New B&N eReader $259 & will allow sharing

sforce · 10-19-2009, 08:18 PM

"A new electronic book reader is expected Tuesday from book seller Barnes & Noble Inc. that will challenge readers from Amazon.com Inc. and Sony Corp. with a color touch-screen and $259 price, according to a planned ad for the device.

Details of the reader appear in a full-page advertisement viewed by The Wall Street Journal in the New York Times Book Review section dated Sunday, Oct. 25. The advertisement says the Nook will enable its owners to "Lend eBooks to friends.""

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

paul1403 · 10-19-2009, 08:28 PM

Will it be available internationally? Will it be supported internationally?

Stay tuned...

Paul
Canberra, Australia

JoeD · 10-19-2009, 08:40 PM

Book lending sounds like a great feature, hopefully the reader makes it way to places other than the US though

I thought the announcement of colour support was retracted by B&N?

desertgrandma · 10-19-2009, 08:43 PM

Nice. When will they let their employees in on the news?

fuzzy_dunlop · 10-19-2009, 08:44 PM

Looks like it will be called 'Nook,' wow Athena never sounded so good. I now understand the 'freaking terrible' name comment made by Gizmodo. Still no word on what formats it will support and many other details.

Color refers to the LCD screen below the e-Ink screen. Fingers crossed on international support.

wallcraft · 10-19-2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeD

I thought the announcement of colour support was retracted by B&N?

This is a small color touch screen for covers and control, the main screen is still grayscale EInk. See Barnes and Noble's reader: first pics, which seems to be plausible.

desertgrandma · 10-19-2009, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuzzy_dunlop

Looks like it will be called 'Nook,' wow Athena never sounded so good. I now understand the 'freaking terrible' name comment made by Gizmodo. Still no word on what formats it will support and many other details.

Color refers to the LCD screen below the e-Ink screen. Fingers crossed on international support.

Oh, thank you for that belly laugh. I can hear it now.

sforce · 10-19-2009, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuzzy_dunlop

Looks like it will be called 'Nook,' wow Athena never sounded so good. I now understand the 'freaking terrible' name comment made by Gizmodo...

Yeah, I rather liked "Athena." I suppose we will have to see how they market the term, "Nook." So, let me be first with a bad pun, "eNookie?"

The Hooded Claw · 10-19-2009, 09:19 PM

I'm unenthused by the LCD....To me, any space on the front of an ebook reader that's not devoted to eInk paper is not only wasted, but worse than wasted....Increases the cost, size (size is very important for a device you carry around with you!), and in this case power consumption, without contributing anything. Being able to see a postage stamp image of the color can be done by getting on a desktop and going to the Amazon or B&N website. I hope they have some better use for the LCD than showing the cover!

Having said that, I hope their Nook or Athena or whatever it is, is a success. I love my Kindle, but I also like having other options, and even more important, I want Amazon to feel pressure to offer us better stuff at lower prices, not just be able to sit there fat and happy and unchallenged!

I actually think the name Athena is fine. Not so wild about "Nook". On the other hand, I've always thought Kindle was a stupid name, yet I own one and love it!

benham · 10-19-2009, 09:22 PM

All I want for Christmas is a little Niikie?

Will this be safe to buy right off the bat? Not like every version of Microsoft Windows which remain under development until the next version comes out.

Matches Malone · 10-19-2009, 09:31 PM

$234 after bing cashback and maybe other coupons could bring it down lower. Looking forward to the announcement tomorrow. Hope its available immediately or at the end of the month.

WT Sharpe · 10-19-2009, 11:22 PM

"Nook" is an interesting name. The Book Nook. It's a natural.

This looks interesting. I'll have to check it out. Wonder what the battery life will be? And what about screen glare? E-Ink is so easy on the eyes. Don't see how an LCD could compare for sharpness and ease of reading.

WT Sharpe · 10-19-2009, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

This is a small color touch screen for covers and control, the main screen is still grayscale EInk. See Barnes and Noble's reader: first pics, which seems to be plausible.

Ah, yes. How did I miss that? But who need color navigation?

sforce · 10-20-2009, 12:00 AM

From the NYT:

"The advertisement for the Nook says that consumers will be able to “access over one million e-books, newspapers and magazines.” About 500,000 of the books available at BN.com can be downloaded free, through an agreement with Google to provide electronic versions of public domain books that Google has scanned from university libraries. These editions are currently not available on the Kindle."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/te...ader.html?_r=1

ardeegee · 10-20-2009, 12:19 AM

I await someone coming up with an accessory (or maybe a rival product) called the "Cranny."

