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Jaede · 11-10-2011, 05:31 AM

This is for fans of E-Readers.

I've browsed often through this forum, and learned many things about E-Readers from the many people who post here. I have owned a Sony PRS-505, a Nook 1E, a Kindle 3, and my latest reader the Nook Simple Touch.

I've never rooted these devices since the technical aspect of rooting intimidates me somewhat, but I have worked with them, researched them, and managed them with Calibre to such an extent that I feel they hold no secrets for me.

Note-I'm not knocking the Kindle, or Amazon. I rather like buying from Amazon, and loading those books onto the Nook, and if the Kindle had custom screensavers and expandable memory I honestly think it would be superior to the other readers on the market.

My rant, or question to the masses is this: How often have you been reading on an E-Reader that is not a Kindle, and had some ignorant noob look at it and ask if it was a Kindle? And then when you explain what it is they give you a blank look, a nod, and walk away still convinced what you held in your hands is a Kindle. Maybe it's just me, but each device is shaped so differently that it's relatively easy to tell them apart. I don't know about the rest of the readers out there who have given up paperbacks for E-Ink, but this bothers me every time it happens.

Any thoughts?

11-10-2011, 05:31 AM	#1
Jaede Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 494647 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T2	Mistaken Identity This is for fans of E-Readers. I've browsed often through this forum, and learned many things about E-Readers from the many people who post here. I have owned a Sony PRS-505, a Nook 1E, a Kindle 3, and my latest reader the Nook Simple Touch. I've never rooted these devices since the technical aspect of rooting intimidates me somewhat, but I have worked with them, researched them, and managed them with Calibre to such an extent that I feel they hold no secrets for me. Note-I'm not knocking the Kindle, or Amazon. I rather like buying from Amazon, and loading those books onto the Nook, and if the Kindle had custom screensavers and expandable memory I honestly think it would be superior to the other readers on the market. My rant, or question to the masses is this: How often have you been reading on an E-Reader that is not a Kindle, and had some ignorant noob look at it and ask if it was a Kindle? And then when you explain what it is they give you a blank look, a nod, and walk away still convinced what you held in your hands is a Kindle. Maybe it's just me, but each device is shaped so differently that it's relatively easy to tell them apart. I don't know about the rest of the readers out there who have given up paperbacks for E-Ink, but this bothers me every time it happens. Any thoughts?