Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: barnes, noble, ereader, kindle, ebook | Themes: Digital Entertainment, Audio/Video Players, Business
Barnes & Noble today announced the Nook, an ereader set to take on Amazon's Kindle and all of the other 'us too' products that have launched in the last year.
Who knew Barnes & Noble would be the company that changed my mind when it came to ebook readers? Due to start shipping in November, Barnes & Noble is asking for $259 for this little device. Sure, it's a little bit steep but then again, the Nook is not your average ereader.
What makes it different? Well for one, I'm just nuts about the device's 'lend-me' feature that makes it possible for friends to borrow books from each other for up to 14 days. This feature uses 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi so no pesky file transfer cables required.
It also has 3G (thank you, AT&T), 2GB of internal memory (up to 1,700 books), a microSD slot and a charge time of 3.5 hours for 10 days of battery. Not only that, but the Nook also boasts a second, smaller screen that serves as a virtual keyboard and offers users an iPod-like cover-flow of all their books.
Hands up who wants one? Order here.
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Sounds good, but a good review would be nice or did I miss that? Either way let open competition reign.
it certainly looks better than Kindle...
nice option to have touchscreen keyboard instead of buttons to wear out in time...
Sounds good, but a good review would be nice or did I miss that? Either way let open competition reign.
They just announced it, so I doubt they are producing them yet. I'm more interested in the format they're using. Is it open, or is it like the Kindle, and bound to B&N's service?
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"Due to start shipping in November"
I assume 2009
its still too expensive, make it 100$ and I might consider buying it, if its DRM free ( Meaning I OWN every copy I purchase!!!!). Thats a mayor point for me.
I just hope it supports open documents
It uses Google Android according to Wired.
nice
i was waiting for this ever since B&M went into development of this product with plastic logic, I was waiting for this announcement for a while. best of all B&N has a bigger library >.< last time i checked.
Is anyone else not able see the picture of it?
Looks good, but what really I need one of these for is technical publications. And a search of B&N website shows almost nothing. The only digital title I found was "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Windows 7". So Kindle wins for now.
BTW: I've noticed that for several publications the Kindle version is more expensive than the hard copy. I thought the kindle version was suppose to be cheaper?
In either case I'll wait for the dust to settle.
Am I the only one who STILL thinks these devices are too pricey? For about that price, you can get a netbook that does whatever e-readers do plus much more. I know portability and size are at a premium right now, but if you care about it that much, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the majority of smart phones come into this market (although I think the iPhone has an app for this already).
Am I the only one who STILL thinks these devices are too pricey? For about that price, you can get a netbook that does whatever e-readers do plus much more. I know portability and size are at a premium right now, but if you care about it that much, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the majority of smart phones come into this market (although I think the iPhone has an app for this already).
It's all about ergonomics and functionality.
An e-reader feels a lot more like a traditional book than a netbook and also has dedicated functionality for e-books.
And smartphones won't bother the e-readers much because the screens are too small for extended reading sessions.
It's all about ergonomics and functionality.An e-reader feels a lot more like a traditional book than a netbook and also has dedicated functionality for e-books.And smartphones won't bother the e-readers much because the screens are too small for extended reading sessions.
Ive got no problem reading books from my iPhone.. Only thing is i have to turn the brightness way down so that its not too bright to hold close to my face..
The Gigabyte T1028 is a tablet style netbook. It's quite a bit more expensive than this device, and weighs in at about 6 times the weight, plus the battery only lasts about 5 hours. I do use it to read from the B&N library, and their eReader software is some of the best I've seen on a PC, but even with the tablet format, it's heavy and clunky compared to the dedicated eReader product.
I didn't mind reading books on my crackberry 8800, but the large screen is much more pleasing to use.
I was actually expecting a larger reader, based on an interview with the manufacturer of the product, so what they introduced is something of a surprise. I guess I wouldn't be surprised to see a KindleDX sized device to be announced soon, as Plastic Logic hinted that they were working on something like that.