The Ultimate Sin

Jaede · 12-22-2011, 08:04 PM

I am out to confess a most terrible sin. I have bounced from E-Reader to E-Reader in a quest to find true bookworm happiness. I had finally settled on the Nook Simple Touch. It was, for the most part, the perfect E-Reader. Still wanted an "Add to Shelf" feature, but I was willing to let that go in favor of all that the Reader had going for it.

But then I saw the Sony PRS-T1. A shiny, flashy little E-Reader. Better shelf-management, better page turn buttons, a feature to make the book you're reading the screensaver, and a MP3 player that shuffles the music. It had it all, and I told the Simple Touch that it was time to see other people. I gave the Simple Touch to my mother.

I got the Sony, and discovered bad, terrible things about it. It sorted by author completely differently, and since my Calibre Library had been named to accomodate the Nook system this was brutal. I spent two days renaming, and still it didn't quite fix the problem. Then there was it's slow processing power compared to the update that sped up the Nook, and made the fonts crisper. I mean, for three thousand books, the Nook will near-instantly display the covers when browsing through the Library, but the Sony just couldn't digest the content I was feeding it.

Freezing issues, shutdowns, and resets. It fought what I wanted from it tooth and nail. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore, and sold it off as a Christmas gift to someone else.

I couldn't take back the one I gave to my mom so I had to use the money to buy another Nook Simple Touch. So the question stands as this: Will the Nook ever forgive me, or will it explode one day while I'm reading the E-Book version of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"

cHex · 12-23-2011, 12:27 AM

The Kindle wants you to think that your Nook is just like people: she'll get her feelings hurt and want no further relationship with you. But really, the Kindle just wants you to be with her instead. Go back to the Nook, if you love her, and I think you'll find her all forgiveness and redemption.

Jaede · 12-23-2011, 11:11 AM

But the Kindle is obsessed with dead authors and advertisements. What would the Kindle know about the relationship between the E-Reader and the person reading from it?

ScalyFreak · 12-23-2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaede

But the Kindle is obsessed with dead authors and advertisements. What would the Kindle know about the relationship between the E-Reader and the person reading from it?

What the Kindle knows about relationships doesn't matter, since all relationships are as different as the people in them. Go back to your Nook, and ask forgiveness for being so stupid and shortsighted and for not truly appreciating how special she is. Then promise her that you now know better, and that you've now realized how much you love and need her, and tell her you love her more than ever.

She might not forgive you right away, but she might at least be willing to listen.

Chi Cygni · 12-23-2011, 03:44 PM

ho hum, how can you tell if an ereader is a she or a he? Mine are all manly men (even, shock horror, the pink one) definitely not girls

ScalyFreak · 12-23-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Chi Cygni

ho hum, how can you tell if an ereader is a she or a he? Mine are all manly men (even, shock horror, the pink one) definitely not girls

The same way you can tell if computers are male or female

jersysman · 12-23-2011, 03:53 PM

A plugboard in Calibre works wonders.

Chi Cygni · 12-23-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

The same way you can tell if computers are male or female

good one

may I spoil your nice karma by adding to it?

in my language though both computer and ereader are male gender. I agree with the first part of the article <insert little devil here>

wodin · 12-23-2011, 06:15 PM

Being a bit iPhobic, I wouldn't know firsthand; but I have it on competent authority that Siri is defiantly a girl!

Fbone · 12-23-2011, 06:27 PM

The pop-up stylus of the PRS-650 is your clue.

To the OP: Since you purchased a new Nook you better not let it see your mom's. Breaking up to date its sibling is not cool.

anamardoll · 12-23-2011, 07:11 PM

I'm in a happily polyamorous relationship with a PRS-950 and a PRS-350.

Jaede · 12-23-2011, 08:29 PM

So what happens if you've got an E-Reader, and an I-Pad. How do you introduce them? Should they share the library, or do you divide it amongst them? Will my Nook find out I get some of my books from Amazon? Will she understand?

Phogg · 12-23-2011, 09:48 PM

ScalyFreak · 12-23-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Chi Cygni

good one

may I spoil your nice karma by adding to it?

Please. I need all the good karma I can get!

In my native tongue, the word for computer is neutered. Er. I mean "neutral". Neutral. Really.

Chi Cygni · 12-24-2011, 06:28 AM

Neutral? Poor thing

so, how... err, never mind.

12-22-2011, 08:04 PM	#1
Jaede Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 494647 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T2	The Ultimate Sin I am out to confess a most terrible sin. I have bounced from E-Reader to E-Reader in a quest to find true bookworm happiness. I had finally settled on the Nook Simple Touch. It was, for the most part, the perfect E-Reader. Still wanted an "Add to Shelf" feature, but I was willing to let that go in favor of all that the Reader had going for it. But then I saw the Sony PRS-T1. A shiny, flashy little E-Reader. Better shelf-management, better page turn buttons, a feature to make the book you're reading the screensaver, and a MP3 player that shuffles the music. It had it all, and I told the Simple Touch that it was time to see other people. I gave the Simple Touch to my mother. I got the Sony, and discovered bad, terrible things about it. It sorted by author completely differently, and since my Calibre Library had been named to accomodate the Nook system this was brutal. I spent two days renaming, and still it didn't quite fix the problem. Then there was it's slow processing power compared to the update that sped up the Nook, and made the fonts crisper. I mean, for three thousand books, the Nook will near-instantly display the covers when browsing through the Library, but the Sony just couldn't digest the content I was feeding it. Freezing issues, shutdowns, and resets. It fought what I wanted from it tooth and nail. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore, and sold it off as a Christmas gift to someone else. I couldn't take back the one I gave to my mom so I had to use the money to buy another Nook Simple Touch. So the question stands as this: Will the Nook ever forgive me, or will it explode one day while I'm reading the E-Book version of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"

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12-23-2011, 12:27 AM	#2
cHex Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 2843950 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle Keyboard (K3)	The Kindle wants you to think that your Nook is just like people: she'll get her feelings hurt and want no further relationship with you. But really, the Kindle just wants you to be with her instead. Go back to the Nook, if you love her, and I think you'll find her all forgiveness and redemption.

12-23-2011, 11:11 AM	#3
Jaede Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 494647 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T2	But the Kindle is obsessed with dead authors and advertisements. What would the Kindle know about the relationship between the E-Reader and the person reading from it?

12-23-2011, 03:44 PM	#5
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	ho hum, how can you tell if an ereader is a she or a he? Mine are all manly men (even, shock horror, the pink one) definitely not girls

12-23-2011, 03:53 PM	#7
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	A plugboard in Calibre works wonders.

12-23-2011, 06:15 PM	#9
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Being a bit iPhobic, I wouldn't know firsthand; but I have it on competent authority that Siri is defiantly a girl!

12-23-2011, 06:27 PM	#10
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,286 Karma: 101696762 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	The pop-up stylus of the PRS-650 is your clue. To the OP: Since you purchased a new Nook you better not let it see your mom's. Breaking up to date its sibling is not cool.

12-23-2011, 07:11 PM	#11
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	I'm in a happily polyamorous relationship with a PRS-950 and a PRS-350.

12-23-2011, 08:29 PM	#12
Jaede Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 494647 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T2	So what happens if you've got an E-Reader, and an I-Pad. How do you introduce them? Should they share the library, or do you divide it amongst them? Will my Nook find out I get some of my books from Amazon? Will she understand?

12-23-2011, 09:48 PM	#13
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.

12-24-2011, 06:28 AM	#15
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	Neutral? Poor thing so, how... err, never mind.

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