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The one good thing about the chain bookstores going out of business is that indie bookstores are surging.
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"Indie" or national franchise? The "mom&pop" coffee shop or Starbucks? Are books any different? Luck; Ken |
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I think there is a difference between B&N and Amazon that has been overlooked. With Amazon you can not only download to the ereader, and the PC app but you can download a book to your PC and then side load it to your ereader as well. B&N did have it where you could download it to your PC and then to a reader but with their 'change' in policy you can no longer do that. So Amazon still has more options than B&N now do.
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As long as they leave a way for me to disinfect my purchases, I can buy from them. I can still complain and condemn them for their stupid measures to restrain trade with them, though. (Either action, will have about the same effect on their practices, none.) Luck; Ken |
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When I'm stuck at Aunt Matilda's house for the week with no Wifi, I can still use her wired computer to buy/download/sideload new content to my reader so I don't go insane. Now when I'm in that situation, B&N wants me to either: 1) Download, install/configure the Nook for PC program (if it will run on Aunt Matilda's computer) to get the one new book I purchased (and then uninstall it because Aunt 'Tildie is so persnickety about her computer). 2) Borrow 'Tildie's car to go to McDonalds to get the book I purchased (on her computer) using their Wifi. Which means I'll have to top-up 'Tildie's tank (again ... persnickety). 3) Go insane (possibly harming Aunt 'Tildie and making Thanksgiving dinner incredibly awkward). B&N/Nook is clearly indicating (with this change) that they hate my Aunt Matilda and quite possibly Thanksgiving in general. I'm done with them |
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Please read this, B&N has no con-sept of customer service.
NOOK Study Knowledge Base If I previously purchased a NOOK Study digital content, can I read it on Yuzu? Yuzu is B&N new study app, it is not compatible with the old Nook Study. bernie |
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Which Tor books did you look at? I'm curious to get a sample from B&N and see if they really are ePub 3 or ePub 2. Unlocked and Lock In[/i] are both ePub 3 and at Kobo are both kepub only.
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I have a B&N gift card someone gave me and I'm going to take my son to pick out some pbooks, because there is no way I'm buying another ebook from them. |
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All B&N is doing is trying to make it harder for customers to get at the eBooks to then be able to strip the DRM. |
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Is that a sandwich?
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Is that a sandwich?
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It's a shame. This whole ebook situation.
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