Comments on: Nook Review on Twitter (BN staff), Nook starts shipping

By: susu1432

susu1432 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:13:38 +0000

Just returned the Nook I received on 12/23. It froze twice. I called customer service, who assisted me in getting it to work, but I also had problems moving between menus; at one point it took me out of what I was reading. It is too expensive to take the risk of keeping it beyond the first 14 days and be stuck with a lemon. I returned it and was very relieved not to be charged the10% restocking fee.

By: MikeG3

MikeG3 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:50:34 +0000

An SD card is not going to “drain the battery faster”. Flash memory is “static” memory and requires no power to maintain its state. It’s just ignorant to suggest that flash memory requires power and will drain a battery more quickly than a device without a card.

By: Meagan

Meagan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:08:57 +0000

Jason – It may surprise you to know that B&N employees are people too and some of them (ie, ME) do know what they are talking about when it comes to e-readers. I have a Kindle 2 and I like it, and I can talk intelligently to my customers about the pros and cons of both. People from all walks of life have retail jobs, especially in an economy like this one, so perhaps you should not be so quick to judge the mental capabilities of a retail employee.

By: switch11

switch11 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:39:10 +0000

they’re probably taking a hit on the price itself leaving little room for any cuts. Consider they also have to train and pay stuff and pay for kiosks. They also probably don’t understand the intention economy.

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:08:04 +0000

Hey, switch11:

This is sort of off topic (or maybe not) but why is B&N not offering an affiliate commission on NOOK sales? Did I miss a press release somewhere or what. lol.

By: Tomas - University Place, WA

Tomas - University Place, WA — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:06:23 +0000

Just bought a friend a Kindle 2 for Christmas (that’s what she wanted) and have a nook on order for myself. I prefer the outward simplicity of the nook as opposed to the Kindle (1 or 2), and my sincere hope is that B&N got the details right.

I’ll know in January.

By: switch11

switch11 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:04:59 +0000

well i hope your nook works out. love your blog btw.

By: switch11

switch11 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:59:38 +0000

Guess it’s not wanting the sd card gone. I want the SD card and the thinness – although I’ve never had a reason to need a SD card.

By: Adam S

Adam S — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:55:18 +0000

Why is it hard to believe that Amazon removed the SD card to make the kindle thiner? The kindle is only about the thinkness of three sd cards. The reading mechanism takes that much space. Leaving the card in also drains the battery faster. I know that people don’t like it but it was a reasonable design change.

By: Jason Young

Jason Young — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:05:33 +0000

I have been having an incredible internal battle for at least three weeks going back and forth with myself over my own nook purchase (I had a Sony Reader touch for a few days that I took back). Mainly for me it’s been about “which content company I’m buying into” – which has caused all the consternation. I am also pretty concerned about B&N getting into this HW/SW game that I’m not sure they are technologically prepared for.

That said, I wouldn’t trust either of these reports as a comparison to other eReaders – if twitter person was calling it a “PC that only does Word” – I don’t think they understand the eReader platform at all. And the second report of “problem with the wifi” was likely configuration issues in store.

Though, that said on top of that, that these are B&N employees – it may speak volumes to their technical preparedness. And even if the eInk redraw is the same speed as the Kindle – B&N may be in for it selling to a crowd with a set of LCD expectations.

It’s about to get real interesting. I sure hope I don’t regret this decision (he says, finger poised over his Amazon cart almost daily).