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jabberwock_11 · 01-12-2011, 07:56 PM

I just got my wife a Nook 3G+WiFi and while the 1.5 firmware seems to have cleared up most of the reservations that I had about the Nook, one issue still remains.

I pulled up fictionwise in order to download some of my books onto the Nook, but didn't seem to be able to log on (it redirected me to a blank page after entering my log-on info). I wasn't certain if this was an issue with fictionwise or not, so I went over to manybooks.net and attempted to download an epub. The Nook gave me a notice stating that downloads were not available in this edition...what's the deal? Is the Nook only able to download books directly from B&N? If this is the case then I don't really have much use for the internet connection on the device seeing as both my wife and myself would only be using it to download books and I don't shop on B&N exclusively.

I was considering getting a Nook for myself, but I really don't want it if I can't download books from independent bookstore using its web browser. There are plenty of ebook readers out there that DO have this feature (my current BeBook Neo among them).

01-12-2011, 07:56 PM	#1
jabberwock_11 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1591305 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Aluratek Libre Pro	Downloading books directly to the Nook I just got my wife a Nook 3G+WiFi and while the 1.5 firmware seems to have cleared up most of the reservations that I had about the Nook, one issue still remains. I pulled up fictionwise in order to download some of my books onto the Nook, but didn't seem to be able to log on (it redirected me to a blank page after entering my log-on info). I wasn't certain if this was an issue with fictionwise or not, so I went over to manybooks.net and attempted to download an epub. The Nook gave me a notice stating that downloads were not available in this edition...what's the deal? Is the Nook only able to download books directly from B&N? If this is the case then I don't really have much use for the internet connection on the device seeing as both my wife and myself would only be using it to download books and I don't shop on B&N exclusively. I was considering getting a Nook for myself, but I really don't want it if I can't download books from independent bookstore using its web browser. There are plenty of ebook readers out there that DO have this feature (my current BeBook Neo among them).