Barnes & Noble to unveil new e-reader on May 24

[boswd]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Comparing the specs between the three.

Kobo 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.4 / weight 7.04 oz / 1G storage / 2 fonts with 15 sizes

Nook Touch 6.5 x 5.0 x 0.47 / weight 7.48 oz / 1G storage / 6 fonts with 7 sizes

Kindle 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.335 / weight 8.5 oz / 3G storage / 3 fonts with 8 sizes

As for battery life: Kobo says 10 days or 10,000 page turns. Both Nook Touch and Kindle say two months with 30 mins of reading time per day.

I think the nook touch has 2G of storage right?

[ApK]

Originally Posted by Fbone

As for battery life: Kobo says 10 days or 10,000 page turns. Both Nook Touch and Kindle say two months with 30 mins of reading time per day.

Note that Kindle only just changed this to match the nooks specs. While I understand the marketing need to do that, I'm certain the old spec of up to 1 month was far more realistic, and even that was a bit liberal. I typically go about two weeks before charging, sometimes less if I use wireless and the kindle-powered cover light a lot, obviously. I suspect the new nook will prove to be similar.

[OtterBooks]

I think the form factor is decent. The perimeter is a little thick, but it's still a small device and that space could be good for holding. The back looks like a good thing for people who prefer holding it coverless. I wonder what the covers will look like, so far as mounting mechanism.

Without a more established outlet for ebook sales, Sony may not have much incentive to compete with lower priced devices. Not sure what they're gonna do. I don't know what their sales have been like thus far, though.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Crowl

The main benefit to 3g and to a lesser extent wifi for me is synching of my page since I tend to read on my kindle, phone and ipad.

As far as this new nook, I think the main thing I like about it is that they have still included page turn buttons, it saves you from getting fingerprints on the screen for the more frequently used actions.

I only read on my Kindle, so syncing isn't needed.

What I would like syncing for is audiobooks, but it'll never happen across my devices (Sansa Clip+, Kindle, iPod touch).

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by boswd

but so far the Mainstream tech sites have all called the new nook sexy and like the look and form factor

Molly Wood (who I just love) at Cnets Buzz out Loud called it a sexy thing

BGR said they were very impressed with the design and look of the new nook.

Engadget called also called it a Sexy device.

Sexy??? They've been couped up too long. They need a dose of real world. This is a sexy device

Spoiler:

[boswd]

Originally Posted by ApK

Note that Kindle only just changed this to match the nooks specs. While I understand the marketing need to do that, I'm certain the old spec of up to 1 month was far more realistic, and even that was a bit liberal. I typically go about two weeks before charging, sometimes less if I use wireless and the kindle-powered cover light a lot, obviously. I suspect the new nook will prove to be similar.

and right there is the danger of going overboard to "out spec" the competition. Once people realize they aren't getting anywhere close to 2 months, the flames and pitch forks come out.

Just do an average of 2 hours with wifi off. I don't understand that especially when they know it's going to come back to haunt them.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by boswd

I think the nook touch has 2G of storage right?

I posted usable storage that each company listed in their tech specs. Not total memory.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Comparing the specs between the three.

Kobo 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.4 / weight 7.04 oz / 1G storage / 2 fonts with 15 sizes

Nook Touch 6.5 x 5.0 x 0.47 / weight 7.48 oz / 1G storage / 6 fonts with 7 sizes

Kindle 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.335 / weight 8.5 oz / 3G storage / 3 fonts with 8 sizes

As for battery life: Kobo says 10 days or 10,000 page turns. Both Nook Touch and Kindle say two months with 30 mins of reading time per day.

It's not fair to compare storage without mentioning which have storage card slots and which do not.

[markdek]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Personally, I find WiFi without a browser to be useless. It's good for the company by being tied in to their bookstore, but I'm quite content to sideload all of my content.

Generally true, accept for Amazon's Whispersync....then it's useful.....

[ProfCrash]

Whispersync is very nice. I have been able to email myself books, sync between devices, and buy books online. I don't use the browser but it is nice knowing that it is there.

[MsCG1]

Originally Posted by boswd

and right there is the danger of going overboard to "out spec" the competition. Once people realize they aren't getting anywhere close to 2 months, the flames and pitch forks come out.

Just do an average of 2 hours with wifi off. I don't understand that especially when they know it's going to come back to haunt them.

I'm not sure. I think by now in the age of smartphones and tablets and netbooks, the average consumer probably knows that companies will exaggerate about this stuff, and will expect the worst. I know that I scoffed at BN's 8-10 hours of battery time on the Nookcolor, and was pleasantly surprised when we consistently got closer to ten hours on the device.

When you have to put a phone on a charger every single night without fail, charging a reader once per month as opposed to once every two months doesn't even matter anymore.

I wish they would stick to hours rather than days. Less misleading.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I don't quite find it completely useless, but it's not a big feature going towards my decision to buy since I can't pull up the browser and download books from my DropBox or other places (from what I've read the Nook Classics browser didn't allow downloads though so...).

Speaking of which, and noting that Nook is running Android, I wonder if it will be possible to run apps (officially sanctioned or otherwise) to extend functionality. A Dropbox app for example would be nice to obviate the need for USB tethering. And yes, touch enabled Chess. <g>

[MaggieScratch]

Originally Posted by OtterBooks

I wonder what the covers will look like, so far as mounting mechanism.

Go to the covers page on the B&N website, click on any cover, and then click on "See Demo." There's a video that shows how it works. It's quite clever. I especially like the little built-in push point on the back of the covers so you know where to push to turn the reader off and on.

[6charlong]

Originally Posted by MechR

Other way around, I'm afraid

Incidentally, if you thought the front looked bad...

That shape reminds me of the EB1150. It was an ergonomic marvel, the most comfortable ebook to read on for long periods before or since. It used a combination of buttons and touch screen to give the user first rate control. The more I think of it, this new nook seems to have used some of the same ideas but updated them.

The EB1150 was made in about 1999-2008 or so. It was too heavy and had a back-lighted green screen smaller than our six inchers, plus a limited number of books compared with what B&N has.

This new nook is looking pretty good. Think I want to go over to a B&N store and get the feel of one in my hand.

[CommonReader]

Originally Posted by boswd

Sony just seems like they have given up in the US market, I don't know how they are marketed overseas in Eurpoe and Asia but I'm willing to bet 7 out of 10 average people on the street don't even know Sony makes ereaders .

On top of that they price them extremely high and have the worst bookstore platform out of the the 4 ebookstore . (BN, Amazon, Kobo and Sony)

Just plain odd. They make good looking devices, they really hit their mark with 3 6 and 950 series but you would never know nor why would pay such a high price tag, especially if you just a general reader who doens't need some of the extra PDF type of capabilities.

In Germany B&N and Kobo are complete no-shows, while Amazon has just started its German Kindle shop. Sony Readers are widely available in bookshops and shops for electronic stuff, though.
Perhaps it is simply not attractive for Sony to sell their readers at rock bottom prices in the US, trying to compete against readers that are mainly being tied to specific shops.
I personally do consider the quality of the casing as a decisive aspect of an ebook reader. This isn't a wifi router that is hiding beneath some cupboard. You hold a reader in your hands for hours at a time.
Additionally the PRS-650 also serves as an mp3 player. For me this is more important than a wifi connection.