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frossie · 12-17-2009, 03:08 PM

Okay, I have finished my first book on the nook (which by the way was 544 pages on the dead-tree paperback, and 1031 pages on the nook using the small font if anyone was wondering what the mapping is). The only thing I have to add to the above review is a complaint about the battery life - I actually had to charge the nook about halfway through the book, even though I had the airplane mode switched on for some of the time. I am going to do an experiment with the next one and keep airplane mode on all the time to see what the effective battery life really is. FWIW, it seems to take 3.5 hours to charge starting from practically empty. I certainly wish the battery lasted longer or at least took less time to charge.

Still happy I have one though - I can't imagine wanting to trade it in except for something significantly more advanced than what is currently available - maybe color e-ink.

12-17-2009, 03:08 PM	#4
frossie Geek Herder Posts: 31 Karma: 70 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hilo, HI Device: nook	Okay, I have finished my first book on the nook (which by the way was 544 pages on the dead-tree paperback, and 1031 pages on the nook using the small font if anyone was wondering what the mapping is). The only thing I have to add to the above review is a complaint about the battery life - I actually had to charge the nook about halfway through the book, even though I had the airplane mode switched on for some of the time. I am going to do an experiment with the next one and keep airplane mode on all the time to see what the effective battery life really is. FWIW, it seems to take 3.5 hours to charge starting from practically empty. I certainly wish the battery lasted longer or at least took less time to charge. Still happy I have one though - I can't imagine wanting to trade it in except for something significantly more advanced than what is currently available - maybe color e-ink.