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terekkincaid · 10-23-2009, 10:53 AM

I pre-ordered mine. I've been waiting to take the plunge into e-readers for a while now. I mostly read PDF journal articles for my job, with the occasional public domain e-book (on my Windows Mobile phone - not great for the eyes I guess, but very convenient). If I really need to analyze a paper, I'll print it an go nuts with the pen, but mostly, I just need to skim through them, and it's a pain to have a giant pile of paper on my desk of stuff I'm only going to read once (if that). I would like a portable library of all my papers so I can just look through them during my commute.

I've been waiting for a smaller ebook reader that could do a decent job of PDF at a good price. Of course, the Kindle DX would be sweet, but it's $450 and honestly a bit too big to carry around. I had pretty much decided on a Sony PRS-600, but the glare from the touch screen really bothers me (I saw a demo unit in a Borders).

The nook seems to have exactly what I need on paper. I don't really care about lending or DRM'ed ebooks. I have a phone that can browse the net easier than an ebook, so that's also not an issue. The only thing that remains to be seen is how zooming works on PDFs with graphics (i.e. PDFs that can't be reflowed). If it's impossible, that might be a deal breaker, and I'll have to go with the Sony. But with a 6" screen, I might be able to deal with it, I'll just have to see.

The Android-driven touch screen is a very nice bonus, and there's such a large hacking community that it will be broken wide open in no time. I wouldn't be surprised if someone gets the Android desktop unlocked (email, browsing, etc.) in the first week. I'm not banking on it, but I don't doubt it will happen.

And for the record, I paid with a CC and it hasn't been charged yet, and I have a ship date for the 30th as well.

10-23-2009, 10:53 AM	#46
terekkincaid Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 196 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: nook	I pre-ordered mine. I've been waiting to take the plunge into e-readers for a while now. I mostly read PDF journal articles for my job, with the occasional public domain e-book (on my Windows Mobile phone - not great for the eyes I guess, but very convenient). If I really need to analyze a paper, I'll print it an go nuts with the pen, but mostly, I just need to skim through them, and it's a pain to have a giant pile of paper on my desk of stuff I'm only going to read once (if that). I would like a portable library of all my papers so I can just look through them during my commute. I've been waiting for a smaller ebook reader that could do a decent job of PDF at a good price. Of course, the Kindle DX would be sweet, but it's $450 and honestly a bit too big to carry around. I had pretty much decided on a Sony PRS-600, but the glare from the touch screen really bothers me (I saw a demo unit in a Borders). The nook seems to have exactly what I need on paper. I don't really care about lending or DRM'ed ebooks. I have a phone that can browse the net easier than an ebook, so that's also not an issue. The only thing that remains to be seen is how zooming works on PDFs with graphics (i.e. PDFs that can't be reflowed). If it's impossible, that might be a deal breaker, and I'll have to go with the Sony. But with a 6" screen, I might be able to deal with it, I'll just have to see. The Android-driven touch screen is a very nice bonus, and there's such a large hacking community that it will be broken wide open in no time. I wouldn't be surprised if someone gets the Android desktop unlocked (email, browsing, etc.) in the first week. I'm not banking on it, but I don't doubt it will happen. And for the record, I paid with a CC and it hasn't been charged yet, and I have a ship date for the 30th as well.