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hike_gc · 01-16-2011, 12:19 AM

Thanks for the inkmesh mention. I hadn't found that site before.

The reason I am so willing to walk away from Barnes and Noble is that if you can't wow me on the first transaction, chances are any future transactions won't go any better. I simply don't want the hassle. I ordered the Nook with the intention of also buying ebooks from them. The reality is Amazon and Barnes and Noble have the best prices (as well as availability) for the books I intend to read with the Nook (business, computer, reference).

Many online stores have chosen to use cheaper shipping methods as well as third parties to ship their products in order to cut costs. I've noticed many of my online orders take a lot longer to reach me in recent months. If a company puts the bottom line ahead of excellent customer service, that's their choice. Mine is to not shop with them. It's not worth the hassle.

Ironically enough, the cover I ordered directly from m-edge has already arrived and I ordered it within minutes of placing my Nook order. M-edge uses FedEx and shipped from Maryland. Barnes and Noble shipped from New Jersey. (I am in Arizona.).

If I could have purchased the refurbished Nook at the local store, I would have done so. The clerk at the local store told me the refurbished units are only sold online at the Barnes and Noble website. He said any Nook units returned to the local stores (regardless of the reason for the return) are required to be returned to the corporate Barnes and Noble. At the time, the cost savings of purchasing the refurbished Nook seemed worth it.

It seems like this would be a lot less complicated if I would just download Calibre and learn to convert ebooks to my format of choice.

01-16-2011, 12:19 AM	#11
hike_gc Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 556 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Erie, Colorado Device: Kindle Voyage, Nook	thanks Thanks for the inkmesh mention. I hadn't found that site before. The reason I am so willing to walk away from Barnes and Noble is that if you can't wow me on the first transaction, chances are any future transactions won't go any better. I simply don't want the hassle. I ordered the Nook with the intention of also buying ebooks from them. The reality is Amazon and Barnes and Noble have the best prices (as well as availability) for the books I intend to read with the Nook (business, computer, reference). Many online stores have chosen to use cheaper shipping methods as well as third parties to ship their products in order to cut costs. I've noticed many of my online orders take a lot longer to reach me in recent months. If a company puts the bottom line ahead of excellent customer service, that's their choice. Mine is to not shop with them. It's not worth the hassle. Ironically enough, the cover I ordered directly from m-edge has already arrived and I ordered it within minutes of placing my Nook order. M-edge uses FedEx and shipped from Maryland. Barnes and Noble shipped from New Jersey. (I am in Arizona.). If I could have purchased the refurbished Nook at the local store, I would have done so. The clerk at the local store told me the refurbished units are only sold online at the Barnes and Noble website. He said any Nook units returned to the local stores (regardless of the reason for the return) are required to be returned to the corporate Barnes and Noble. At the time, the cost savings of purchasing the refurbished Nook seemed worth it. It seems like this would be a lot less complicated if I would just download Calibre and learn to convert ebooks to my format of choice.