As I am only an honorary geek, I'm not going into the specs. I don't like those pesky details. However, I love pretty much everything about this ereader. I love the size and weight, for starters. I have actually damaged my neck joints in the past from lugging around Tom Clancy paperbacks. Cross my heart. (This is why our sensible ancestors published larger books in multiple volumes. I have an Everyman edition of The Three Musketeers from c.1908, and the two slim hardbacks are delightful. Unlike the special editions the thickness and weight of cinder blocks that Barnes & Noble publishes.*)
The design of the nook is not merely easy to use, it's addictive. It's fun to turn the pages with the buttons on the sides, and it's fun to add bookmarks and then go back to them. And yes, I have finished reading several whole books on mine. I don't just punch shiny buttons, honestly.
Now I am not really any booksellers target demographic because I prefer dead authors to living ones. (Except Adrian Plass. And Mel Gilden.) So most books that I want to own are either public domain or will be in the next few years. This works great for an ereader- I can download free electronic stacks of books that would smother me in the non-electronic world. So, for me, the selection available is almost perfect. If I just wanted to keep up with the latest bestsellers, I'd be paying less than for physical books, but I'd still be paying out.
One thing I'll have to report on later is the interaction of the nook with the Barnes & Noble website. See, you have to get access to wifi to register the nook at the B &N site, only after which you can download free screen savers and such. I live in Possum Crossing, so there are very few wifi sites in my neighborhood. But I am eager to get rid of the default screen saver, consisting of those creepy writer pictures that Barnes & Noble uses on its shopping bags and to decorate the cafes.
Husband: That looks like Erma Bombeck on your nook. Except... it's a guy. An old guy who looks like Erma Bombeck.
Me: That's Kurt Vonnegut.
So no real drawbacks, and unlimited bookworm bliss is about how I'd sum up.
*Now Barnes & Noble won't want to send me any freebies. Now you know how committed I am to bringing my readers the unvarnished truth.
1 comment:
I have to be very honest with you I absolutely hate the idea of Nook. I think we are becoming to depandant on millions of gadgets. I love the experience of going to the actual book store, selecting the book and nothing brings me more pleasure tan sitting in my chair with an actual book, feel the smell of fresh text paint, look through the illustrations...I will never change my mind. I do not drive car, I do not have a cell phone, I will never buy Nook and I still write my letters on the actual paper.:-)))
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