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Rebo · 08-15-2010, 02:22 AM

Today I took my Nook for the first time to Barnes and Noble and tried out the in store reading. At first I was having some difficulties connecting; instead of letting my Nook detect B&N WiFi automatically, somehow I force connected it to the AT&T hot spots. The B&N customer service guy was pretty knowledgeable; he helped me reconfigure it correctly and walked me through some of the key features.

I got a good spot in the café, while sipping my coffee and nibbling my free Godiva treat, I browsed through a couple of books that got rave reviews and seem very interesting to me. I know the physical copies are probably displayed somewhere on the shelves but it seems much easier to locate and go over them on my nookie screen. There are two books that I really like and will be downloading them shortly. So far I’ve been only downloading free B&N books or reading borrowed library ebooks. The sample download that they offer is normally just the introduction and the first chapter which is not enough for me to evaluate a book; the in store shop allows more in depth reading so I am sure that I am buying what I really want.

Overall, it is a very joyful experience and I stayed there for over 3 hours. Before I left, to support my local brick and mortar neighborhood bookstore, I bought two physical books, the Adobe Illustrator CS3 and a medical guide. These books are probably available in eformat but for reference books, they are better presented to be viewed in their native paper format.

08-15-2010, 02:22 AM	#1
Rebo Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 392 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook, nook color, kindle 3, Ipad 2nd gen, Nook HD+, Iphone 4S	My first in store reading experience Today I took my Nook for the first time to Barnes and Noble and tried out the in store reading. At first I was having some difficulties connecting; instead of letting my Nook detect B&N WiFi automatically, somehow I force connected it to the AT&T hot spots. The B&N customer service guy was pretty knowledgeable; he helped me reconfigure it correctly and walked me through some of the key features. I got a good spot in the café, while sipping my coffee and nibbling my free Godiva treat, I browsed through a couple of books that got rave reviews and seem very interesting to me. I know the physical copies are probably displayed somewhere on the shelves but it seems much easier to locate and go over them on my nookie screen. There are two books that I really like and will be downloading them shortly. So far I’ve been only downloading free B&N books or reading borrowed library ebooks. The sample download that they offer is normally just the introduction and the first chapter which is not enough for me to evaluate a book; the in store shop allows more in depth reading so I am sure that I am buying what I really want. Overall, it is a very joyful experience and I stayed there for over 3 hours. Before I left, to support my local brick and mortar neighborhood bookstore, I bought two physical books, the Adobe Illustrator CS3 and a medical guide. These books are probably available in eformat but for reference books, they are better presented to be viewed in their native paper format.