Touch B&N Nook Event Today - Live Blogging

tubemonkey · 05-24-2011, 03:22 AM

CNET will be live blogging B&N's Special Announcement in New York today - Tue 24 May 11 @ 7am PDT (10am EDT).

Expectations are for a new Nook similar to Kobo's just announced eReader Touch.

mikegetz · 05-24-2011, 06:52 AM

personally, i'm glad that kobo beat them to the punch. it's nice to see the the little guy get some.

B&N are going to have to bring something big to top what kobo unleashed yesterday. i'm not going to clutter this thread with my personal wants or predictions - there is already a couple of threads for that.
hopefully the entry level price point gets knocked down to double digit range across the board. In this economy that is precisely what we need. kobo is there, the k3 w/ ads is almost there ... if B&N can pull a $99 reader out of their hat, we will have a 3 way race with Sony left behind.

jersysman · 05-24-2011, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegetz

personally, i'm glad that kobo beat them to the punch. it's nice to see the the little guy get some...

hopefully the entry level price point gets knocked down to double digit range across the board. In this economy that is precisely what we need. kobo is there, the k3 w/ ads is almost there ... if B&N can pull a $99 reader out of their hat, we will have a 3 way race with Sony left behind.

The price for the new Kobo was released as $129. Was the two-digit price for the old one, or do you know where the new one will be $99?

tubemonkey · 05-24-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jersysman

The price for the new Kobo was released as $129. Was the two-digit price for the old one, or do you know where the new one will be $99?

The $100 price is for the old one. The new one is $130. Check out Borders' ereader page.

eSheri · 05-24-2011, 09:16 AM

I'm so excited about today's event!!

ApK · 05-24-2011, 10:15 AM

New nook:

In a closer pic, it seems to have physical page turn buttons.
And a wide enough bezel to hold comfortably.

"up to two month battery life."

Pre-orders now for June 10th shipping.

If I fall into an extra $140, I might have to check this out....

Asawi · 05-24-2011, 10:41 AM

Looks like a good device!
6 fonts, 7 sizes. Like the sound of that!
The touch, pearl and longer battery life were both necessary and expected.

JSWolf · 05-24-2011, 10:47 AM

Amazon is going to have to go touch and drop the physical keyboard to compete.

ApK · 05-24-2011, 10:50 AM

Or continue offering the physical keyboard (and free 3g web access) as their unique offering.

Why should every device be the same?

Depending on some other unanswered questions I have about this new nook, though, I probably could stand owing one of each....

Come to think of it, would it kill Amazon to offer two different readers?

JSWolf · 05-24-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Or continue offering the physical keyboard (and free 3g web access) as their unique offering.

Why should every device be the same?

Depending on some other unanswered questions I have about this new nook, though, I probably could stand owing one of each....

Come to think of it, would it kill Amazon to offer two different readers?

I still say that if Amazon goes touch, they will kill the physical keyboard to make the size smaller. I don't see them having both. It makes no sense to be bigger for no reason.

mikegetz · 05-24-2011, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Amazon is going to have to go touch and drop the physical keyboard to compete.

nope. they keep the current feature set, keep the 3g wwan, and enable support for ePub. the fact of the matter is, that your mom (generic generalization here - not claiming to know or trying to diss anyone's mom) thinks books + internet = amazon. that is their #1 asset - brand recognition.

between the kobo touch and the new nook, the "mini-ipad-looking" eink touch market has just been cornered. in the US, nook will win. Canada, Australia, other places where the kobo is the standard, they will win.
Sony, sorry. too little, too late, just like your PS3 "sorry you got hacked" gift basket of games everyone that cares already played. it doesn't matter that they did touch right, first.

jswinden · 05-24-2011, 11:01 AM

Assuming the touch screen works well, this is a better reader than the Sony PRS-650, less expensive, and hopefully more available. Sony doesn't seem interested in selling readers in the USA. I hope this new Nook and the new Kobo, along with the Kindle, finally push Sony out of the market or make them rethink their arrogant marketing practices.

ATimson · 05-24-2011, 11:04 AM

I wonder if this still has eReader support or if they've dropped that in favor of ePub-only?

ApK · 05-24-2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I still say that if Amazon goes touch, they will kill the physical keyboard to make the size smaller. I don't see them having both. It makes no sense to be bigger for no reason.

