Barnes & Noble eReader - NOOK

[cubeball]

something to try on yr nook :

http://www.nook-look.com/

nice ....

anyway i tried buying some stuff from B&N last nite using vpost n a local cc, the lyra light n the rear cover for nook w/o using the vpn so far so good, they have just given me the expected shipping date, so i'll see how it goes.

Am still waiting till the launch of ipad b4 i buy my nook, hopefully there will be a promo or discount by then

 

[nightwolf75]

is it possible to buy a gift card, and use that to buy ebooks from barnesandnoble? this was the workaround for amazon's kindle.

 

[jenny22]

Hi nightwolf. i dont think gift card works tho i havent tried myself. the b&n shop detects based on IP address. even ebook purchase on amazon now has become more difficult, if you see the forum on amazon. spore purchases now cant go through with gift card bec of ip address... hv to use some vpn service..

 

[lorettatay]

Hi nightwolf. i dont think gift card works tho i havent tried myself. the b&n shop detects based on IP address. even ebook purchase on amazon now has become more difficult, if you see the forum on amazon. spore purchases now cant go through with gift card bec of ip address... hv to use some vpn service..

maybe can use hotspot shield to buy the gift card although i using it to buy the ebook from b&n directly.

 

[nightwolf75]

maybe can use hotspot shield to buy the gift card although i using it to buy the ebook from b&n directly.

ah! thanks for the advice, lorettatay! i do have hotspot shield. just that i din configure my CC to a US address. mebbe i try using my borderlinx supplied US address and see if it works.

 

[lorettatay]

ah! thanks for the advice, lorettatay! i do have hotspot shield. just that i din configure my CC to a US address. mebbe i try using my borderlinx supplied US address and see if it works.

icic. im using the US address that vpost supplied me...

 

[Archaon]

Hi lorettatay. You seem to be the go to person for e-readers. Currently I'm at the crossroad of choosing my first e-book reader. Decisions decisions . Right now theres the Kindle, Sony PRS-900 and Nook on my list, will you be so kind as to provide some input on these devices?
Thanks a mil.
Archaon

 

[lorettatay]

Hi lorettatay. You seem to be the go to person for e-readers. Currently I'm at the crossroad of choosing my first e-book reader. Decisions decisions . Right now theres the Kindle, Sony PRS-900 and Nook on my list, will you be so kind as to provide some input on these devices?
Thanks a mil.
Archaon

im honoured . but i did not use kindle and 900 before so cant provide much input for u. the 3 readers i used before are hanlin v3, sony prs-505 and nook. sold off hanlin cos partly i bought 505 and also i find that for hanlin when i tried to zoomed to the max the words tend to faint. for 505 and nook i am still very happy with them. why i buy the nook cos i am amazed by the color book cover(i am swa ku mah lol). maybe the rest can add yr input for kindle and 900?

 

[jenny22]

Hi - finally settled my vpost shipping, so i should get my Nook by the weekend! exciting! Now i'd like to ask Loretta and Lyn and anyone with a Nook - ever tried soft rooting it? Been reading the threads at mobileread.. I believe the only feature i'd want is the improved library view for side loaded books, the browser and others, i think won't be too impt. Of course i dont know if i'm brave enough to do it, although it seems you wont brick the Nook.

The other feature is - I gather the Nook doesnt have a quick go-to page (is that right?), i hope they fix that in next update.. Now when I get it I have to cue the pages from my Sony reader onto the Nook!

 

[lorettatay]

Hi - finally settled my vpost shipping, so i should get my Nook by the weekend! exciting! Now i'd like to ask Loretta and Lyn and anyone with a Nook - ever tried soft rooting it? Been reading the threads at mobileread.. I believe the only feature i'd want is the improved library view for side loaded books, the browser and others, i think won't be too impt. Of course i dont know if i'm brave enough to do it, although it seems you wont brick the Nook.

The other feature is - I gather the Nook doesnt have a quick go-to page (is that right?), i hope they fix that in next update.. Now when I get it I have to cue the pages from my Sony reader onto the Nook!

i have the heart to root my 505 but till now i still dun have the heart to do that on nook as i dun see the need to LOL...

nook has a go-to-page function so i wonder is it the same as yr mentioned quick go-to-page? try to keep a close watch on the status of yr package if u r using vpost(dun wish to elaborate more or else i will vomit blood)...

 

[zachmus]

nice to know there are Nook owners in Sg. I myself thinking to purchase a ebook reader for some time but still pondering on whether to plunge for Nook or Kindle. Might get a frd to get for me when traveling to US.

Since having a lot of pdf files, can i ask the owners how the reading on the Nook for pdf?

 

[lorettatay]

nice to know there are Nook owners in Sg. I myself thinking to purchase a ebook reader for some time but still pondering on whether to plunge for Nook or Kindle. Might get a frd to get for me when traveling to US.

Since having a lot of pdf files, can i ask the owners how the reading on the Nook for pdf?

reading pdf on nook is fine for me as i can choose the size of the fonts but for self-converted pdf we cant change the font pattern...

 

[zachmus]

reading pdf on nook is fine for me as i can choose the size of the fonts but for self-converted pdf we cant change the font pattern...

Thanks for the clarification. seems like Nook is the one for me.. . Too bad B&N do not ship overseas although can use vPost for e.g to buy. I still prefer to buy physically.

 

[lorettatay]

Thanks for the clarification. seems like Nook is the one for me.. . Too bad B&N do not ship overseas although can use vPost for e.g to buy. I still prefer to buy physically.

u can use comgateway as 3rd party shipper or u can get from a lady in ebay...

 

[zachmus]

u can use comgateway as 3rd party shipper or u can get from a lady in ebay...

ebay? can't seem to find local sellers. Possible you could PM me the link? sorry for the trouble.

 

[lorettatay]

ebay? can't seem to find local sellers. Possible you could PM me the link? sorry for the trouble.

whoaa seems that the lady has sold off her nook already. i still saw her ebay posting last week...

 

[zachmus]

whoaa seems that the lady has sold off her nook already. i still saw her ebay posting last week...

Its ok. I can get someone who travels to US to get it as well especially SIA staff . Hope I can join the Nook club soon. As i understand, Nook does not support txt and doc formats... hoping the later updates might resolve this.

 

[lorettatay]

Its ok. I can get someone who travels to US to get it as well especially SIA staff . Hope I can join the Nook club soon. As i understand, Nook does not support txt and doc formats... hoping the later updates might resolve this.

ya the only problem with nook is that can support a few format only but no worried we can always use a converter to convert to pdf...

 

[Archaon]

Is the bottom lcd panel distracting? I've read that performance is rather sluggish, has this been resolved in the firmware v1.2?

 

[lorettatay]

Is the bottom lcd panel distracting? I've read that performance is rather sluggish, has this been resolved in the firmware v1.2?

to me since fw 1.1 is out that part has been improved...