Although the Nook has barely left the starting gate in 2009, it's already your favorite eReader of the year! Beating out the Amazon Kindle 2 for the top spot, the Nook's sleek interface, 3G and WiFi connectivity, scrolling touch screen, and storage for an endless supply of titles in its 2GB of memory all make it the leader in portable reading. Running at a virtual tie, the Kindle DX, Sony PRS-700, and Sony's Red PRS-505 take home third place billing.
The Nook has had its share of release and supply setbacks, but that's not stopping you (and yours truly) from getting in line and placing your orders. Unfortunately, Barnes and Noble isn't expecting another shipment out to customers until February, so if you want to get your hands on this year's winner, get your order in now!
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I'll become interested as soon as they put a web browser on it. It runs on the Android platform, and hackers have pulled it off, so I know it can be done. I'm sure AT&T is partly the reason for its absence.
1I'm supposed to get mine tomorrow! I can't wait!
2let us know how it is, kscincotta!
3I'm crossing my fingers that I find one under the Christmas tree!!
4I hope I get my shipping notice tomorrow. Imma be peeved if I don't.
5After using the Kindle 2 and the Barnes and Noble Nook, the Nook is a NO. I don't know how this thing made it out the door being so buggy and snail slow. The battery life is not meeting what they marketed it to be. Everything I've seen that they marketed appears to be false. If you just have the nook you have nothing to compare it to but if you used the Kindle which is way more snappier and usable, you'll want to return the nook. Ohh by the way B&N will let you sit on hold for over 30 min. You only get your money back if you return the device within 14 days of the purchase, Amazon you can use it for 30 days.
Still a Kindle fan.
6Yeah, I've been as naive as all you fellow geeks who voted to make the Nook #1. Heck, I was certain HD-DVD would beat out Blu-ray, then bought one of the first HD-DVD units (I bought one of the first Betamax players too). Oh well. But I hit it right when I bought one of the first Kindles. It's worked flawlessly for two years now and has paid for itself based on book price difference between the e-books I bought and their tree book equivalents.
I've read the Nook reviews (by those who have actually used Nooks). I can only assume that you who voted this way were voting based on the hype as opposed to a hands-on tryout.
7@KindleKlaus I'm still a fan of the Kindle too as well as the Sony 505.
I thought the Nook looked interesting at first, but most reviews I've read are saying it is slooow and buggy. If the user has never used anything but a Nook they'll think it's great, if they've ever used another ereader they won't be so impressed. Also Amazon customer service is stellar. I have not heard such good things about B&N.
What I really don't get is how a device that is so new and virtually untested made it to the top of this list. I really think this is a case of people voting for 'anything' but Amazon.
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