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Originally Posted by Connallmac
I was very surprised to find that there was almost no space devoted to advertising the nook in the B&N store I visited in Indianapolis yesterday. There was a small display with brochures on the customer service counter in the center of the store, and a smaller one on the end of the sales counter. You really wouldn't think from seeing it that was a major part of their future strategy. It almost seemed like an after thought. I also overheard one of the employees trying to answer some questions about the nook to an elderly woman at the customer service center, without much success. He really didn't seem to know much about it, though that may have been more of a failing on his part than on that of B&N. Hard to say.
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It's not the store manager. As far as I know, not even the big stores actually have nooks in their stores yet. The smaller store I work for will be getting a display model only at the end of November. Big stores will be getting actual stock to sell from the store.
What's funny is that of all the stuff corporate has sent the stores, I still have no idea what types of files it can read (meaning, can it read any generic files or is it proprietary where you have to download books off of BN.com)?
Also, honestly, aside from the touch screen and the fact you can read entire books for free if you're in a Barnes and Noble store, I don't see a difference between it and the Kindle.
Basically, corporate has sent a sheet out giving side-by-side comparisons of the Kindle and the nook. The only real differences are: one uses Verizon, one uses ATT. Oh, and nook as the color touch screen. I mean, honestly, they have the same features for the most part, just provided by different parties. So for someone without a Kindle, the nook is a great choice, since it has color, but if you don't care about a color touch screen there's nothing that makes then nook all that much better.