Introducing Nook, the most advanced ebook reader

Post by swombat » Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 11:54 AM UTC

mattmcknight wrote: post #21

stcredzero wrote: post #4

The responsive color screen has a lot of potential. If one could have a "Cover Flow" style browsing mode, this would make the Nook a 10X better device for browsing reference material and other kinds of not-purely-linear reading. Others on HN have lamented the lack of "flippability" in other e-readers. This could be used to provide exactly that! (The other thing: will B&N allow it to happen?)

Do you mean having the nearby pages in your current book show at the bottom of the screen? That would be nice, since e-ink is a bit slow to refresh. I don't see much in point in the way it's pictured on the site though and in the video, shopping for books by flipping through book covers is highly inefficient! Overall, I lament the lack of a keyboard. Searching for books using the Kindle is probably better.

Post by martingordon » Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 1:12 PM UTC

aw3c2 wrote: post #19

martingordon wrote: post #12

I bought a refurb Kindle 2 29 days ago and am a click away from returning it and pre-ordering a Nook. I haven't bought any books on the Kindle yet (I'm working through a copy of Atlas Shrugged I downloaded, a book I own and isn't available in Kindle format), but it struck me that if I had, those books would be completely useless on the new reader and not only that, I can't sell them or give them away. The publishers…

To me that random access is the killer feature itself. What other benefit would I have from using an ebook reader if not to carry around my whole library instead of just the book I am currently mainly reading.

Post by turtle4 » Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 1:18 PM UTC

sh1mmer wrote: post #23

makmanalp wrote: post #22

compared to the kindle, pros: + native PDF support (how dumb are you, amazon?) + micro SD slot + ebook lending (probably DRM'd) + wifi + based on android cons: - amazon likely has a larger selection of books than BN. - no browser -> no free wikipedia, gmail. maybe hacking one on works? - no keyboard. on screen one maybe? This makes sense from the initial design perspective though, people don't often use keyboards whi…

According to the comparison page on BN ( http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compare/ ) BN have a larger selection of ebooks 1m+ titles and more free ebooks 500k+ than Amazon. Main downside for me is I want something like the DX to read technical books on as well. BN aren't even suggesting they'll compete there and I haven't heard any rumours of Amazon reving the DX yet. :(

Post by turtle4 » Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 1:22 PM UTC

smakz wrote: post #18

To me this whole Nook thing feels like a "shock and awe" campaign from B&N to take steam away from the Kindle and to their credit it seems to be working. Personally, I'm skeptical they will be able to pull it off. They have a feature list a mile long (touch screen, eink display, wireless, wifi, etc) and I'd be shocked if things worked even 1/3 as well as they are advertising in their press releases, but I will reserv…

Post by krzyk » Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 2:52 PM UTC

terpua wrote: post #6

According to http://mashable.com/2009/10/20/nook-official/ , wifi only works in B&N stores. If that is the case, it can't compete with Kindle 2 internationally. Can anyone confirm this?