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Originally Posted by markbot
It seems that B&N made a pretty serious mistake with this device. They went with flash instead of substance. The core functionality of this reader is actually a step back from the Kindle. The core features are book buying experience, book selection and price, battery life, screen contrast, annotation, and refresh rate.
The nook is inferior on battery life, refresh rate, and probably book selection/price. This is a fairly substantial under performance it seems. I would not be surprised if this product fails or is even discontinued.
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From the reviews I've read so far, most people seem to say that the book buying experience is actually better than Amazon's, and easier to use. Selection and price are already being addressed, not to mention the rumors I read that B&N will be giving their eBook store an overhaul this week. The refresh rate, at least on the device I handled earlier today, was fine. Battery life, while definitely less than the Kindle's is still long enough that it's not a concern for me.