Nook color: who bought one? - Page 11

ebookrights · 11-24-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by LoganK

Based on all that you wrote, it very much sounds like the Nook Color is not the device for you.

Also, since you do not have a lot of free income, now is not a great time to buy. In six months, the competition will have driven prices down and quality up and you'll be kicking yourself. (While it is always a good idea to wait, if possible, you are talking about jumping into the low-powered laptop craze the same year that is started.)

And perhaps the Notion Ink will come out soon and will surpass all of our expectations.

Hey, thanks for your reply.

Technically it's not a problem of affordability as I'd just get my parents to buy it, but the fact that the iPad doesn't even have a camera doesn't justify its $500 price tag.

I am curious, can you tell me exactly what capabilities the NC lacks that I'd want? I am not familiar with its browser and music capabilities.

I also thought that the Notion Ink computer would be in the $600+ price range? I am just looking to get a cheap tablet-ish device. My macbook is perfectly fine as of now for the vast majority of my computer needs.

Edit: Just researched about the Notion Ink and it will start pre-orders on December 9. The device looks amazing and I'm probably leaning more towards that now. For just a $150 more than the Nook Color it offers so much more! But then again it is not a dedicated e-reader so both devices do have their own advantages...

Liviu_5 · 11-24-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by simplyparticular

Night mode: is dark blue/grey with light lettering, not black. Combined with the brightness not going low enough, it was too bright in a pitch dark room. I compared it to my iPhone and iPad and it was much brighter than the settings I use there, and I don't even go down all the way on those.

Themes: The iPad/iPhone NOOK app lets you set custom themes. The NOOKcolor doesn't currently have custom themes, just the same presets as the iOS apps. My Night preference is a dark brown, with cream lettering, on about 20% brightness. Very easy on the eyes in a pitch dark room.

I never noticed a problem with the brightness - i read a lot in the dark too and at a low setting it was ok; I tend to keep it at some distance from the eyes, not with the eyes in (one reason i hate reading lights/lamps is that they sort of require closer book/device to your eyes) so that may be a reason.

I really love the Sepia theme for epubs, wish it would work for pdf's too since i have lots of those I am reading/plan to read on NC

Ericejs · 11-26-2010, 12:51 AM

So I transferred some pictures to my nook but for some reason they are tiny when viewing them on the nook. Is this a setting I need to fix? The pictures are just your normal regular picture taken with a digital camera or my cell phone camera.... which is a droid X so it takes large pictures... any ideas?

SCION · 11-26-2010, 12:53 AM

You might want to start a new thread with this topic for quicker feedback. It's buried here.

harleridr · 11-26-2010, 02:49 AM

Hi All,
I have been using mycolor nook for a couple of days now. It's seems pretty nice, the color is great and the screen is a little larger, also having one b/w if I download a book it shows up on both readers. I was told I could put up to five readers on the same account.
Harle

ZeroTX · 11-26-2010, 05:40 PM

I am getting a Color Nook for Christmas. I have to admit, I'm hoping for good things like a native email app supporting Google and Yahoo, an app store with free and cheap apps, and possibly hacks down the road. As far as the as-advertised features, I picked the Nook Color over a Kindle because I don't plan to regularly pay $15 for eBooks, but instead use my public library which has ePubs.

allovertheglobe · 11-27-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeroTX

I am getting a Color Nook for Christmas.

Good luck with that. I pre-ordered mine on Nov. 1, to be shipped yesterday, and have just been informed it won't ship until after Christmas.... grrrr

ZeroTX · 11-27-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

Good luck with that. I pre-ordered mine on Nov. 1, to be shipped yesterday, and have just been informed it won't ship until after Christmas.... grrrr

The website says expected ship date Dec. 3 for orders placed today..... ???

becsta · 11-27-2010, 04:35 PM

When I ordered mine it said a ship date of 3 Dec but was shipped the day after ordering it on 23 Nov.

allovertheglobe · 11-27-2010, 05:34 PM

Gotta love Barnes & Noble customer service. Thought it might be the cover I ordered with it but that one says shipping within 24 hours.

I guess for B&N, the earlier you order means the later they will bother shipping it...

tubemonkey · 11-27-2010, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

Good luck with that. I pre-ordered mine on Nov. 1, to be shipped yesterday, and have just been informed it won't ship until after Christmas.... grrrr

Why not walk into a Best Buy and buy one? That's what I did last Sunday. They had plenty in stock.

swallman · 11-27-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

Gotta love Barnes & Noble customer service. Thought it might be the cover I ordered with it but that one says shipping within 24 hours.

I guess for B&N, the earlier you order means the later they will bother shipping it...

Rather than sitting here complaining about it, why not call customer service and ask them what the deal is ? Obviously there are plenty out there.

