BN rep called Nook color a 'toy', recommended original Nook

[SCION]

Originally Posted by SCION

What is a serious reader? I see this phrase thrown around too much. Die-hard physical book lovers consider themselves serious readers and turn their nose up at electronic books. Owners of NOOKS, NOOKcolors and other eReaders are viewed as non-serious readers. Enough already.

Still waiting for an answer from those who use this phrase.

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Originally Posted by queentess

Whoa. So they can't call a device a "toy" while on payroll for B&N, but they should instead recommend voiding the warranty, and imply that B&N will support rooted devices?

Neither should have been said by a B&N employee describing the device to a customer. If B&N doesn't publicly support rooting, no employee should be advocating it to a customer.

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Most people who read magazines on an e-reader are probably accustomed to the Kindle treatment: black and white and mostly text.

BN might do well to spend some time building appreciation for just how much of a paradigm shift the NC approach actually is.

Exactly. The NC has raised the bar on available content, above every B/W device's level, and beyond most that can only display basic text. Not to mention that the NC can still read ebooks. A B&N employee ought to be selling that.

[SCION]

With regard to a rooted device voiding a warranty, yes the warranty won't be honored if the device is returned rooted. Simply do a factory reset before returning it. There's no way to determine if it's been rooted prior.

[RockdaMan]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

The NC has raised the bar on available content, above every B/W device's leve

Above, as in better? I don't agree with that.


It's just different, thats all. Another option.

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Above, as in better? I don't agree with that.

It can do color content the BW reader cannot. That makes it better.

[RockdaMan]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

It can do color content the BW reader cannot. That makes it better.

With less bettery life. That doesn't make it better. Just different.

[Grimm]

Originally Posted by traponk

The employee gave the appropriate answer for which device is best for someone who reads alot, since the e-ink screen is a lot nicer to look at.

Ummmm, no. Your opinion is NOT fact. I read for hours a day and am much happier reading my NookCOLOR than I was reading on my Nook Classic or my Kindle 3.

[Grimm]

Originally Posted by Harmon

and a more comfortable screen.

Again, opinion only here.

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Originally Posted by RockdaMan

With less bettery life. That doesn't make it better. Just different.

That's quibbling... but I'll give it a pass. Point is, a salesman should be describing a product's strengths, not knocking it. Color and access to magazines is a strength, something the Nook and other readers don't have.

(But I still think it's better. )

[Grimm]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

Exactly. The NC has raised the bar on available content, above every B/W device's level, and beyond most that can only display basic text. Not to mention that the NC can still read ebooks. A B&N employee ought to be selling that.

Very well said.

[RockdaMan]

Originally Posted by Grimm

Ummmm, no. Your opinion is NOT fact. I read for hours a day and am much happier reading my NookCOLOR than I was reading on my Nook Classic or my Kindle 3.

Are you "reading"......playboy.com or something similar?

[Grimm]

Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Are you "reading"......playboy.com or something similar?

Nope, I'm reading in bed with the lights off and without a cave-diving flashlight strapped to my head.

[RockdaMan]

Originally Posted by Grimm

Nope, I'm reading in bed with the lights off and without a cave-diving flashlight strapped to my head.

I do exactly the same thing with my Kindle.

[MV64]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

I'm not sure how happy I am with that answer, because it still sounds highly biased. Based solely on your comments above, you don't consider magazine reading as worthwhile as books, you don't value the idea of digital versions of magazines as much as you do books, you think eInk is better for reading than LCD, and the NC is for everything but reading.

Confronted with a sales pitch like that, I'd conclude that it would make a lot of sense for me, a magazine reader with an appreciation for digital files and no preconceived notions about screen reading quality, to avoid your store.

I do value magazines, but you're not saving any money buying an e-magazine, which is the primary reason I find people buy an e-book reader. Do you know how many e-magazines you'd have to buy to save any money buying the nook Color? An insane amount.