Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

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  Mikerman

  10/21/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  This is when competition is a good thing. It will be interesting to see if and how Amazon responds to the added nifty and consumer-friendly B&N features.

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  BizHacksRick

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  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  Agreed! I suspect we'll see sub-$200 hardware prices after the holidays, but it'll probably take longer before the books themselves get any lower.

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  BizHacks Dave

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  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  I pre-ordered one last night.

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  MitshK

  10/22/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  I'm interested in trying one, but it's not available outside the US - and I'm in the UK.

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  BizHacksRick

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  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  @BizHacks Dave: Spoken like a true early adopter. Is there ANY gadget you don't immediately buy?

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  edauch

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  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  no, calll me old fashioned (and maybe a cheapskate) but at a reading pace of 1-2 books per week I'd be broke if not for my library card, plus if I drop a book into the tub I only owe the public library the cost of 1 book versus losing my entire personal library and toasting the expensive reader.

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  jenyj89

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  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  Nope. I use a computer/laptop to look up quick things that I need to read, like news, an article, craft directions, regulations for work, etc. but for lengthy reading I HATE reading on a screen!!! The bifocals work well enough for what I have to do already so why should I push it?
  
  I grew up going to the Library every Sunday to help my Grandmother as she worked and I love the smell of books. I love the feel of a book in my hands, the turning of the paper pages and when I finish reading many of them I find that I want to keep them for the future. I own many of my grandmother's, great-aunt's, second-cousin's books...old books from the 1930s and '40's that carry ads to donate your books to soldiers in the war. These are treasures...treasures not available on a Nook or Kindle!! I seek out these little "treasures" because to me books, actual books, are important and should be read, re-read and passed on, to be loved...you can't do that with a cold hard machine.

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  BizHacksRick

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  RE: Poll: Will You Buy a Nook?

  @jenyj89: I feel much the same way about magazines, believe it or not. I've yet to see an electronic device that could take the place of one. But as for books, much as I agree about the tactile experience, I love, love, love the convenience of always having one in my pocket (on my iPhone).