Hypothetical Universal eReader Device...

detayls · 01-12-2012, 06:10 PM

Hi!

Would you buy an eReader device that could be used to both read and purchase eBooks from BOTH Amazon and Barnes & Noble?

ucfgrad93 · 01-12-2012, 06:10 PM

That would be cool, but I doubt you'll ever see that.

banjobama · 01-12-2012, 06:14 PM

An Android tablet already does it, with Nook/Kindle for Android apps. So could an iPad, with the appropriate apps.

detayls · 01-12-2012, 06:17 PM

I should have added that I was only thinking about an e-Ink reader.

Personally I find the LCD style of pad hard to read from.

calibrated · 01-12-2012, 06:17 PM

I installed the Nook app on my Kindle Fire, and it does exactly that.

Edit: Sorry, looks like I posted this at the same time that you clarified your question.

banjobama · 01-12-2012, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detayls

I should have added that I was only thinking about an e-Ink reader.

Personally I find the LCD style of pad hard to read from.

No problem. You should probably edit the original post to say that or else everyone will give the same snarky answer I gave.

AJ Starr · 01-12-2012, 06:34 PM

Wouldn't and haven't bought from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Reason, they do not use standard epub protocols.

I find my books elsewhere.

cfrizz · 01-12-2012, 07:26 PM

Ditto.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJ Starr

Wouldn't and haven't bought from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Reason, they do not use standard epub protocols.

I find my books elsewhere.

SilverBear · 01-12-2012, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJ Starr

Wouldn't and haven't bought from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Reason, they do not use standard epub protocols.

I find my books elsewhere.

Me, too.

Amazon & B&N are both trying to feudalize a 21st C. technology. Let's not imagine that these people are "the wave of the future" when they are trying to sell you an ebook (that costs nothing to reproduce) at the same price (or more) than you pay for paperbacks --or even used/discounted hardcover books!

Unless you like dystopian futures. . .

Hellmark · 01-12-2012, 07:51 PM

The only way you could do that, is if you did something like root a Sony PRS-T1 and installed the android apps for Kindle and Nook.

Now, officially you'll never see anything that includes support for Kindle books and anything else. It is due to the EULA for the Kindle/Mobi SDK. You're unable to support the Amazon's DRM and any other DRM.

Elfwreck · 01-12-2012, 08:10 PM

"Universal ebook reader": Yes, I would like one of those.
"Ebook reader that reads Amazon and Barnes & Noble books": No, not interested. I don't buy from either.

I don't buy DRM, nor from stores that don't indicate which of their books are DRM'd. So I don't really care how many types of DRM a reader supports; I won't be using that aspect. My current reader can do non-DRM'd epub and mobi just fine, although I'd love one that also read an easily-editable format like HTML or RTF. (Mine claims to read HTML. It lies. Software that hyphenates the word "years" is not supporting the filetype.)

wizwor · 01-12-2012, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detayls

Hi!

Would you buy an eReader device that could be used to both read and purchase eBooks from BOTH Amazon and Barnes & Noble?

My Fire does that

charmian · 01-12-2012, 10:19 PM

My android tablet does that.

I probably wouldn't buy this hypothetical device (and anyway, isn't this just the rooted Nook STR?) , because I can just use Calibre to convert from epub and put the resulting book onto my Kindle anyway.

HansTWN · 01-12-2012, 10:33 PM

Yes, any e-reader + Calibre conversion can do easily it. So my needs are basically covered.

To read it directly without disinfecting and converting the files you would need an e-ink device running Android. In a year or two I might buy a Mirasol or color e-ink reader running Android, that would be a big step forward. But I wouldn't get an Android B/W e-ink reader.

RainingLemur · 01-12-2012, 11:14 PM

I wouldn't mind a straight e-ink reader that could handle both stores.

View Poll Results: Would you buy a Hypothetical Universal EReader Device?
No, I think that's a crazy idea!	8	21.05%
Yes, I would buy it from Amazon.	6	15.79%
Yes, I would buy it from Barnes & Noble.	4	10.53%
Yes, I would buy this from a Third-Party store in the local shopping mall.	20	52.63%
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01-12-2012, 06:10 PM	#1
detayls Addict Posts: 235 Karma: 1355374 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: iPad, iPhone, Kindle Voyage	Hypothetical Universal eReader Device... Hi! Would you buy an eReader device that could be used to both read and purchase eBooks from BOTH Amazon and Barnes & Noble?

01-12-2012, 06:17 PM	#4
detayls Addict Posts: 235 Karma: 1355374 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: iPad, iPhone, Kindle Voyage	Oops, forgot about Android/iPad... I should have added that I was only thinking about an e-Ink reader. Personally I find the LCD style of pad hard to read from.

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01-12-2012, 06:10 PM	#2
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	That would be cool, but I doubt you'll ever see that.

01-12-2012, 06:14 PM	#3
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	An Android tablet already does it, with Nook/Kindle for Android apps. So could an iPad, with the appropriate apps.

01-12-2012, 06:17 PM	#5
calibrated Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 179412 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3, Kindle Fire w/Aldiko	I installed the Nook app on my Kindle Fire, and it does exactly that. Edit: Sorry, looks like I posted this at the same time that you clarified your question.

01-12-2012, 06:34 PM	#7
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	Wouldn't and haven't bought from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Reason, they do not use standard epub protocols. I find my books elsewhere.

01-12-2012, 07:51 PM	#10
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	The only way you could do that, is if you did something like root a Sony PRS-T1 and installed the android apps for Kindle and Nook. Now, officially you'll never see anything that includes support for Kindle books and anything else. It is due to the EULA for the Kindle/Mobi SDK. You're unable to support the Amazon's DRM and any other DRM.

01-12-2012, 08:10 PM	#11
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	"Universal ebook reader": Yes, I would like one of those. "Ebook reader that reads Amazon and Barnes & Noble books": No, not interested. I don't buy from either. I don't buy DRM, nor from stores that don't indicate which of their books are DRM'd. So I don't really care how many types of DRM a reader supports; I won't be using that aspect. My current reader can do non-DRM'd epub and mobi just fine, although I'd love one that also read an easily-editable format like HTML or RTF. (Mine claims to read HTML. It lies. Software that hyphenates the word "years" is not supporting the filetype.)

01-12-2012, 10:19 PM	#13
charmian Addict Posts: 386 Karma: 1814548 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle PW2	My android tablet does that. I probably wouldn't buy this hypothetical device (and anyway, isn't this just the rooted Nook STR?) , because I can just use Calibre to convert from epub and put the resulting book onto my Kindle anyway.

01-12-2012, 10:33 PM	#14
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Yes, any e-reader + Calibre conversion can do easily it. So my needs are basically covered. To read it directly without disinfecting and converting the files you would need an e-ink device running Android. In a year or two I might buy a Mirasol or color e-ink reader running Android, that would be a big step forward. But I wouldn't get an Android B/W e-ink reader.

01-12-2012, 11:14 PM	#15
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I wouldn't mind a straight e-ink reader that could handle both stores.

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