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Originally Posted by acidzebra
To me Libren sounds like a brand of pantyliner - does it come with wings? Gotta have wings.
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Also it's too close to Librie, the world's first e-ink reader, sold by Sony in Japan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_LI...%A9_EBR-1000EP
And it totally sounds like a feminine hygiene product.
Me I like the nook, makes me think of the used bookstores I used to love when I was a kid, as mentioned earlier in the thread. It's also a more natural-sounding name than "Reader" or "Kindle." Generally if I'm referring to my Sony I say "where's my book?" Not too far off for me to say "where's my Nook?" Of course, I may just continue saying "book," but whatever. Kindle has become self-consciously techie, like a buzzword. Reader is just a little awkward.
I like "Noble," too, but it does sound a little pompous. Also, it has the same mouthfeel problem as Kindle, with the "le" at the end. The same "le" makes it sound like a "me too" device, which I strongly suspect it's not.