10-19-2009, 08:18 PM	#1
sforce Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 184 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Plastic Logic (?)	New B&N eReader $259 & will allow sharing "A new electronic book reader is expected Tuesday from book seller Barnes & Noble Inc. that will challenge readers from Amazon.com Inc. and Sony Corp. with a color touch-screen and $259 price, according to a planned ad for the device. Details of the reader appear in a full-page advertisement viewed by The Wall Street Journal in the New York Times Book Review section dated Sunday, Oct. 25. The advertisement says the Nook will enable its owners to "Lend eBooks to friends."" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

10-19-2009, 08:28 PM	#2
paul1403 Exertion Avoider Posts: 31 Karma: 104 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Device: Eco-Reader	Will it be available internationally? Will it be supported internationally? Stay tuned... Paul Canberra, Australia __________________ I believe the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats, and I'll be darned if I'm going to waste any of them on exercise. - Neil Armstrong

10-19-2009, 09:22 PM	#10
benham Addict Posts: 358 Karma: 2594 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	All I want for Christmas is a little Niikie? Will this be safe to buy right off the bat? Not like every version of Microsoft Windows which remain under development until the next version comes out. __________________ Jeff- Founder and Chief Liquidating Officer of BEER (Blue Edition EReader) Member of SOBSR (Society of Owners of Blue Sony Readers) - cassidym (president) Member of BOoBS (Benevolent Order of Blue Sonys) - snape (president)

10-19-2009, 11:22 PM	#12
WT Sharpe Nephilim Descendant Posts: 1,365 Karma: 10906 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tidewater, VA, USA Device: Kindle 2, Nook	"Nook" is an interesting name. The Book Nook. It's a natural. This looks interesting. I'll have to check it out. Wonder what the battery life will be? And what about screen glare? E-Ink is so easy on the eyes. Don't see how an LCD could compare for sharpness and ease of reading. __________________ Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. —————— Dylan Thomas

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10-19-2009, 08:40 PM	#3
JoeD Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 106 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Hanlin v3	Book lending sounds like a great feature, hopefully the reader makes it way to places other than the US though I thought the announcement of colour support was retracted by B&N?

10-19-2009, 08:43 PM	#4
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 9,622 Karma: 55355 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Surprise Arizona Device: 1 Kindle1, and an Asus 1000HE!	Nice. When will they let their employees in on the news?

10-19-2009, 08:44 PM	#5
fuzzy_dunlop Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	Looks like it will be called 'Nook,' wow Athena never sounded so good. I now understand the 'freaking terrible' name comment made by Gizmodo. Still no word on what formats it will support and many other details. Color refers to the LCD screen below the e-Ink screen. Fingers crossed on international support.

10-19-2009, 09:19 PM	#9
The Hooded Claw Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 102 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 2	I'm unenthused by the LCD....To me, any space on the front of an ebook reader that's not devoted to eInk paper is not only wasted, but worse than wasted....Increases the cost, size (size is very important for a device you carry around with you!), and in this case power consumption, without contributing anything. Being able to see a postage stamp image of the color can be done by getting on a desktop and going to the Amazon or B&N website. I hope they have some better use for the LCD than showing the cover! Having said that, I hope their Nook or Athena or whatever it is, is a success. I love my Kindle, but I also like having other options, and even more important, I want Amazon to feel pressure to offer us better stuff at lower prices, not just be able to sit there fat and happy and unchallenged! I actually think the name Athena is fine. Not so wild about "Nook". On the other hand, I've always thought Kindle was a stupid name, yet I own one and love it!

10-19-2009, 09:31 PM	#11
Matches Malone Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY, USA Device: Kindle 1, Sony Prs-505	$234 after bing cashback and maybe other coupons could bring it down lower. Looking forward to the announcement tomorrow. Hope its available immediately or at the end of the month.

10-20-2009, 12:00 AM	#14
sforce Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 184 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Plastic Logic (?)	From the NYT: "The advertisement for the Nook says that consumers will be able to “access over one million e-books, newspapers and magazines.” About 500,000 of the books available at BN.com can be downloaded free, through an agreement with Google to provide electronic versions of public domain books that Google has scanned from university libraries. These editions are currently not available on the Kindle." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/te...ader.html?_r=1

10-20-2009, 12:19 AM	#15
ardeegee Evangelist Posts: 453 Karma: 5380 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Sony Reader Pocket	I await someone coming up with an accessory (or maybe a rival product) called the "Cranny."

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