Barnes & Noble eReader app

montsnmags · 07-17-2009, 04:56 AM

I don't know if this is new news, but on one of my newsfeeds this afternoon, the following popped up:

http://appshopper.com/books/bn-ereader

"B&N eReader

Love to read? Always on the go? Now Barnes & Noble, America’s #1 bookstore, makes a world of books as convenient as the iPhone in your hand.

Just download the new, FREE Barnes & Noble eReader app and you can have a great book with you any time, any place.

You’ll have access to over half a million eBooks, including bestselling authors like Stephen King, James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Stephenie Meyer, Charlaine Harris, and more.
..."

It's a free app.

Cheers,
Marc

Mnementh · 07-17-2009, 06:11 AM

Thanks for that will have to take a look, I just hope it's not US only...

I particularly like the line: In short, we're not just a new chapter or a new stanza, we're a whole new story that's going to kindle a real revolution in reading.

Ea · 07-17-2009, 07:04 AM

I'll have to check that out. I wonder which formats they sell.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-17-2009, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mnementh

I particularly like the line: In short, we're not just a new chapter or a new stanza, we're a whole new story that's going to kindle a real revolution in reading.

wow, i can't believe they put that in their text !

Ea · 07-17-2009, 11:03 AM

I'm sure it's on purpose, but as a joke it's a bit 'too easy', it falls a bit flat.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-17-2009, 11:05 AM

oh, i'm sure it's on purpose as well, it's too obvious to be an accident. i'm just surprised they would do it because usually you want to avoid mentioning the names of your direct competition, if only to avoid giving them some free publicity... plus i wonder how amazon will react when they see that !

slayda · 07-17-2009, 11:18 AM

Looks like US only. The PC version is an Apple App addon to Itunes. Doesn't look all that great. Of course I don't have Itouch or Iphone.

daffy4u · 07-17-2009, 11:20 AM

I'm installing it now.

pshrynk · 07-17-2009, 11:22 AM

I'm going to install it as soon as I get a clear signal for my Wireless card.

***Grumble grumble damned steel box hospitals...***

Barcey · 07-17-2009, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh, i'm sure it's on purpose as well, it's too obvious to be an accident. i'm just surprised they would do it because usually you want to avoid mentioning the names of your direct competition, if only to avoid giving them some free publicity... plus i wonder how amazon will react when they see that !

In this case I think it's a blatant attempt to get on the search results page when people search the App Store for "Kindle" or "Stanza".

ilovejedd · 07-17-2009, 02:56 PM

Meh, no thanks. I read the FAQs and it functions similarly to the Kindle app. You can only load ebooks bought from B&N. It also uses PDB (same as eReader?). *sigh* It seems all these big companies are intentionally trying to fracture the market and claim the biggest chunk for their own. Don't they realize that this lack of unity is one of the reasons ebooks aren't more popular?

I think I'll stick to Stanza for now and hope that Amazon doesn't butcher it.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-17-2009, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barcey

In this case I think it's a blatant attempt to get on the search results page when people search the App Store for "Kindle" or "Stanza".

haaa, of course. sneaky.

pking36330 · 07-17-2009, 04:41 PM

B&N site now has a "Format" for ebooks.

Look in the left frame under "Formats".

zelda_pinwheel · 07-17-2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pking36330

B&N site now has a "Format" for ebooks.

Look in the left frame under "Formats".

hm, for the moment you get zero results when you click it... still, that's promising.

JSWolf · 07-17-2009, 04:47 PM

Is this just eReader rebranded?

07-17-2009, 02:56 PM	#11
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,126 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Meh, no thanks. I read the FAQs and it functions similarly to the Kindle app. You can only load ebooks bought from B&N. It also uses PDB (same as eReader?). sigh It seems all these big companies are intentionally trying to fracture the market and claim the biggest chunk for their own. Don't they realize that this lack of unity is one of the reasons ebooks aren't more popular? I think I'll stick to Stanza for now and hope that Amazon doesn't butcher it. Last edited by ilovejedd; 07-17-2009 at 02:58 PM.

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07-17-2009, 04:56 AM	#1
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Barnes & Noble eReader app I don't know if this is new news, but on one of my newsfeeds this afternoon, the following popped up: http://appshopper.com/books/bn-ereader "B&N eReader Love to read? Always on the go? Now Barnes & Noble, America’s #1 bookstore, makes a world of books as convenient as the iPhone in your hand. Just download the new, FREE Barnes & Noble eReader app and you can have a great book with you any time, any place. You’ll have access to over half a million eBooks, including bestselling authors like Stephen King, James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Stephenie Meyer, Charlaine Harris, and more. ..." It's a free app. Cheers, Marc Last edited by montsnmags; 07-17-2009 at 04:59 AM.

07-17-2009, 06:11 AM	#2
Mnementh Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 3633418 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo Libra	Thanks for that will have to take a look, I just hope it's not US only... I particularly like the line: In short, we're not just a new chapter or a new stanza, we're a whole new story that's going to kindle a real revolution in reading.

07-17-2009, 07:04 AM	#3
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I'll have to check that out. I wonder which formats they sell.

07-17-2009, 11:03 AM	#5
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I'm sure it's on purpose, but as a joke it's a bit 'too easy', it falls a bit flat.

07-17-2009, 11:05 AM	#6
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	oh, i'm sure it's on purpose as well, it's too obvious to be an accident. i'm just surprised they would do it because usually you want to avoid mentioning the names of your direct competition, if only to avoid giving them some free publicity... plus i wonder how amazon will react when they see that !

07-17-2009, 11:18 AM	#7
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Looks like US only. The PC version is an Apple App addon to Itunes. Doesn't look all that great. Of course I don't have Itouch or Iphone.

07-17-2009, 11:20 AM	#8
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I'm installing it now.

07-17-2009, 11:22 AM	#9
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I'm going to install it as soon as I get a clear signal for my Wireless card. *Grumble grumble damned steel box hospitals...*

07-17-2009, 04:41 PM	#13
pking36330 FT Parent PT Reader Posts: 322 Karma: 187838 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Alabama Device: Shocked by how much I've read on an iPod Touch received as a gift!	B&N site now has a "Format" for ebooks. Look in the left frame under "Formats".

07-17-2009, 04:47 PM	#15
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Is this just eReader rebranded?