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jxh11215 · 10-20-2009, 06:58 PM

I initially liked the look of the device, but will stick with my Kindle for now. There are a few things I think they got right, external memory, removable battery, but not enough to change devices. Funny thing was, I was ready to buy before I watched the video.

1. I already hate the Kindle book navigation. Since, I now have over 300 books purchased from Amazon and hundreds of personal documents, I shudder to think of trying to get through them all using a 'slider'. Even if I kept my storage online, that's a lot to go through. WHat was up with the purchasing interface in the video? That did NOT look right to me
2. I'm extremely suspicious of the language in the lending statement. Sounds to me like you can loan a book once and that not all books will be available to loan. If that's left up to the publishers there'll be more not than can
3. While the menus on the Kindle aren't the most flashy, I didn't see anything in the video that made me think the nook's were designed better, just faster
4. The pricing on B&N compared to Amazon is ridiculous. Maybe it'll get better, maybe not.

10-20-2009, 06:58 PM	#265
jxh11215 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 142 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle 1 & Kindle 2	I initially liked the look of the device, but will stick with my Kindle for now. There are a few things I think they got right, external memory, removable battery, but not enough to change devices. Funny thing was, I was ready to buy before I watched the video. 1. I already hate the Kindle book navigation. Since, I now have over 300 books purchased from Amazon and hundreds of personal documents, I shudder to think of trying to get through them all using a 'slider'. Even if I kept my storage online, that's a lot to go through. WHat was up with the purchasing interface in the video? That did NOT look right to me 2. I'm extremely suspicious of the language in the lending statement. Sounds to me like you can loan a book once and that not all books will be available to loan. If that's left up to the publishers there'll be more not than can 3. While the menus on the Kindle aren't the most flashy, I didn't see anything in the video that made me think the nook's were designed better, just faster 4. The pricing on B&N compared to Amazon is ridiculous. Maybe it'll get better, maybe not.