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Originally Posted by anamardoll
Well.... I would presume that B&N would say that their $140 reader is better than the $114 Kindle because:
1. Touch interface
2. Faster response time
3. Less flash/ghosting
4. No ads
But - as you have demonstrated - how much value customers subscribe to these features is EXTREMELY variable.
I would rather have the $140 nook than the $114 kindle. But I'm not necessarily the person B&N wants to reach - they already have me as a customer. They need to be reaching the people who don't have ANY e-Reader, and price point is probably going to matter more than technical features (less flash!) that non-techies aren't as aware of.
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Good points. As you say, I was also a devoted Nook customer. I had three.
They lost me because they ignored the problems that I and many other people repeatablt pointed out. The software crashes with more than 1275 titles making the 32gb of potential storage space a joke. Also, as they changed the hardware to make it less rootable, I found more hack support for Kindle with the larger user base.
They may be able to get users with some of their features, I just see nothing for me and I doubt that their $140 price will compete with the Kindle at the same $140 or the KSO at $114. They will especially have a problem with the thousands of "refurbished" WiFi & 3G versions at $99 with full warranty. The Nook I finally kept was one of those and it is virtually new.