My first 12 hours with the Nook

QUICK FIRST IMPRESSIONS What I Like Support for even protected (DRM) ePub & PDF eBooks from multiple vendors Decent sized, glare-resistant eInk Screen Expandable Memory USB, wall charger and Quick Start instruction booklet right in the box What I Don’t Like No Backlight on reading screen Weight USB and computer required to load anything other than a BN purchase. WiFi (free in BN stores) or 3G required for wireless purchases (which are limited to items in BN eBookStore) High learning curve Very slooooow start-up from Off to On (considerably quicker from Sleep mode to On but not sure about battery drain in the standby mode ) The Beta version Web Browser MORE IN DEPTH IMPRESSIONS… My first thought taking it out of the box was “Damn this thing is heavy.” It’s probably about the weight of a good-sized hardcover, the difference being I would lay a hardcover in my lap or hold it in 2 hands while reading, whereas with the Nook I found myself holding it in one hand (and used my other dominant hand to navigate pages) and felt the fatigue in my muscles fairly quickly. Add to that weight the cover I plan on buying so I […]

Your Kindle Tutorial~No Kindle Necessary

You don’t need to own a Kindle eReading device to read digital eBooks purchased from Amazon.com in Kindle format. Yes, I am sure about this because I have downloaded and read numerous Kindle books and I do not own a Kindle device. So how did I read them? Here’s how… I have a FREE Kindle reading application installed on my MAC, on my PC and on my iPod Touch. KINDLE FOR PC KINDLE FOR MAC KINDLE FOR IPHONE (or iPod Touch) Read about it online or in the App Store on your phone KINDLE FOR BLACKBERRY KINDLE FOR IPAD KINDLE FOR ANDROID So here is the really cool part. No wires! Even if I browse and buy the eBook on my laptop computer, the moment I turn on my iTouch (within a WiFi zone) and open the Kindle app, it browses and syncs to my account, and automatically downloads any new purchases. Amazon offers FREE Kindle books every day so if you check back often, you can fill up your reading list for nothing. It also allows you to Sample a book by sending you the beginning of the book for free. I’m not sure if the length of the […]