Got a Nook!

[amyy]

If you know someone in a different area maybe you could use their library account. I just did this with my sister, she lives in Tampa and they have a lot more e-books than my library in Wisconsin has. She just sent me her card number and password and I am able to use Overdrive to check the books out. She doesn't have an e-reader and since the books automatically are returned after the 7/14 days there will never be any late fines. I have read three books from the library so far(10 days) and it really is easy to use.

I'm going to join the Philly library.

You could try mine- Upper Hudson Library System. Decent selection and you can check out 10 at a time. I didn't think we had many until I looked at DBFs, he's in the Adirondack system and they only 100 ebooks and every single one was checked out. To me, it's worth the fee to join a bigger library.

Thank you both for these ideas. This is something I have to look into. I so want/need a Nook.

 

[disneyfans95]

Thank you both for these ideas. This is something I have to look into. I so want/need a Nook.

My wife and I love to read.. tons of books around the house.

After a month of reading up and comparing the various e-readers I got a Nook for Father's Day..

Well I think I did

Because I read about 4 books. Hard to read when your lovely wife steals your nook, along with the kids (Warrior books). So soon, we will be a multi nook household

Nook blows the Kindle out of the water btw..

 

[abmitch01]

someone with multiple nooks let me know if you went with one BandN account or separate ones. I still can't decide which way to go with the kids.

 

[amyy]

My wife and I love to read.. tons of books around the house.

After a month of reading up and comparing the various e-readers I got a Nook for Father's Day..

Well I think I did

Because I read about 4 books. Hard to read when your lovely wife steals your nook, along with the kids (Warrior books). So soon, we will be a multi nook household

Nook blows the Kindle out of the water btw..

Thanks for the post. So I take it you are not missing the feel of the books, looking on the side table and seeing a stack of books etc? Sounds silly but you probably know what I mean.

One thing holding me back is I have a lot of book laying around the house that I haven't read. I get most of my books through paperbackswap.com. But if I do the library it won't cost me a lot. Actually hoping one may appear as a birthday present soon

 

[disneyfans95]

Thanks for the post. So I take it you are not missing the feel of the books, looking on the side table and seeing a stack of books etc? Sounds silly but you probably know what I mean.

One thing holding me back is I have a lot of book laying around the house that I haven't read. I get most of my books through paperbackswap.com. But if I do the library it won't cost me a lot. Actually hoping one may appear as a birthday present soon

You know where I really love it.... When you are going somewhere.. say a long weekend, camping, etc.. You are at the end of a book, and the last thing you want to do is pack two books..

We went camping this weekend and I was at the last 50 pages of the book and knowing I had the next (ok two, not just one) in my nook was so nice. I understand 100% what you are saying Amy. But once you get a nook and feel it, see the covers on the touch screen and know that all that is there for you, it is like having YOUR bookcase with you at all times.

You can set booksmarks, use the dictonary etc etc. It is just so nice

 

[stcassidy]

I have the Kindle and love it. I didn't like the touch screen on the nook, and the screen is better (IMHO) on the Kindle. Better contrast. Also, not all libraries support epub books to download, and mine does not. Also, the lending feature of the nook is a joke. You can only lend a book once and it is only for 14 days. So that wouldn't sway me away from the kindle. I think it depends what you want to read and if it is available for your device. Another thing to keep in mind is the customer service for the Kindle vs the Nook... Amazon has set up a special CS Center for the Kindle, and they will pretty much replace any Kindle once in the first year. I have heard horror stories of people trying to get good CS from B&N....

I disagree about the CS at B&N. I had issues in the beginning with my nook (they ended up being user issues) and I got the royal treatment. They treated my like I was the only customer in the store. They showed me all kinds of tricks and tips. It was great. I even went in a month later and the gentleman stopped me to ask if I had any other issues with my nook. I could not believe that he remembered me.

 

[abmitch01]

I think it's going to become like my Ipod, something I treasure. I love having all of my music in one place, being able to take all of it anywhere. I may start buying books again, e-books, so I have old favorites in one small space. I stopped buying books 20 yrs ago when I realized I'd never have enough room to keep them or the desire to buy them when I have such a great library. I'm such a library nut, I never thought I'd be the one raving about something like a Nook.

 

[springandmac]

BTW, for all you new nook owners. If you haven't bought a warranty and are interested in it. Check out square trade. They have excellent coverage for a LOT cheaper than BB/BN. And great reviews.
I bought a 3 yr coverage including accidental stuff (water, drop, etc.) for $28.
Look around for a code, I think there is a 30% one out there now. I got mine with a 40% code.

Thanks for posting this, I never knew about Square Trade. My husband bought me a iphone for our anniversary and a nook for no reason and now I can get a warranty for both.

Can you post the 40% off code?

 

[3boymthr]

I got my Nook as a Mother's day gift and I love it. It took a little while for me to get used to it but now I am hooked. I frequent the Nook sight on Facebook for free books on Friday and have gotten several free books online from B&N. There is also a group there so you can borrow books from each other.

My DD got her Nook as an early birthday present and wished that she had registered hers on my account, you can have up to five Nooks on one account. Then we could simply share books.

I bought the protective screen from B&N for $14 and while it was expensicve I feel it was worth it so that I did not scratch the screen, I also bought a cover for it (wish I was a talented crafter) so now I cart it everywhere with me without the worry I had before.

You can change the account associated with your Nook. I had to do this because of a problem with my e-mail address. The books that have already been downloaded onto the nook using the prior account will remain available as long as that account remains open - at least that's how it worked for me.

