations.

iandix · 01-18-2011, 12:42 AM

you can do all of these things, if you root your Nookcolor and install Aldiko pro as your reader rather than the stock reader that comes with the NC.

http://www.aldiko.com/features.html

Marcy · 01-18-2011, 01:31 AM

It sounds like I'd be better off waiting for the next generation of Android tablets that are supposed to be coming out soon.

I tried going back to my Pocketbook 360, but after my PRS-650 it just didn't cut it anymore. How easily we get spoiled! Maybe my reader will turn up soon.

-Marcy

tubemonkey · 01-18-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcy

It sounds like I'd be better off waiting for the next generation of Android tablets that are supposed to be coming out soon.

And you'll pay dearly for them. The Nook Color's biggest selling point is that it only costs $250. That's half the price that other quality tablets are selling for.

Grimm · 01-18-2011, 10:15 AM

What he said.

madsquabbles · 01-18-2011, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iandix

you can do all of these things, if you root your Nookcolor and install Aldiko pro as your reader rather than the stock reader that comes with the NC.

http://www.aldiko.com/features.html

aldiko used to be my favorite but i've since changed to fbreader. they've had a ui overhaul and 1 ups aldiko by recognizing series tags also. no drm though.

Marcy · 01-18-2011, 06:59 PM

If you root the Nook Color, is it "unrootable" if you decide it isn't for you and want to return it?

I found my PRS-650 today (yeah!) so had decided against it, but I do like all the children's books available. If rooted, is the Nook reading app still available for those books? Are the children's books epubs that I can de-drm so I actually own them?

tubemonkey · 01-18-2011, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcy

If you root the Nook Color, is it "unrootable" if you decide it isn't for you and want to return it?

It can be undone.

Marcy · 01-18-2011, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It can be undone.

Are there easy to follow directions online to undo?

If I root it, can I still use the B&N book app for reading the children's books? Are the children's books epubs?

Thanks,
Marcy

PegS · 01-19-2011, 12:08 AM

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Are there easy to follow directions online to undo?

Yes.

Quote:

If I root it, can I still use the B&N book app for reading the children's books? Are the children's books epubs?

Yes. The only functionality you lose is the "read in store" capability and potentially you lose access to those in-store coupons. As for ePubs? Do you mean the children's books you buy through B&N?

Marcy · 01-19-2011, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PegS

Yes.

Yes. The only functionality you lose is the "read in store" capability and potentially you lose access to those in-store coupons. As for ePubs? Do you mean the children's books you buy through B&N?

Yes, those books.

01-17-2011, 11:18 PM	#1
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	Do I want a Nook Color? It seems I have lost my PRS-650 which I loved a lot. As a result I've been forced to use my iPad for my reading. I don't like how big it is and how crappy the book organization/browsing is, but I realize I read so much at night that the backlight is a huge plus. I was thinking of getting the Nook Color to have something backlit yet smaller and easier to hold. I went to B&N today to see one, but it was a waste of time. The one I saw only hade 2 children's books loaded onto it, and the clerk didn't know anything. I asked about organizing my books and he proudly showed me how you can click on a book and put it on a certain shelf. When I mentioned I have 2500 books already painstakingly organized with tags, series data, etc. in calibre and I'd like to sideload them all and have them automatically organized he had no clue what I was talking about. I see calibre has a Nook Color plug-in so I assume it will communicate with it no problem. However, will my books be organized via my tags/series info? Or will I just have a random list of 2500 books? Thanks for any advice. -Marcy

01-17-2011, 11:33 PM	#3
jedifarfy Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: rooted nook color, nook wifi 1st edition	Since no one wants my info, info gone! Last edited by jedifarfy; 01-18-2011 at 01:03 AM. Reason: No one wanted info

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01-17-2011, 11:22 PM	#2
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Hi, The stock library shelves do not recognize calibre tags. You will have to manually place each book onto a shelf one by one on the device.

01-18-2011, 12:07 AM	#4
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	I read the referenced thread but it seemed all about making the covers show up. I don't care a bit about the covers—I want my books to be able to be organized by 1) Author, 2) Title, 3) Date Added, 4) Date Last Read and 5) Series/Tags. My Sony did all this right off the bat using the metadata info I added in calibre. This is the functionality I'm looking for in the Nook Color. My iPad does 1, 2 and 5, although it does them crappily. Do I just want to buy a new Sony (and a new Oberon cover...) and be stuck using a light at night? Or is the Nook Color a possibility for this? -Marcy

01-18-2011, 12:34 AM	#5
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I don't know why you were given that thread info. As I stated, the NOOKcolor doesn't recognize calibre tags in any shape or form. You can create shelves and give them any name you want, but you will have to long press on each book cover and move it to the shelf. Or you can select a shelf (after naming it) and go through each of your books, one by one, selecting books to add to the shelf. You must repeat the process for each shelf you create. I rooted my device, so I don't make use of the stock library anymore because it doesn't recognize calibre tags. The stock device will not meet your expectations.

01-18-2011, 12:42 AM	#6
iandix Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 109308 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NSW Australia Device: nook touch a Nook 3g (rooted) and a nookcolor (rooted)	you can do all of these things, if you root your Nookcolor and install Aldiko pro as your reader rather than the stock reader that comes with the NC. http://www.aldiko.com/features.html

01-18-2011, 01:31 AM	#7
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	It sounds like I'd be better off waiting for the next generation of Android tablets that are supposed to be coming out soon. I tried going back to my Pocketbook 360, but after my PRS-650 it just didn't cut it anymore. How easily we get spoiled! Maybe my reader will turn up soon. -Marcy

01-18-2011, 10:15 AM	#9
Grimm DRM killer Posts: 471 Karma: 793120 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Just northeast of Atlanta, GA Device: ASUS Transformer Prime (Sold: Nook, Kindle 3, Nook Color, Nook STR)	What he said.

01-18-2011, 06:59 PM	#11
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	If you root the Nook Color, is it "unrootable" if you decide it isn't for you and want to return it? I found my PRS-650 today (yeah!) so had decided against it, but I do like all the children's books available. If rooted, is the Nook reading app still available for those books? Are the children's books epubs that I can de-drm so I actually own them?

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