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ffred · 06-11-2011, 11:33 AM

I picked my Nookie on Tuesday - it was a day or two early - and I have read about a thousand pages, still retaining a 60% charge with intermittent WiFi use. I'd hoped for better battery life, but this isn't bad, though I'd not risk a two-week vacation without the charger. It is small and light, and fits in my front pants pocket. It is easy to read, with very black blacks which contrast very nicely against the pearl. With the ability to archive off the device, it seems unlikely that I shall ever need the extra 8GB storage I installed, but that is true for all Nooks.
This is not only a Kindle killer, it may be a PocketBook killer as well, even as good as those devices are reported to be. PocketBook may have to slash their prices in half to compete with this excellent device (hard as that may be for a Euro zone producer), even if they come to market with the Mirasol display - a temptation for early adapters, but not at all necessary for an eReader. I cannot compare Nookie with the new Kobo reader, but at least the Kobo is priced right.
I don't miss a headphone jack at all, but I like it on the NC.

06-11-2011, 11:33 AM	#102
ffred Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Pocketbook IQ 701	I picked my Nookie on Tuesday - it was a day or two early - and I have read about a thousand pages, still retaining a 60% charge with intermittent WiFi use. I'd hoped for better battery life, but this isn't bad, though I'd not risk a two-week vacation without the charger. It is small and light, and fits in my front pants pocket. It is easy to read, with very black blacks which contrast very nicely against the pearl. With the ability to archive off the device, it seems unlikely that I shall ever need the extra 8GB storage I installed, but that is true for all Nooks. This is not only a Kindle killer, it may be a PocketBook killer as well, even as good as those devices are reported to be. PocketBook may have to slash their prices in half to compete with this excellent device (hard as that may be for a Euro zone producer), even if they come to market with the Mirasol display - a temptation for early adapters, but not at all necessary for an eReader. I cannot compare Nookie with the new Kobo reader, but at least the Kobo is priced right. I don't miss a headphone jack at all, but I like it on the NC.