That's a little disappointing to hear, ita -- you haven't had it that long, right?

I keep going back on forth on which I'd like better, because I think I definitely want one at this point.

Yeah, just since the end of November. So tidily within warranty.

I am irritated with something that seems to have happened since my last update--how it stores the last page I've read of something. Before, I could bounce back in a book and then go to the last bit I'd gotten to with no problem (useful when a character turns up and I need to search back for them). Now there's a "store last page read at BN.com" feature. Which, uh, if I'm in Jamaica doesn't do me much good unless I'm a wifi spot. So I was kinda lost.

If I'm in the US, it means pages flipped on my phone get flipped on the Nook, which is cool. But it is a subtraction in foreign.

I'm struggling with the whole "not buying new books" until I've read some of the ones I own.

I'm going to fail at that this weekend, because Ellen Schrieber (the author of Vampire Kisses ) is in town doing a signing for her new werewolf series. I'm going to see her because frivolous distraction will be REALLY GOOD for me right now.

Speaking of frivolous distraction reading, I should start reading the big annotated version of Varney The Vampire that I was given for Christmas.

Ha! Cleolinda has been posting about that book.

Ha! Cleolinda has been posting about that book.

I know! It was her posting that made me go poke around Amazon to see if there was a compiled, annotated version. Lo, there WAS, and Santa brought it to me. Cleo said she was very envious.

I'm going to fail at that this weekend, because Ellen Schrieber (the author of Vampire Kisses ) is in town doing a signing for her new werewolf series. I'm going to see her because frivolous distraction will be REALLY GOOD for me right now.

New series? Yup, my resolution is doomed.

The Windup Girl has floated to the top of my pile of books on the nightstand, so it will be my book-I-already-own-and-haven't-read for January.

I just discovered that you can get magazine subscriptions via the Nook, which seems like a wonderful thing. I'm testing out a subscription to Analog and I don't think I'm going to keep it, which is a shame because at one point I really loved that mag, but most of the stories in the March issue seem like retreads of things I read decades ago. But the part where I can read the issue and then just delete the electronic copy rather than having more recycling or trash to deal with is nifty.

In contrast, Holli's short story collection is aces. So that's good.

If I'm in the US, it means pages flipped on my phone get flipped on the Nook, which is cool. But it is a subtraction in foreign.

ita, would bookmarking work in that case?

I keep going back on forth on which I'd like better,

I still like the nook because of the library book feature. I get new books without having to buy them.

Ooh! guys, Greg won a Nook by signing up for Douglas Clegg's newsletter. That contest ended in December, and now he's running another one. You can choose a Kindle or a Nook. The contest ends in, I think, March. [link]

would bookmarking work in that case?

If I remembered. It was nifty not having to know. I seem to be fine as long as I'm in the US and have connectivity, but otherwise I can't just shut down and move onto the next thing.

if you're a fan of the Foglios, Wondermark and others have declared it 'Girl Genius' day on Amazon: [link]