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boswd · 02-10-2011, 12:32 PM

Hi Cat, I like you was also skeptical about reading novels on the nook color. I originally bought one simply as a cheaper alternative to surf the web and reading magazines and books that had pictures etc.

I was shocked at how quickley I not adapted but how very little I was initially i was affected by the lcd screen. I own both and I the nook color has become my primary ereader.

I do love having both though, when the weather warms up and I'm outdoors reading, my nook eink will be there. But overall the User Interface, the features and the sharp crispness of the text makes the nook ereader at least IMHO, the best ereader on the market. 4 months ago I would have not have said that, I was clearly in the eink corner and scoffed at the Ipad etc. Not anymore.

but to answer your questions

1. yes the nook color does go to sleep and you can customize it's time out period
2. In order to keep the same books on your nook color that you have already purchased on your nook eink, you just register your nook color on the same account as the nook eink.

Now if you husband keeps the nook eink, he'll have two options.
1. Stay on your account, this will give you both access and the ability to share your entire library with each other. Big Plus but it can expose how much and on what each spend on your respective books.
IOW's You can use up to 5 devices on one account. So your nook color and the nook eink would be two devices, a smartphone would be 3 so on and so on.

2. He can unregister the nook eink and create his own separate account.

I hope this helps and good luck.

I myself, just love them both and I do truely believe they are the best overall ereaders available.

02-10-2011, 12:32 PM	#10
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	Hi Cat, I like you was also skeptical about reading novels on the nook color. I originally bought one simply as a cheaper alternative to surf the web and reading magazines and books that had pictures etc. I was shocked at how quickley I not adapted but how very little I was initially i was affected by the lcd screen. I own both and I the nook color has become my primary ereader. I do love having both though, when the weather warms up and I'm outdoors reading, my nook eink will be there. But overall the User Interface, the features and the sharp crispness of the text makes the nook ereader at least IMHO, the best ereader on the market. 4 months ago I would have not have said that, I was clearly in the eink corner and scoffed at the Ipad etc. Not anymore. but to answer your questions 1. yes the nook color does go to sleep and you can customize it's time out period 2. In order to keep the same books on your nook color that you have already purchased on your nook eink, you just register your nook color on the same account as the nook eink. Now if you husband keeps the nook eink, he'll have two options. 1. Stay on your account, this will give you both access and the ability to share your entire library with each other. Big Plus but it can expose how much and on what each spend on your respective books. IOW's You can use up to 5 devices on one account. So your nook color and the nook eink would be two devices, a smartphone would be 3 so on and so on. 2. He can unregister the nook eink and create his own separate account. I hope this helps and good luck. I myself, just love them both and I do truely believe they are the best overall ereaders available.