Or, do what the last person suggested - just walk into Best Buy and pick one up. I did a search on BB website and there are 3 within an hour's drive of my house (and I live in the middle of nowhere) that have it in-stock.

allovertheglobe · 11-28-2010, 02:42 AM

Which is what I obviously did this afternoon... a couple of hours after the ridiculous notice. And I contacted them, but sorry, that's the preorder situation?!

As it turns out they were available at the local Best Buy and even the B&N when I went there to get a cover, where the sales rep told me to just not bother with the online service anyway after I mentioned the sad tale, and adding that even they constantly receive conflicting information (until the box(es) arrive at the store)...

This does not change anything to the fact that they were going to ship me a PREordered item almost -2 months- later, when people who ordered long after me received theirs already. And the local availability as described above makes it even worse since there is obviously no real shortage.

Problems happen when ordering, I deal with it quite a bit, no big deal. But the above is just very notably sub-par service: being incapable of something as basic as shipping out preorders in the order received is just unprofessional, and discourteous to longtime & loyal customers (who tend to be the first in line). One would think that they learned from the original nook's messy launch...

Now let's leave it at that, before I live up too much to my title

B&N got my money, and I got my nook color after all, and it's nice and much more usable for a 1.0 release than the original nook ever was (at least the engineers seem to have learned a lesson or two)

SCION · 11-28-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

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Now let's leave it at that, before I live up too much to my title

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becsta · 11-29-2010, 04:04 PM

My nook color has been delivered to my frieght forwarder now I am waiting for them to load it on their website so I can get it moving on the final leg of its journey to Australia.

11-26-2010, 12:51 AM	#153
Ericejs Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: None	Picture Size So I transferred some pictures to my nook but for some reason they are tiny when viewing them on the nook. Is this a setting I need to fix? The pictures are just your normal regular picture taken with a digital camera or my cell phone camera.... which is a droid X so it takes large pictures... any ideas?

11-28-2010, 02:42 AM	#163
allovertheglobe Grumpy Old Man Posts: 267 Karma: 30194 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A., Euro ex-pat Device: Kobo, Nook Classic,Color,ST/Glow, iRex DR1000, Sony 505, REB1100&1200	Which is what I obviously did this afternoon... a couple of hours after the ridiculous notice. And I contacted them, but sorry, that's the preorder situation?! As it turns out they were available at the local Best Buy and even the B&N when I went there to get a cover, where the sales rep told me to just not bother with the online service anyway after I mentioned the sad tale, and adding that even they constantly receive conflicting information (until the box(es) arrive at the store)... This does not change anything to the fact that they were going to ship me a PREordered item almost -2 months- later, when people who ordered long after me received theirs already. And the local availability as described above makes it even worse since there is obviously no real shortage. Problems happen when ordering, I deal with it quite a bit, no big deal. But the above is just very notably sub-par service: being incapable of something as basic as shipping out preorders in the order received is just unprofessional, and discourteous to longtime & loyal customers (who tend to be the first in line). One would think that they learned from the original nook's messy launch... Now let's leave it at that, before I live up too much to my title and the Defenders Of B&N ©®™ have to get up in arms... B&N got my money, and I got my nook color after all, and it's nice and much more usable for a 1.0 release than the original nook ever was (at least the engineers seem to have learned a lesson or two)

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SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	You might want to start a new thread with this topic for quicker feedback. It's buried here.

11-26-2010, 02:49 AM	#155
harleridr Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: nook color	Hi All, I have been using mycolor nook for a couple of days now. It's seems pretty nice, the color is great and the screen is a little larger, also having one b/w if I download a book it shows up on both readers. I was told I could put up to five readers on the same account. Harle

11-26-2010, 05:40 PM	#156
ZeroTX New Reader Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: TEXAS Device: NOOK Color	I am getting a Color Nook for Christmas. I have to admit, I'm hoping for good things like a native email app supporting Google and Yahoo, an app store with free and cheap apps, and possibly hacks down the road. As far as the as-advertised features, I picked the Nook Color over a Kindle because I don't plan to regularly pay $15 for eBooks, but instead use my public library which has ePubs.

11-27-2010, 04:35 PM	#159
becsta Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 120 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canberra Australia Device: Kobo Aura	When I ordered mine it said a ship date of 3 Dec but was shipped the day after ordering it on 23 Nov.

11-27-2010, 05:34 PM	#160
allovertheglobe Grumpy Old Man Posts: 267 Karma: 30194 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A., Euro ex-pat Device: Kobo, Nook Classic,Color,ST/Glow, iRex DR1000, Sony 505, REB1100&1200	Gotta love Barnes & Noble customer service. Thought it might be the cover I ordered with it but that one says shipping within 24 hours. I guess for B&N, the earlier you order means the later they will bother shipping it...

11-29-2010, 04:04 PM	#165
becsta Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 120 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canberra Australia Device: Kobo Aura	My nook color has been delivered to my frieght forwarder now I am waiting for them to load it on their website so I can get it moving on the final leg of its journey to Australia.