Comments on: Nook as an ePub renderer: review

By: BBalex htct150

BBalex htct150 — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:29:57 +0000

I still prefer the Kindle. I’m using it in Italy now, and it still works perfectly. I saw the IPad of a friend f mine and it was not so entusiastic…

By: Sam from free android apps

Sam from free android apps — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:38:48 +0000

The truth is, I haven’t tried iPad yet but mostly of my friends are. Although, iPad is the latest in the market nowadays, but I do have more confident with Kindle usage. I’m comfortable with it though one of this days i’ll have to test my upcoming iPad.

By: Ben Kindle Case

Ben Kindle Case — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:12:20 +0000

The Nook was good but surely the Kindle 3 puts amazon in the pole position as far as e readers go. Yes there maybe some competition from other e readers and the iPad but the Kindle seems so far ahead compared to others. Yes they face more of a fight potentially with the iPad but the Kindle app negates this. Ben - Kindle Case

By: eBook eReader Prince

eBook eReader Prince — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:56:37 +0000

Liza, are you sure fits not overwritten? How can I test?

Regards,
Prince

By: Gustavo the helpdesk guy

Gustavo the helpdesk guy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:51:31 +0000

Thes devices are still limited, i can’t believe that only supports english , and the price is expensive $150-$190 in US.

as Liza said: ” The lack of support for non-English languages”…

Even if the price would be $100, i could not use to read in spanish, portuguese, etc. by text, Unicode not by images.

By: David

David — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:23:32 +0000

Nice review. I just picked up the PanDigital eReader that supports ePub and the B&N store. Any plans on reviewing these features with other ereaders?

By: Ebooks Download at pchopes.com

Ebooks Download at pchopes.com — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:56:11 +0000

Reasons why I go for e-books

1. They are delivered almost instantaneously. You purchase and download and start reading them within minutes without leaving your chair. No need to wait for them for days, weeks and sometimes more to arrive by mail. If you buy books online you have to pay packing and shipping cost, but e-books no packing, no shipping.

2. Go GREEN – Save the Forests – No trees are required to manufacture paper for the pages of an e-book.

3. Many e-books are sold nowadays with bonuses, which you usually do not get with a printed book. This adds value to your purchase.

4. They are more safely stored and carried from one place to another, than ordinary books. They also withstand time more than books.

5. They can show links for easy access to more information and relate you directly to websites.

By: art w

art w — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:27:01 +0000

thanks PeterY, I am having almost the same problem with my nook as you described. Luckily it was a gift from my wife and she is the ‘techy’ in the relationship so she will handle support. I was very happy with the nook

By: Walt

Walt — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:55:07 +0000

Nice review. I was wondering if you tried PRSplus for your 505. It has many wonderful hacks, my favorite is the ability for me to choose which fonts I want my epubs to use. I installed the free Fontin fonts, set up a small css file and now all epubs on my 505 are rendered in the new fonts. Even drm’d epubs. :)

By: PeterY

PeterY — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:50:07 +0000

For anyone considering the nook, please read about my experience.

First I had to wait about 30 days for my nook to arrive. It worked as advertised at first but began having problems after the third recharge cycle. The nook was stuck in the screen shot mode and would not respond. After holding for 45 minutes, B&N tech support was able to walk me through rebooting the reader. After a full recharge, again the nook would not turn on at all. I tried everything recommended by tech support and nothing worked. How does a new item with a new battery stop working like this? Why doest it take 45 minutes each time you call their help desk?

I decided to ask for the manager and request a refund. Although they agree to fully refund me the price of the nook, all accessories and membership fee, they would not refund the ebooks I had purchased. I can tell you that the service managers are anxious to get unhappy customers off the phone. I suggested that I receive a store credit to purchase the physical books in their stores which they refused to do. They were just happy to get me off the phone.

I can’t remember the last time I such a terrible experience with a retailer. They are not prepared to handle the tech issues and not committed to providing good customer service.

Bottomline is that if you are considering the Nook, buyer beware!