Do you really like reading on this? - Page 3

richard_iii · 03-09-2011, 06:56 PM

yes, oops answer too short, I meant yes

Lemurion · 03-09-2011, 07:21 PM

I'm just curious as to why this is even a question. The Nook Color is selling better than any other comparably priced reading device - of course people are reading on it. Rooting has always been a minority activity.

Joykins · 03-09-2011, 08:58 PM

My husband has the nook color and he really enjoys reading on it. He reads much more now than he used to. He has not rooted it.

ColdSun · 03-09-2011, 09:39 PM

Read on mine exclusively since November when I received it in the mail. Love it. This is the device I have been waiting a long time for.

mollyjp · 03-09-2011, 10:18 PM

I have no problem reading on it and that is pretty much all I do with it. I have only a vague idea of what "rooting" means and would certainly never attempt it!
Before I went to B&N to buy it I had decided on the classic Nook after reading reviews and studying the features, but after getting there playing with both of them the color was the hands-down winner. To me the navigation on the e-ink nook was not at all intuitive. I suppose I am just too used to using my ipod touch and so the touch screen is a much better fit for me. And with two small children at home I don't normally get to read for long stretches at a time so the LCD screen doesn't bother me, nor does the weight, which seems about the same weight as a hardback book. I have to read in the dark a lot as my one year has to sleep with me (he has epilepsy so I have to keep him close to monitor for seizures), so the back-lit screen is a major plus for me. I do turn the brightness all the way down in the dark to make it a little less blinding!

hughes · 03-10-2011, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemurion

The Nook Color is selling better than any other comparably priced reading device - of course people are reading on it

Hi Lemurion, do you have a source for that NOOKcolor sales statement? I'd like to know where the various ereaders stand with regards to marketshare.

The best information I've found so far is Nov 2010 survey by ChangeWave, with results reported by InvestorPlace, that places Kindle in the lead. But perhaps your source has finer detail or other advantages?

Thanks,

Ken

pl001 · 03-10-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hughes

Hi Lemurion, do you have a source for that NOOKcolor sales statement? I'd like to know where the various ereaders stand with regards to marketshare.

The best information I've found so far is Nov 2010 survey by ChangeWave, with results reported by InvestorPlace, that places Kindle in the lead. But perhaps your source has finer detail or other advantages?

Thanks,

Ken

The key I think is "in its price range". The Kindle is not in the same price range. Kind of meaningless though considering it really doesn't have much competition in the $250 price range yet.

Lemurion · 03-10-2011, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hughes

Hi Lemurion, do you have a source for that NOOKcolor sales statement? I'd like to know where the various ereaders stand with regards to marketshare.

The best information I've found so far is Nov 2010 survey by ChangeWave, with results reported by InvestorPlace, that places Kindle in the lead. But perhaps your source has finer detail or other advantages?

Thanks,

Ken

I'm more going by anecdotal evidence and activity here. I think both Kindles and EInk Nooks are outselling the Nook Color, but they're both $100 cheaper than the NC, too.

wymore · 03-10-2011, 04:00 PM

I've never had an e-ink device, so I can't compare the two, but I have spent many hours reading on my Nook Color and really enjoy it. I typically use the sepia background during the day, the night background at night, and the white background when in the sun. I haven't found a situation where I didn't enjoy reading on it. I have read for up to three hours in a day, and have not suffered from any headaches or eye strain.

DuncanWatson · 03-10-2011, 04:06 PM

I have a nookclassic and a nookcolor. I use the nookcolor exclusively and have since it's debut. I used the classic until I got the nookcolor. The size of the display and ease of use is so much higher on the nookcolor that I don't see myself returning to the classic ever. My wife uses it now and then.

Zarich · 03-11-2011, 01:42 PM

Well I returned mine yesterday. I really wanted to like it. I did like it, but what I found is that when reading I kept adjusting the backlight over and over. Higher, lower, higher, lower. I loved the crispness of the text and the easy to turn pages touch.
I realize now that I just don't read well on lcds. I work on a computer all day and yet even here at work if I have to read a long document I print it out.
I don't want it to be that way, because as far as I am concerned the NC is the best value money wise.

RAH · 03-12-2011, 08:14 AM

It sounds like you are a prime candidate for an e-ink Classic Nook, Zarich. I encourage you to try one.

