"New Nook lets you read in the dark or on the beach"
In New York City on Wednesday, the venerable bookseller unveiled a brand-new Nook electronic reader that it says becomes the first and only E-Ink-based device that lets you read in the dark, without having to clip on or supply an external reading light. And because you can read with it on a sunny beach as well as in a dark bedroom, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch Jr. says Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, as the new reader is called, is "the most versatile e-reader that's ever been created."
This latest Nook costs $139 and will become available in early May,
#3. "RE: New Nook lets you read in the dark or on the beach" In response to PlainJoe (Reply # 2)
I finally made up my mind and purchased the Kindle Touch E-Ink reader for $99. It has many advantages over the Nook. For instance I can buy one book a month for free. At the $10 price of most of Amazons books it will more than pay my cost of the reader in 10 months. In addition you can borrow Amazon books free from public libraries with no time limits or late fees. The Touch has a multi touch screen, portrait or landscape mode, and a web browser. It's scheduled for delivery tomorrow.
My only interest in it is actually for reading books, so the B&W screen is fine and far less eye strain than an LCD screen. It holds over 3000 books, and has free unlimited cloud storage, if you need it.
I will probably still buy a larger tablet for general computing use, probably the new Samsung Galaxy coming out later this year.
#7. "RE: New Nook lets you read in the dark or on the beach" In response to Shelly (Reply # 6)
I don't know. The article says
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With Wi-Fi off, the company says, you can read more than a month off a single charge, based on a ½ hour of daily reading with GlowLight set at its default brightness level.
That would be a little over 15 hours. Maybe they're being conservative with the estimate.
#8. "RE: New Nook lets you read in the dark or on the beach" In response to Shelly (Reply # 3)
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QUOTE: In addition you can borrow Amazon books free from public libraries with no time limits or late fees.
Are you expected to return the "book" to the Library?
Ethan
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. "Why shouldn't the American people take half my money from me? I took it all from them." - Edward Filene
#9. "RE: New Nook lets you read in the dark or on the beach" In response to Ethan (Reply # 8) Fri Apr-13-12 11:55 PM by MSU
It must depend on the library. Our local library gives you a choice at checkout of either 7 or 14 days. You can of course renew it at the end of that time.
#10. "RE: New Nook lets you read in the dark or on the beach" In response to MSU (Reply # 9)
Is the book om a memory card? Can you load it to your e-reader or thumb drive?
Ethan
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. "Why shouldn't the American people take half my money from me? I took it all from them." - Edward Filene
