no stores have the nook yet - but some have major marketing in store already.
there is a major advantage of the nook over the kindle - the formats it reads aren't proprietary, and . also you can loan a friend or spouse a book once.
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Originally Posted by MV64
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.
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