Touch B&N Nook Event Today - Live Blogging

[jersysman]

Originally Posted by SCION

On the NOOKcolor the recommendations are on the bottom scroll menu within Shop.

Thank you! I never knew this was here before.

[jersysman]

Double entry.

[boswd]

Originally Posted by SCION

I had to do a double take. Thought you were Jack (jswinden) for a moment!

LOL for some people it really didn't matter what BN put out today, they were going to nick pick it down to bone. This could have included every single font known to man, but it would still be horrible anyway

[toronado]

What are the possibilities of hacking it and turning it into an eInk Android 2.1 device?

[skydive]

possibilities? endless!

Originally Posted by toronado

What are the possibilities of hacking it and turning it into an eInk Android 2.1 device?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Vic333

Recommendations (and searches) need to be improved at B&N. Having been an Amazon using before getting my Nook, it's something I really notice. I can't believe that some people don't realize how fantastic the searches and recommendations at Amazon and Google are. I guess I have enough programming experience to really appreciate good search engines and scratch my head at companies that don't utilize the search engines that are already out there. This is especially important when working on a remote device that loads pages slowly, like an e-ink device.

This is a feature I find totally useless. I know what I like and I don't need someone else to offer suggestions. I always ignore it.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

(I almost never buy DRM books, and I'm not an impulse purchaser...tight budget).

I'm not a purchaser ever; just a cheapskate

Originally Posted by boswd

LOL for some people it really didn't matter what BN put out today, they were going to nick pick it down to bone. This could have included every single font known to man, but it would still be horrible anyway

Considering Scion stated she was giving up on her NC a couple weeks ago and was putting it on craigslist, she probably shouldn't criticize. But that's okay. I'm a perfectionist and I insist on things being the best they can be. Some of you apparently think anything is okay as long as it comes from a certain company. Somewhere between these two philosophies is a good place to be. I've said little more than praise for the Nook STR. But if you guys want to keep taking cheap, personal shots at me then go ahead. Just remember it is just a reader, an inanimate object. Not really worth getting personal over regardless of your opinion of it. If you want to get upset about opinions then reserve it for hot topics like religion, politics, nationality, etc.

[GreenMonkey]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

This is a feature I find totally useless. I know what I like and I don't need someone else to offer suggestions. I always ignore it.

Here I disagree. I find Amazon's recommendation engine helpful. But that is only because you can add/delete/remove/etc, along with it using your reviews...if it was just based on purchases it would be useless.

[boswd]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Considering Scion stated she was giving up on her NC a couple weeks ago and was putting it on craigslist, she probably shouldn't criticize. But that's okay. I'm a perfectionist and I insist on things being the best they can be. Some of you apparently think anything is okay as long as it comes from a certain company. Somewhere between these two philosophies is a good place to be. I've said little more than praise for the Nook STR. But if you guys want to keep taking cheap, personal shots at me then go ahead. Just remember it is just a reader, an inanimate object. Not really worth getting personal over regardless of your opinion of it. If you want to get upset about opinions then reserve it for hot topics like religion, politics, nationality, etc.

Actually my post wasnt directed towards you. Sorry if you thought it was.

[anamardoll]

Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

Here I disagree. I find Amazon's recommendation engine helpful. But that is only because you can add/delete/remove/etc, along with it using your reviews...if it was just based on purchases it would be useless.

Seconding this. I use the Amazon recommends feature religiously. (It helps that I rate or review everything I read.) I've found lots of good books that way that I wouldn't otherwise have found and I like that.

B&N as a company - AND THIS IS A SUBJECTIVE OPINION OF MINE - seems to be comprised of extremely good ideas balanced by poor execution. I like their site navigation overall, but their search engine is terrible and doesn't even recognize ISBNs! Their recommendation feature is a good plan poorly executed, since you can't tweak your likes/dislikes and - as Scion says - if you "buy" all the Free Friday books, your recommends will soon become meaningless. Their shelves idea is wonderful, but until you can set them up online and have them flow down to your multiple nooks, it's almost worthless.

I like the company... just wish they'd invest in making things great instead of ok-but-half-finished.

[SCION]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Considering Scion stated she was giving up on her NC a couple weeks ago and was putting it on craigslist, she probably shouldn't criticize. But that's okay. I'm a perfectionist and I insist on things being the best they can be. Some of you apparently think anything is okay as long as it comes from a certain company. Somewhere between these two philosophies is a good place to be. I've said little more than praise for the Nook STR. But if you guys want to keep taking cheap, personal shots at me then go ahead. Just remember it is just a reader, an inanimate object. Not really worth getting personal over regardless of your opinion of it. If you want to get upset about opinions then reserve it for hot topics like religion, politics, nationality, etc.

I was just cracking a joke about you. The way I would do with anyone I like.

[boswd]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

Seconding this. I use the Amazon recommends feature religiously. (It helps that I rate or review everything I read.) I've found lots of good books that way that I wouldn't otherwise have found and I like that.

B&N as a company - AND THIS IS A SUBJECTIVE OPINION OF MINE - seems to be comprised of extremely good ideas balanced by poor execution. I like their site navigation overall, but their search engine is terrible and doesn't even recognize ISBNs! Their recommendation feature is a good plan poorly executed, since you can't tweak your likes/dislikes and - as Scion says - if you "buy" all the Free Friday books, your recommends will soon become meaningless. Their shelves idea is wonderful, but until you can set them up online and have them flow down to your multiple nooks, it's almost worthless.

I like the company... just wish they'd invest in making things great instead of ok-but-half-finished.

I think they are fun, I have it on my nook color, which doesn't do a bad job but the recommendations on my Netflix account always crack me up.

I viewed the Black Swan and now every chick flix known to man is "Picked out just me" LOL LOL

Like someone said before I think they are fun to see how the algorithim works with you and how accurate it is. It's more fun than anything else.

[mikegetz]

Originally Posted by boswd

I viewed the Black Swan and now every chick flix known to man is "Picked out just me" LOL LOL

HAH!

me and the wife sat one night rating stuff on netflix ... i get the wierdest reccomendations now ... lol. Arofovsky = chick flick - priceless.
wonder what watching Pi would do to it?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by boswd

LOL for some people it really didn't matter what BN put out today, they were going to nick pick it down to bone. This could have included every single font known to man, but it would still be horrible anyway

Actually, no. My comments were based on the ugly fonts chosen by B&N.