Yeah, I definitely can't disagree with getting your hands on one first. Keyboards and monitors are the same way for me, I like to go to a store where I can actually see/touch them.
Easy Bake. Flop-a-palooza. Woosh. Pop. I don't skulk.
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Gudanov - Sep 29, 2010 9:09:24 am PDT #15036 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 9:10:15 am PDT #15037 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Have Nooked. I'm not much interested in the ability to browse the web, so I didn't test that. Page refresh was...well, that's e-ink. Page display, nice and crisp. Feel in hand, very nice. Fits in purse very well, and now I just have to buy a small sleeve for it that doesn't take up much more real estate.
Neatly, it charges with the same mini-USB as my phone, so it's charging in my trunk right now.
Typo Boy - Sep 29, 2010 9:10:19 am PDT #15038 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Oh, and again Ipad will be in target in a few days, so you will have a chance to try that too if you don't have a friend with one.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 9:11:25 am PDT #15039 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Since I'm not buying a Kindle, and I don't want an iPad's extra stuff, it's pretty much Nook or offbrand. The Nook will have to do something extra-surprising over the next couple weeks to go back.
javachik - Sep 29, 2010 9:11:55 am PDT #15040 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Yay, ita! I hope it makes your ER visits a little easier.
I've never seen a Nook up close. My Kindle was a birthday gift.
Gudanov - Sep 29, 2010 9:21:59 am PDT #15041 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I'm a weirdo and have a Sony PRS-600, I haven't used it for a purchased book yet. Just for looking over and editing my and other people's stuff, and library books. The ability to take notes with a stylus was the big selling point for me. For just reading, the Sony e-Readers just don't seem competitive to me anymore.
javachik - Sep 29, 2010 9:23:04 am PDT #15042 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
It was so nice not to be loaded down with books and magazines for the cross-country flight. New Yorker and San Francisco Chronicle are both delivered to my Kindle as well.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 9:26:31 am PDT #15043 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's so freaking small! And the current book I'm reading is Kushiel's Dart--I don't necessarily need to have that cover evident everywhere, especially near work. I would totally buy an e-version so I could read my S&M-lite on the down low.
But first I think I will go with the Hunger Games books. And that Last Unicorn stuff. Reading books on the phone just wasn't hacking it, although it's fine for websurfing.
javachik - Sep 29, 2010 9:27:27 am PDT #15044 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
ita, the Hunger Games books are what got me through the flights!! CRACK! And perfect ebook reading. I gotta admit, I love that what I am reading being hidden really appeals to me.
le nubian - Sep 29, 2010 9:44:46 am PDT #15045 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I love that what I am reading being hidden really appeals to me
oh that is interesting.
I have a Kindle and I like the ability to port long articles from Instapaper to the kindle. I believe there is Nook functionality for this as well.