That's probably going to be the reality of it, but I would love it if they added the IR touch system to the current feature set.

I like the physical keyboard better for typing (email, notes, search phrases) and it keeps the screen clean, but the touch feature would be great with all the games, dictionary lookup, web browsing, highlighting, navigation, etc.

ApK

ProfCrash · 05-24-2011, 11:06 AM

Sony is so screwed. Between the new Nook and Kobo Sony is sooooo screwed. Two new ereaders with the Pearl Screen and a touchscreen for less then the Sony 350.

Why the hell would I buy a Sony now?

Amazon will be fine. There are those of us who don't like touchscreens and the marketing for Amazon is more then good enough to keep it competitive. I would not be surprised to see Amazon release a touchscreen version soon. I would not be surprised to seethekeyboard go away. While it would be a bummer for me, I know that I am in the minority and that many people are looking for that touchscreen.

05-24-2011, 10:15 AM	#6
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,316 Karma: 67862884 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	New nook: In a closer pic, it seems to have physical page turn buttons. And a wide enough bezel to hold comfortably. "up to two month battery life." Pre-orders now for June 10th shipping. If I fall into an extra $140, I might have to check this out.... Last edited by ApK; 05-24-2011 at 10:32 AM.

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,476 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	B&N Nook Event Today - Live Blogging CNET will be live blogging B&N's Special Announcement in New York today - Tue 24 May 11 @ 7am PDT (10am EDT). Expectations are for a new Nook similar to Kobo's just announced eReader Touch.

05-24-2011, 06:52 AM	#2
mikegetz Professional Nerd Posts: 84 Karma: 280 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middletown, OH Device: Nook WiFI, KOBO, Pandigital Novel Personal	personally, i'm glad that kobo beat them to the punch. it's nice to see the the little guy get some. B&N are going to have to bring something big to top what kobo unleashed yesterday. i'm not going to clutter this thread with my personal wants or predictions - there is already a couple of threads for that. hopefully the entry level price point gets knocked down to double digit range across the board. In this economy that is precisely what we need. kobo is there, the k3 w/ ads is almost there ... if B&N can pull a $99 reader out of their hat, we will have a 3 way race with Sony left behind.

05-24-2011, 09:16 AM	#5
eSheri Addict Posts: 323 Karma: 1015098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle of the US Device: K3+3G, Sony 350, Kindle Fire HD, iPad Mini	I'm so excited about today's event!!

05-24-2011, 10:41 AM	#7
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	Looks like a good device! 6 fonts, 7 sizes. Like the sound of that! The touch, pearl and longer battery life were both necessary and expected.

05-24-2011, 10:47 AM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Amazon is going to have to go touch and drop the physical keyboard to compete.

05-24-2011, 10:50 AM	#9
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,316 Karma: 67862884 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	Or continue offering the physical keyboard (and free 3g web access) as their unique offering. Why should every device be the same? Depending on some other unanswered questions I have about this new nook, though, I probably could stand owing one of each.... Come to think of it, would it kill Amazon to offer two different readers?

05-24-2011, 11:01 AM	#12
jswinden Nameless Being	Assuming the touch screen works well, this is a better reader than the Sony PRS-650, less expensive, and hopefully more available. Sony doesn't seem interested in selling readers in the USA. I hope this new Nook and the new Kobo, along with the Kindle, finally push Sony out of the market or make them rethink their arrogant marketing practices.

05-24-2011, 11:04 AM	#13
ATimson Evangelist Posts: 456 Karma: 1044878 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	I wonder if this still has eReader support or if they've dropped that in favor of ePub-only?

05-24-2011, 11:06 AM	#15
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Sony is so screwed. Between the new Nook and Kobo Sony is sooooo screwed. Two new ereaders with the Pearl Screen and a touchscreen for less then the Sony 350. Why the hell would I buy a Sony now? Amazon will be fine. There are those of us who don't like touchscreens and the marketing for Amazon is more then good enough to keep it competitive. I would not be surprised to see Amazon release a touchscreen version soon. I would not be surprised to seethekeyboard go away. While it would be a bummer for me, I know that I am in the minority and that many people are looking for that touchscreen.

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