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Old 05-31-2011, 09:07 AM   #217
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
Most people don't read that type of material on their ereaders - they read novels; and for that, landscape isn't needed.
Do you have any statistics with external links to support that? I mean, that most people reads novels.

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They're all valid requests.

Now how long have people been asking B&N to implement landscape in the Nook? and how long has B&N ignored those requests? and how long will it be before those making these requests realize that B&N just doesn't care?
You are right on that and it is a real shame. On my particular case, Amazon bookstore and selection was another factor in choosing a Kindle over Nook, not just the device, but the new Nook touch could catch even more customers with simple changes like landscape mode.

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