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Old 07-26-2010, 09:18 PM   #43
beartard
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Device: nook, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide
I had high hopes for this app. Here are some problems I hope BN fixes on the next version:

1. The app advertises 5MB (which is huge for a phone app) but actual installed size can be over 17MB (which is obscene for a phone app). Granted, those with rooted android devices won't care about this, but it's something that BN needs to optimize.

2. Sync with BN downloads works well. Unfortunately, even with an app this size, there's no store coded into it. The app sends you to a website to make purchases.

3. There is no "night mode" for reverse display.

4. Amazon touts their "whisper" sync feature, that remembers not only the books, but keeps track of where you are in the books. This should be easy for BN to implement in future nook updates as well as Android app updates.

Overall, it makes the kindle app look spectacular and makes me want to purchase books from the Borders app and sideload them to my nook.
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