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Originally Posted by jbcohen
Ah, interesting. However, I still recommend a kindle for those that like to go way off the beaten path in terms of what books one reads, after all let's face it Amazon has everything. BN is good, in terms of selection but Amazon has abosultely everything. There are aspiring authors who will seak out Amazon for publication of their first novel, I am yet to hear of an author seak out BN.
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I have yet to find a book on Amazon that I could not buy for my Nook on BN. I'm not interested in someones self-publishing service when i am chosing an e-reader. I don't read "indie" titles, but even if i did, it would not really matter to me when buying an e-reader because most of those books go to smashwords or baen where I would download them reader notwithstanding.
But in all honesty, I reccomend the Nook family because its what I own. Its what i can show them, and tell them about. I can attest to the customer service, having had my N1E replaced. I have not left the house without my STR since the day my partner bought it for me (love you babe!). ANd its what I've sat down and learned the features of.
I will second the prior poster - Nooks have search functions, and the shelving display is lovely. Books from other sources look just like BN books with covers and all metadata information (a vast improvement in STR's firmware). And above all - no silly apps to drain the battery down. I'm on my 2nd full week of reading 1-2 hours a day with wi-fi only turned on to download a new book and I still have 70% battery left.