Where (in the US) will one find an e-ink ereader of good quality that is not store branded? I wish there was such a thing. I have tried 2 non-store branded non LCD readers (both of which are only sold in Europe) and I found both of them lacking. Perhaps you have more choices?
So if one here wants a non-LCD, good quality reader, one must go with one of the major brands, all of which are tied to their stores. I would gladly buy a generic if it was any good.
If I only wanted 512 MB of space I could go with an old, outdated Sony 300. But I don't want something that outdated.
I don't consider the specs comparable. I have 1.2 GB storage available on my PW, but less than half that is available on the new Nook. So what if I have only 300 books on my PW at the moment. I like to have a variety availble. I have over 600 on my Kobo Mini, which also has MORE SPACE than the new Nook.
For fans of the BN ebook store, this is a great ereader. Their store doesn't work for me. (I mean it doesn't work...I can't even get freebies...and the text layout is usually all jumbled up). The space reserved for BN content would be useless to me, even if I could get books from them. But I am picky....I will stop reading a book if it has formatting issues, remove it from the device, fix it, and put it back. I surely don't read them as is when I buy them, not from any store.
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Originally Posted by geertm
If people only want to sideload books, why do they buy a store branded, subsidized e-reader?
The e-reader is so cheap because it is sold at a loss (as B&N has to match the price of the ad supported Kindle I think you can be sure about that).
To make a profit and to continue existing as a company they have to sell you B&N content, so they have to make buying B&N content more attractive then buying non-B&N content.
But even then. 512 MB is enough for 500 to 600 sideloaded books. Who really needs more books than that available at one time? You can only read a few books at a time.
Do all those people complaining realize that the specs of this new Nook e-reader are comparable, and even slightly better, to those of the Kindle Paperwhite that a lot of people are calling the best e-reader available?
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