Nook #4 on Time's Tech Buyer's Guide for 2009

calvin-c · 11-15-2009, 09:29 PM

http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...937994,00.html

Although the list itself doesn't mention holiday gifts, that's what it's aimed at. Link from CNN says '20 hot gadgets for holiday gifting'. I doubt if the fact that the Nook is 'hot' is news to anybody here, but thought you might enjoy the list.

kindlekitten · 11-16-2009, 01:59 AM

simply amazing what people are willing to say without having the product in hand

Terisa de morgan · 11-16-2009, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

simply amazing what people are willing to say without having the product in hand

My thought exactly.

rebarnmom · 11-16-2009, 12:40 PM

I expect eBook readers of all kinds to be a hot Christmas gift this season!

calvin-c · 11-16-2009, 12:42 PM

Strangely, that thought hadn't occurred to me. Possibly because I don't intend to buy one so all I'm really interested in is the talk & tech. (Why won't I buy one? Because I prefer, as much as possible, all-in-one functionality for my mobile device. Not necessarily when traveling, but for day-to-day carrying around in my pocket.)

But you're absolutely right-how can it rank so high when it isn't even out yet? It's sad, in a way. I dropped out of the stock market entirely over 10 years ago. When I started you could succeed if you invested intelligently-then speculation took over & now success or failure is determined by rumors. The same seems to be true about 'hot' objects. It's all about the buzz now, not about anything real. Sad.

LDBoblo · 11-17-2009, 03:11 AM

Wonder if they'll be one of this post-season's hottest returns.

kindlekitten · 11-17-2009, 06:11 AM

*snicker*

poohbear_nc · 11-17-2009, 09:40 AM

It's basically a K2 that reads different formats - and has a cute little color screen to show your book covers. That makes it hot?

JJoyce · 11-17-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rebarnmom

I expect eBook readers of all kinds to be a hot Christmas gift this season!

Very true.

Just happened to run into the district manager for my local Best Buy, I guess on one of his inspection tours of local stores.

I was in the store playing with the Sony ereaders on display and he noticed, struck up a conversation about them (apparently he's a fan of dedicated devices as well.)

Might be old news, but Best Buy's looking at getting in to e-readers in a bigger way. Said they have a couple more models from other manufacturers they're planning to bring in to stores before Christmas.

Most surprising comment was an off-hand remark that Best Buy corporate is in conversations with Amazon about possibly bringing the Kindles in to stores.

If it happened, it'd solve one of my problems with buying a Kindle -- the not getting my hands on it first. Of course, I'd still have a problem with Amazon's taking the lion's share of profits on newspaper subscriptions and related lack of a Dallas Morning News subscription, so....

delphidb96 · 11-17-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

It's basically a K2 that reads different formats - and has a cute little color screen to show your book covers. That makes it hot?

Given that I'm only able to consider what 'reviewers' have state, yeah, pretty much.

Of course, I bought a broken-screen-used K2 (eBay, $35), which, it turned out still had four MONTHS left on its warranty. I'm getting my free replacement today!

Derek

CleverClothe · 11-17-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

It's basically a K2 that reads different formats - and has a cute little color screen to show your book covers. That makes it hot?

And the K2 is basically a Sony Reader that reads different formats - and has a cute little keyboard for searching.

But seriously, why are Kindle owners so threatened by the Nook?

Penforhire · 11-17-2009, 03:57 PM

Trumpeting the latest vaporware in Tech? Say it 'aint so! lol

Also, the PS3 and a heating vest are a "new Techie gadgets?" Wow, the Time audience must be sadly behind the, um, times.

kindlekitten · 11-17-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CleverClothe

And the K2 is basically a Sony Reader that reads different formats - and has a cute little keyboard for searching.

But seriously, why are Kindle owners so threatened by the Nook?

speaking for myself, we aren't, we are dismayed. those of us with the K1s believe in the importance of the replaceable battery and SD card and haven't gotten over that since the K2 came out. I think a lot of us were ready to look at/think about a different reader and were initially pretty excited about the Nook. speaking for myself only (but I get the distinct impression that others share this view), the "sharing" bait and switch was pretty tacky. we've gotten used to the straight shooter manner in which we have been treated by Amazon and like to think that all ebook sellers are going to treat us similarly.

and then there is one in particular Nook cheerleader on this board that pretty much gets on every Kindle owners' nerves

that's my .02, YMMV

fugazied · 11-17-2009, 04:17 PM

I wonder if B&N pay publicists or enter into advertising agreements with the magazine for this kind of thing or if tech journalists get so high on the kool aid about upcoming gadgets they put them on the lists without holding on in their hand.

This is exactly how the Palm Pre was defined as the iPhone killer 6 months before it hit the market. Then it hit the market and tech journalists realised it was a piece of crap and no threat to Apple in any way.

I think the Nook looks great but we shouldn't proclaim it as an essential buy until it's released and people do real reviews on it.

CleverClothe · 11-17-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Penforhire

Trumpeting the latest vaporware in Tech? Say it 'aint so! lol

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

11-15-2009, 09:29 PM	#1
calvin-c Guru Posts: 787 Karma: 1575310 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Moon+ Pro	Nook #4 on Time's Tech Buyer's Guide for 2009 http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...937994,00.html Although the list itself doesn't mention holiday gifts, that's what it's aimed at. Link from CNN says '20 hot gadgets for holiday gifting'. I doubt if the fact that the Nook is 'hot' is news to anybody here, but thought you might enjoy the list.

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	simply amazing what people are willing to say without having the product in hand

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rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	I expect eBook readers of all kinds to be a hot Christmas gift this season!

11-16-2009, 12:42 PM	#5
calvin-c Guru Posts: 787 Karma: 1575310 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Moon+ Pro	Strangely, that thought hadn't occurred to me. Possibly because I don't intend to buy one so all I'm really interested in is the talk & tech. (Why won't I buy one? Because I prefer, as much as possible, all-in-one functionality for my mobile device. Not necessarily when traveling, but for day-to-day carrying around in my pocket.) But you're absolutely right-how can it rank so high when it isn't even out yet? It's sad, in a way. I dropped out of the stock market entirely over 10 years ago. When I started you could succeed if you invested intelligently-then speculation took over & now success or failure is determined by rumors. The same seems to be true about 'hot' objects. It's all about the buzz now, not about anything real. Sad.

11-17-2009, 03:11 AM	#6
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	Wonder if they'll be one of this post-season's hottest returns.

11-17-2009, 06:11 AM	#7
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	snicker

11-17-2009, 09:40 AM	#8
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,852 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	It's basically a K2 that reads different formats - and has a cute little color screen to show your book covers. That makes it hot?

11-17-2009, 03:57 PM	#12
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Trumpeting the latest vaporware in Tech? Say it 'aint so! lol Also, the PS3 and a heating vest are a "new Techie gadgets?" Wow, the Time audience must be sadly behind the, um, times.

11-17-2009, 04:17 PM	#14
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I wonder if B&N pay publicists or enter into advertising agreements with the magazine for this kind of thing or if tech journalists get so high on the kool aid about upcoming gadgets they put them on the lists without holding on in their hand. This is exactly how the Palm Pre was defined as the iPhone killer 6 months before it hit the market. Then it hit the market and tech journalists realised it was a piece of crap and no threat to Apple in any way. I think the Nook looks great but we shouldn't proclaim it as an essential buy until it's released and people do real reviews on it.

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