Rocketime · 03-12-2011, 05:48 PM

I had a Nook Classic and purchased the Nook Color to experience the difference. 10 minutes with the Color and the Classic was put on Craigs list. Love the Nook Color. I read everything on it, mags, newspapers, MS docs.

tubemonkey · 03-12-2011, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarich

I know a lot of people have rooted this device. I realize a lot of people are not using it as a reader. Many still have a e-ink reader on the side. Which in some ways makes me feel like B&N failed to make a competitive reader. So I am wondering if anyone truly enjoys reading on it.

I rarely read on mine. My primary ereader is my Kindle. I bought the Color because it was a quality, inexpensive tablet. It's main use is to surf the net and play videos; and I love it.

I wouldn't give up either device.

RAH · 03-13-2011, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It's main use is to surf the net and play videos; and I love it.

I am curious - is your Color Nook rooted? I am considering buying a Color Nook, which I do not want to root. My main use would be for web surfing, viewing images, reading email, etc. So I would like to get a feel for how well it works for these things without rooting.

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but almost everything on this forum concerning Color Nooks talks about rooted ones, so I thought this might be a good place to ask about its other abilities out of the box.

03-09-2011, 06:56 PM	#31
richard_iii Coder extrordinaire Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dallas Device: nook color	you asked, I answered yes, oops answer too short, I meant yes

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03-09-2011, 07:21 PM	#32
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I'm just curious as to why this is even a question. The Nook Color is selling better than any other comparably priced reading device - of course people are reading on it. Rooting has always been a minority activity.

03-09-2011, 08:58 PM	#33
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,612 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	My husband has the nook color and he really enjoys reading on it. He reads much more now than he used to. He has not rooted it.

03-09-2011, 09:39 PM	#34
ColdSun Developer/Device Reviews Posts: 591 Karma: 22183 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: Sony Xperia Tablet Z, Kindle Paperwhite 2, Lenovo Yoga 8, IPad 3	Read on mine exclusively since November when I received it in the mail. Love it. This is the device I have been waiting a long time for.

03-09-2011, 10:18 PM	#35
mollyjp Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10658 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I have no problem reading on it and that is pretty much all I do with it. I have only a vague idea of what "rooting" means and would certainly never attempt it! Before I went to B&N to buy it I had decided on the classic Nook after reading reviews and studying the features, but after getting there playing with both of them the color was the hands-down winner. To me the navigation on the e-ink nook was not at all intuitive. I suppose I am just too used to using my ipod touch and so the touch screen is a much better fit for me. And with two small children at home I don't normally get to read for long stretches at a time so the LCD screen doesn't bother me, nor does the weight, which seems about the same weight as a hardback book. I have to read in the dark a lot as my one year has to sleep with me (he has epilepsy so I have to keep him close to monitor for seizures), so the back-lit screen is a major plus for me. I do turn the brightness all the way down in the dark to make it a little less blinding!

03-10-2011, 04:00 PM	#39
wymore Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 16 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I've never had an e-ink device, so I can't compare the two, but I have spent many hours reading on my Nook Color and really enjoy it. I typically use the sepia background during the day, the night background at night, and the white background when in the sun. I haven't found a situation where I didn't enjoy reading on it. I have read for up to three hours in a day, and have not suffered from any headaches or eye strain.

03-10-2011, 04:06 PM	#40
DuncanWatson Kindle Convert Posts: 190 Karma: 62704 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Woodinville, WA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook (all)	I have a nookclassic and a nookcolor. I use the nookcolor exclusively and have since it's debut. I used the classic until I got the nookcolor. The size of the display and ease of use is so much higher on the nookcolor that I don't see myself returning to the classic ever. My wife uses it now and then.

03-11-2011, 01:42 PM	#41
Zarich Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 1202 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	Well I returned mine yesterday. I really wanted to like it. I did like it, but what I found is that when reading I kept adjusting the backlight over and over. Higher, lower, higher, lower. I loved the crispness of the text and the easy to turn pages touch. I realize now that I just don't read well on lcds. I work on a computer all day and yet even here at work if I have to read a long document I print it out. I don't want it to be that way, because as far as I am concerned the NC is the best value money wise.

03-12-2011, 08:14 AM	#42
RAH Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Kobo Aura H20; Kobo ClaraBW	It sounds like you are a prime candidate for an e-ink Classic Nook, Zarich. I encourage you to try one.

03-12-2011, 05:48 PM	#43
Rocketime Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 431 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fruita, CO Device: Kindle/Nook Color/NST/Acer Iconica	I had a Nook Classic and purchased the Nook Color to experience the difference. 10 minutes with the Color and the Classic was put on Craigs list. Love the Nook Color. I read everything on it, mags, newspapers, MS docs.

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