The case for nook color - Page 2

cypresstwist · 10-22-2010, 05:19 AM

As of 10 minutes ago, nookcolor.com redirects to a 404 page at bn.com

mgmueller · 10-22-2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Two reasons why Kindle 3 is better than Nook:

1- battery life
2- black body

Just my personal experience:
I've got Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle 3 and Kindle DX Graphite. And nook.
Kindle 3, for whatever reason, by far has the shortest battery life. I didn't use 3G on my older Kindles (both US versions), so this might be an explanation. On the other hand, DX Graphite "lasts forever".
And my nook simply is my benchmark unit re. battery life. Especially in standby. It's the only one, I let in standby even for weeks.

Bic · 10-22-2010, 12:41 PM

And Amazon ups the ante. They announced today:
"later this year, we will be introducing lending for Kindle, a new feature that lets you loan your Kindle books to other Kindle device or Kindle app users. Each book can be lent once for a loan period of 14-days and the lender cannot read the book during the loan period. Additionally, not all e-books will be lendable - this is solely up to the publisher or rights holder, who determines which titles are enabled for lending. "

boswd · 10-22-2010, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bic

And Amazon ups the ante. They announced today:
"later this year, we will be introducing lending for Kindle, a new feature that lets you loan your Kindle books to other Kindle device or Kindle app users. Each book can be lent once for a loan period of 14-days and the lender cannot read the book during the loan period. Additionally, not all e-books will be lendable - this is solely up to the publisher or rights holder, who determines which titles are enabled for lending. "

Up the ante? Are you kidding me? This is a feature the Nook has had since the beginning.

that's like Apple "announcing" you can put your apps into Folders. Woo Hoo, you've been able to do that on Android since day one. ONe of the reason I jumped ship off of the iPhone.

Also wasn't it all you Kindlbots who ridiculed the Nook for the restrictions put on the Lend Me feature.

give me a break.

mcooke66 · 10-22-2010, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Two reasons why Kindle 3 is better than Nook:

1- battery life
2- black body

I for one will pitch in the 20 bucks for a black skin.

There is no help for battery life in the near future. At least you will still have something to complain about.

Why not buy the kindle and convert the epub books you want to buy or borrow. This way you get everything you want with only a little extra effort on your part.

Rich_D · 10-22-2010, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Two reasons why Kindle 3 is better than Nook:

1- battery life
2- black body

Battery life won't improve as long as they have the LCD screen. They might eek a little more out of it, but it won't match the Kindle.

Black body - I'm surprised this is an issue with so many. I had a dark matte skin on mine and took it off. I like the white. Having both options would definitely help the product though.

tubemonkey · 10-22-2010, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcooke66

I for one will pitch in the 20 bucks for a black skin.

There is no help for battery life in the near future. At least you will still have something to complain about.

Why not buy the kindle and convert the epub books you want to buy or borrow. This way you get everything you want with only a little extra effort on your part.

If I don't get a Nook, I most certainly won't get a Kindle. It can do library books. I'll either get a Kobo or an old Sony.

tubemonkey · 10-22-2010, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich_D

Black body - I'm surprised this is an issue with so many. I had a dark matte skin on mine and took it off. I like the white. Having both options would definitely help the product though.

It is for me. A white/silver bezel is distracting and bothers my eyes.

phenomshel · 10-22-2010, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cypresstwist

cypres@mugika:~$ whois nookcolor.com

Domain Name.......... nookcolor.com
Creation Date........ 2010-03-09
Registration Date.... 2010-03-09
Expiry Date.......... 2011-03-09
Organisation Name.... barnesandnoble.com llc
Organisation Address. 76th Ninth Avenue, 9th Floor
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. New York
Organisation Address. 10011
Organisation Address. NY
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Wow! Good eye!
I have Tuesday marked on my calendar. I bought a Sony instead of a Nook, and I haven't been sorry, but... this is exciting!

chas0039 · 10-22-2010, 06:15 PM

As of today, most of the sites are assuming a nook color version at $250 with 7" screen.

TrvlrsChick · 10-22-2010, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It is for me. A white/silver bezel is distracting and bothers my eyes.

Why? When I read with it, it's just like the margins of a regular book. Doesn't bother me at all. A regular book has white margins, how is the Nook so much different for you?

tubemonkey · 10-22-2010, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrvlrsChick

Why? When I read with it, it's just like the margins of a regular book. Doesn't bother me at all. A regular book has white margins, how is the Nook so much different for you?

Books I read don't have margins as wide as the Nook's bezel.

aagstn · 10-23-2010, 12:19 AM

Yeah, I just don't get the bezel thing. I focus on what I'm reading and not the border. It could be white, black or neon and I wouldn't have problems reading on the thing.

I've shopped and shopped and there simply isn't a better ebook reader than the nook. Battery life is a weakness, but I don't consider charging every 4 days a major issue and the sorting could be better, but even with a few hundred books I can get to my next book quickly enough to not even bother hacking it.

The nooks weaknesses are just so minor when you compare its strengths.

tubemonkey · 10-23-2010, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aagstn

Yeah, I just don't get the bezel thing. I focus on what I'm reading and not the border. It could be white, black or neon and I wouldn't have problems reading on the thing.

What works for you doesn't automatically work for the rest of the world.

To each his own.

:D ominik · 10-23-2010, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Books I read don't have margins as wide as the Nook's bezel.

Dime novels?

The bezel is less than 2cm (approx. 1,7cm) wide. I've never seen a book (except for encyclopedia etc.) with narrower margins.

10-22-2010, 05:19 AM	#16
cypresstwist Nooking in Romania Posts: 54 Karma: 232 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Romania Device: Nook WiFi	As of 10 minutes ago, nookcolor.com redirects to a 404 page at bn.com Last edited by cypresstwist; 10-22-2010 at 05:19 AM. Reason: stuff

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Bic Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 2340 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle or Sony	And Amazon ups the ante. They announced today: "later this year, we will be introducing lending for Kindle, a new feature that lets you loan your Kindle books to other Kindle device or Kindle app users. Each book can be lent once for a loan period of 14-days and the lender cannot read the book during the loan period. Additionally, not all e-books will be lendable - this is solely up to the publisher or rights holder, who determines which titles are enabled for lending. "

10-22-2010, 06:15 PM	#25
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aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	Yeah, I just don't get the bezel thing. I focus on what I'm reading and not the border. It could be white, black or neon and I wouldn't have problems reading on the thing. I've shopped and shopped and there simply isn't a better ebook reader than the nook. Battery life is a weakness, but I don't consider charging every 4 days a major issue and the sorting could be better, but even with a few hundred books I can get to my next book quickly enough to not even bother hacking it. The nooks weaknesses are just so minor when you compare its strengths.

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