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rwizard · 12-10-2009, 01:33 AM

I tried the nook in the store. I like the device, but I also think that the people that are critical of it have a right to be.

When I first started trying to use the nook it kept seeming to lock up and would not respond until I hit the "button" to go to the home screen. I turned off the nook and turned it back on and it seemed to be working after that. Based on this and the other reviews I have seen I would say that there is a memory leak somewhere in the software (some people report the devices not working at all, some reporting frequent errors, and some reporting that they did not have any errors. I did not see in any of the reviews claiming many errors or unresponsive device any indication that they attempted to reboot the device. Granted, this should not be necessary). Once it started working most of the interface seemed prety straight forward except any swiping gesture. For instance, I kept wanting to drag the scroll bar down when there were more options than the touch screen could show but you do not drag the scroll bar down like you would on a computer, you drag the page up. I ran into a similar problem when trying to get the swipe feature to turn the page, I kept swiping from left to right (the direction I wanted to go in the book was "to the right") once again as if I was scrolling but the swipe feature acts like you are reading a folded out book with all the writing on one side of the page, so you turn the page from right to left. I think this may be one of the reasons so many people cannot get this feature to work (or it could just be me

). Unfortunately, there is a noticeable delay, regardless of how you turn pages, between when you indicated you wanted to turn the page and when the device actually started refreshing the screen. the actual page turn time looked about the same as other readers I have seen but there is a significant lag between your indication that you would like to turn the page and when the device actually starts to "turn" the page. Other than these items, the touch screen keyboard, and other navigation seemed to work fine. I bought a book on the demo unit and that seemed to work well.

I like the potential of the nook and like it's price compared to other readers I am considering. I think that once I can come up with the cash (possibly after Christmas) I will probably buy one (and wait for it since they probably still won't be available in the stores at that point). I am willing to deal with the draw backs for the potential and price point of this device. Unfortunately I would, and have since I tried it myself, recommend the Sony 505 or 600 to anyone I know looking to get an ebook reader, the potential frustration is just to high.

Fore anyone wondering, I want something that reads EPUB since I am not interested in being permanently roped in to purchasing the same manufactures devices. If I get something that reads EPUB with Adobe DRM and I buy Adobe DRM ebooks then the odds of another ebook reader down the line being able to read them is pretty high, even if I don't want the current ebook reader manufactured by the same company. Also, esthetically, I just don't like the Kindle. Not saying it is a bad device, I just don't like it.

12-10-2009, 01:33 AM	#62
rwizard Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 366 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Utah Device: iPhone, waiting for reviews on the Notionink Adam	I tried the nook in the store. I like the device, but I also think that the people that are critical of it have a right to be. When I first started trying to use the nook it kept seeming to lock up and would not respond until I hit the "button" to go to the home screen. I turned off the nook and turned it back on and it seemed to be working after that. Based on this and the other reviews I have seen I would say that there is a memory leak somewhere in the software (some people report the devices not working at all, some reporting frequent errors, and some reporting that they did not have any errors. I did not see in any of the reviews claiming many errors or unresponsive device any indication that they attempted to reboot the device. Granted, this should not be necessary). Once it started working most of the interface seemed prety straight forward except any swiping gesture. For instance, I kept wanting to drag the scroll bar down when there were more options than the touch screen could show but you do not drag the scroll bar down like you would on a computer, you drag the page up. I ran into a similar problem when trying to get the swipe feature to turn the page, I kept swiping from left to right (the direction I wanted to go in the book was "to the right") once again as if I was scrolling but the swipe feature acts like you are reading a folded out book with all the writing on one side of the page, so you turn the page from right to left. I think this may be one of the reasons so many people cannot get this feature to work (or it could just be me ). Unfortunately, there is a noticeable delay, regardless of how you turn pages, between when you indicated you wanted to turn the page and when the device actually started refreshing the screen. the actual page turn time looked about the same as other readers I have seen but there is a significant lag between your indication that you would like to turn the page and when the device actually starts to "turn" the page. Other than these items, the touch screen keyboard, and other navigation seemed to work fine. I bought a book on the demo unit and that seemed to work well. I like the potential of the nook and like it's price compared to other readers I am considering. I think that once I can come up with the cash (possibly after Christmas) I will probably buy one (and wait for it since they probably still won't be available in the stores at that point). I am willing to deal with the draw backs for the potential and price point of this device. Unfortunately I would, and have since I tried it myself, recommend the Sony 505 or 600 to anyone I know looking to get an ebook reader, the potential frustration is just to high. Fore anyone wondering, I want something that reads EPUB since I am not interested in being permanently roped in to purchasing the same manufactures devices. If I get something that reads EPUB with Adobe DRM and I buy Adobe DRM ebooks then the odds of another ebook reader down the line being able to read them is pretty high, even if I don't want the current ebook reader manufactured by the same company. Also, esthetically, I just don't like the Kindle. Not saying it is a bad device, I just don't like it. Last edited by rwizard; 12-10-2009 at 01:42 AM.