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Originally Posted by Doug Pardee
Without activation, a NOOK is pretty much the same as most other EPUB readers. The big value-add of NOOK is that you can access the B&N e-book store wirelessly: searching, browsing, buying, and downloading. Also wireless updates of newspapers and magazines, if you're into that kind of thing.
Activation isn't a big deal. You're basically telling your NOOK what your B&N account ID and password are so that it can log in to your account and synchronize. B&N does keep a list of NOOKs that are activated on each account, but that's about it.
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Except you cannot use a Nook (touch, I don't know about the others) without registering it with B&N. Activation is required otherwise you can't even use the device. Not everyone likes being tracked.