Opinions on a reader - Page 2

otterjer · 02-07-2010, 06:26 PM

You know, after having the device for a couple days, I would probably say that the allure of having any type of access 3G/Wi-fi has lost a little bit of the significance that I placed on it at the beginning of my process. While it will/would definately be nice to make spur of the moment purchases when I'm on business trips or vacation, I think that I'll be able to plan enough in advance to be okay.
After using the 900 for a couple days, I would definately rank viewability on top of the list. It's really a shame because I love everything else about the device but I just can't get over the glare. Another thing that I really liked was how easy it was to use use the library for ebooks. I didn't know what to expect when I first tried it out but it was as easy as using iTunes.

Btw..I've used many of your posts as input while choosing an ereader so thank you for that.

leequick1 · 02-15-2010, 02:45 PM

I like my Nook, from the beginning, but there were a couple of things I wasn't all that happy about. I do not shop at B&N, I am a fictionwise shopper to the tune of about 900 books. So when the ebooks went into the secondary library I wasn't too surprised, and most of the titles were gibberish. However, just started at the first entry, read it and went on to the next. Then I decided to let the company upgrade the new software update, left it on, powered and plugged in. Happy to see the update was there and to my delighted surprise all my fictionwise ebooks are titled, and in order by title and when I decided to check out the dictionary it worked like a charm on a word that was a bit obscure.
I still miss the ability to delete those ebooks I have read, and I mean using the ebook commands to remove them not by going to some program to remove ebooks that is either based on the computer or at the B&N site. I am over the I cannot read without an external light since that is the norm now days.
All in all, I am very happy with the Nook, perhaps they are listening to us.
... lee ...

otterjer · 02-15-2010, 08:01 PM

Well, I think that my journey has ended. I'm now a fairly happy Nook owner. In the last couple of weeks I bought three ereaders (returning two) including the PRS-900, the Kindle DX and the Nook.
If I had liked the Kindle DX I probably would have returned it for the smaller K2 because I thought the DX was a little bit akward for when I tried to read it in bed but the real killer for me was the 5-way rocker (which is why I ruled a Kindle out all together). I believe I have decent dexterity, however the action needed between going down on a menu and actually selecting something was a pain in the a$$ for me.
The PRS-900, while perfect in just about all ways for me, made my choice to return it easy because I couldn't live with the screen, just too dark and not enough contrast.
So, I have a softrooted Nook and am enjoying it so far. I don't really have any speed complaints that a lot of the initial users did probably do to new firmware. The only issue that I've had are some freezes while messing around with Trook, which were solved by powering down and restarting (which is annoying but nothing too bad). The screen is great and when I get Calibre working on it I will be very happy indeed.

Thank you everybody for your advice the last couple weeks!

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02-07-2010, 06:26 PM	#16
otterjer Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milan, Michigan Device: None	You know, after having the device for a couple days, I would probably say that the allure of having any type of access 3G/Wi-fi has lost a little bit of the significance that I placed on it at the beginning of my process. While it will/would definately be nice to make spur of the moment purchases when I'm on business trips or vacation, I think that I'll be able to plan enough in advance to be okay. After using the 900 for a couple days, I would definately rank viewability on top of the list. It's really a shame because I love everything else about the device but I just can't get over the glare. Another thing that I really liked was how easy it was to use use the library for ebooks. I didn't know what to expect when I first tried it out but it was as easy as using iTunes. Btw..I've used many of your posts as input while choosing an ereader so thank you for that.

02-15-2010, 02:45 PM	#17
leequick1 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 20 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: held captive on long island Device: Cybook, rocketbook, rb1100, palms, nook, iPhone/iTouch, Jetbook lite	I like my Nook, from the beginning, but there were a couple of things I wasn't all that happy about. I do not shop at B&N, I am a fictionwise shopper to the tune of about 900 books. So when the ebooks went into the secondary library I wasn't too surprised, and most of the titles were gibberish. However, just started at the first entry, read it and went on to the next. Then I decided to let the company upgrade the new software update, left it on, powered and plugged in. Happy to see the update was there and to my delighted surprise all my fictionwise ebooks are titled, and in order by title and when I decided to check out the dictionary it worked like a charm on a word that was a bit obscure. I still miss the ability to delete those ebooks I have read, and I mean using the ebook commands to remove them not by going to some program to remove ebooks that is either based on the computer or at the B&N site. I am over the I cannot read without an external light since that is the norm now days. All in all, I am very happy with the Nook, perhaps they are listening to us. ... lee ...

02-15-2010, 08:01 PM	#18
otterjer Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milan, Michigan Device: None	Well, I think that my journey has ended. I'm now a fairly happy Nook owner. In the last couple of weeks I bought three ereaders (returning two) including the PRS-900, the Kindle DX and the Nook. If I had liked the Kindle DX I probably would have returned it for the smaller K2 because I thought the DX was a little bit akward for when I tried to read it in bed but the real killer for me was the 5-way rocker (which is why I ruled a Kindle out all together). I believe I have decent dexterity, however the action needed between going down on a menu and actually selecting something was a pain in the a$$ for me. The PRS-900, while perfect in just about all ways for me, made my choice to return it easy because I couldn't live with the screen, just too dark and not enough contrast. So, I have a softrooted Nook and am enjoying it so far. I don't really have any speed complaints that a lot of the initial users did probably do to new firmware. The only issue that I've had are some freezes while messing around with Trook, which were solved by powering down and restarting (which is annoying but nothing too bad). The screen is great and when I get Calibre working on it I will be very happy indeed. Thank you everybody for your advice the last couple weeks!

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