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Originally Posted by caeebe
but the Nook has wifi. How useful is their wifi access? Is it only useful for buying books from Barnes and Noble or can I do more with it? Can I check my email or download books from other retailers (or even directly from my library)?
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The nook lite (the wifi only version) has built in browser (albeit in beta) and once you connect to a hotspot or your home wireless service which is very easy, you can browse the web in addition to buying books from B&N. The 3G version also adds 3G connection on top of that, but without a softroot (some kind of hack), you can only use the 3G to buy books from B&N (obviously you can still use wifi to browse web and such as the 3G version keeps all the wifi function) and cannot do anything more. With a softroot, you can put in your own SIM card and use it to access the web (say if you are in a foreign country). I don't think you can use either to download books directly from library or other retailers, but I could be wrong.
I ordered a wifi only version, but am now weighing the benefits of a 3G (the using your own SIM card after softroot is attractive) and not sure if I should put in an extra $50 for a 3G version.