 

[cseca]

Thanks for posting this, I never knew about Square Trade. My husband bought me a iphone for our anniversary and a nook for no reason and now I can get a warranty for both.

Can you post the 40% off code?

I don't see any 40% code that's current anymore.
But here's a link for the different current codes:

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/squaretrade.com

I would try the different codes and see which ones works the best for you.

 

[lisabarr]

For those of you trying to download the free Borders books, I finally figured out how! Just search for the books on the website and add it to your cart. Then you can download it to Adobe Digital!
Don't try to download it from the App. It won't work!

 

[book_junkie]

For those looking for eBooks at their local libraries ( go libraries ), try looking on the library's webpage (online resources, databases, etc.) for something that says NetLibrary... If they have NetLibrary they should have pretty good access to the whole database of books in the system.

 

[mdsouth]

Help Nook owners!

I plan to buy a Nook soon. Luckily, I have both a Best Buy and Barnes and Noble in my town so I have had the chance to check it out in person.

I was surprised how putting it in one of the protective covers made it feel like a regular book to me. That was one thing I thought I would miss about using an ereader. Now, that that hurdle is over, I am debating between the Wi-Fi or 3G. I have tried reading stuff online about them but most of the information I find is written for people who understand the techi terms.

So, for someone who uses technology but does not necessarily understand all the jargon - which do you have and why?

 

[cseca]

3G vs. wifi

OK, I picked wifi only specifically because of these reasons:
1. We have wifi set up at home so there's no reason why I would need a 3G coverage
2. We DON'T have any 3G AT&T coverage in our area
3. I don't travel so much that I would frequently need to have a 3G coverage for a must-download-book moment
4. I purchased Nook for 90% library books. So I sideload most of my books.
5. If I'm in a pinch, McDonalds around me (8mi down the road though) has AT&T wifi I could use.
and of course
6. The price... 25% less than 3G.

My reasons are not techie reasons by any means... hopefully that helps.

 

[jrmasm]

Help Nook owners!

I plan to buy a Nook soon. Luckily, I have both a Best Buy and Barnes and Noble in my town so I have had the chance to check it out in person.

I was surprised how putting it in one of the protective covers made it feel like a regular book to me. That was one thing I thought I would miss about using an ereader. Now, that that hurdle is over, I am debating between the Wi-Fi or 3G. I have tried reading stuff online about them but most of the information I find is written for people who understand the techi terms.

So, for someone who uses technology but does not necessarily understand all the jargon - which do you have and why?

I have a Kindle. Wi Fi requires a hot spot for you to download. 3G allows you to download anywhere that is covered by the 3G network. For example, I would not think that sitting on a beach you would find a free Wifi hotspot but you would likely find 3G.

What you need to consider is if you care if you are restricted to hot spots or plugging into a computer to download.

Because my Kindle came with 3G, I am spoiled. I think I would always want that option.

 

[SaraJayne]

3G vs. wifi

OK, I picked wifi only specifically because of these reasons:
1. We have wifi set up at home so there's no reason why I would need a 3G coverage
2. We DON'T have any 3G AT&T coverage in our area
3. I don't travel so much that I would frequently need to have a 3G coverage for a must-download-book moment
4. I purchased Nook for 90% library books. So I sideload most of my books.
5. If I'm in a pinch, McDonalds around me (8mi down the road though) has AT&T wifi I could use.
and of course
6. The price... 33% less than 3G.

My reasons are not techie reasons by any means... hopefully that helps.

If I was purchasing now, I'd definitely go with the wi-fi only. I purchased a Nook about six weeks ago, right before the new options came out. My nook was updated so it's now 3G compatible, but I don't see myself using that option.

The only place I use wi-fi is at home...AND it's $50 cheaper!!

 

[RitaE]

Help Nook owners!
I plan to buy a Nook soon. Luckily, I have both a Best Buy and Barnes and Noble in my town so I have had the chance to check it out in person.

I was surprised how putting it in one of the protective covers made it feel like a regular book to me. That was one thing I thought I would miss about using an ereader. Now, that that hurdle is over, I am debating between the Wi-Fi or 3G. I have tried reading stuff online about them but most of the information I find is written for people who understand the techi terms.

So, for someone who uses technology but does not necessarily understand all the jargon - which do you have and why?

I have a couple of different digital readers but my favorite is my Kindle. Why do I prefer 3G?

Like the pp I actually do most of my book buying at my house and the WiFi would be just fine for that. But I do use the 3G just enough that I'm glad I have it and consider it worth the $40. Besides, a good deal of the fun of these toys is instant book buying no matter where you are...in the car, stuck at your kid's baseball tournament...waiting at the doctor's office... The 3G expands that considerably.

 

[Keishag]

I'm having a problem. I log onto my local library throught the Net library looking for ebooks and I can't find a single title I'm looking for. Is my library just lacking many books or am I missing something? Maybe I'm searching wrong?

 

[cseca]

re: netlibrary

Just FYI, my local library said that they hate NetLibrary. The head of the branch told me to use overdrive instead (which I already use anyways). She said that they will slowly get rid of netlibrary.

I can't say anything about NL since I can't even log in there. But with overdrive different consortiums will have different collections (just like B&M libraries). So if you are lucky enough to live in an area with a large collection elibrary than you are set. If you're like me, you will have to do some research online on which consortiums close to your area have the better collection and call them to see if you can apply for their card (and how much it costs).

Like pps have said, philly has a decent collection and I'm also thinking of applying there for $15/yr. But if everybody applies there, chances are it'll get harder to get the books you want anyways. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

 

[RitaE]

I don't have much experience with NetLibrary but my impression has always been it is heavily centered on non-fiction and research type materials.