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Hi was just curious if theres a nook app for windows mobile 7? Ive done some looking around and havent found much. Wife is crazy for nook on android and only way I can switch her over is if theres nook or something like it that can grab books from her barnes and noble account. Thanks for the info and ill keep looking around.
There isn't any Nook app yet. Rumors are Spring 2011, but they are just rumors. I've been using the Kindle app, which kinda of ticks me off, as I have lots of book that I bought from Barnes & Noble, and have a Nook Color, that I do not always carry with me.
To Whom It May Concern,
As an Android enthusiast and owner of a Nook Color, I'd like to let you know that your entirely open and permissive attitude towards the modding community has made me VERY inclined to purchase content from you whenever possible. I've already bought three e-books from you and plan to buy more from you and ONLY you whenever I feel like purchasing content. This approach IS making you money. I promise.
Sincerely,
a now-devoted B&N customer
Somehow I do not think they intended the Nook to be as open as it is.
painter_ said:
Somehow I do not think they intended the Nook to be as open as it is.
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Maybe, but they haven't done anything to change it in any of their updates, either.
Let's hope that attitude remains the same when the official 2.2 update comes out. I'm with you though, I love this thing! Outside of Netflix, there's nothing the iPad has that I want and I cannot wait for Google to release their 3+ AOSP so we can make these Nooks even better!
You'd be surprised at what B&N suspected. I mean why else pack this much punch into an ereader with the Android OS backing it? They knew what they were doing. If they didn't, then I feel sorry for them...Im happy it got past them, but c'mon, the Android community has blown up since late 2009, Rooting became 100% legal (even if it voids the warrenty) and they even made it easy by allowing the SD card to boot first! They either planned it or it was horribly designed.
It's just guesswork, but I think B&N made it just difficult enough that casual users wouldn't be likely to screw up their NC but easy enough that the android community would be able to- and generate a huge amount of buzz about the Nook Color.
If it was JUST an e-reader as intended, half the articles you see online would not exist; maybe even fewer.
Pretty good advertising if you ask me...
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It's just guesswork, but I think B&N made it just difficult enough that casual users wouldn't be likely to screw up their NC but easy enough that the android community would be able to- and generate a huge amount of buzz about the Nook Color.
If it was JUST an e-reader as intended, half the articles you see online would not exist; maybe even fewer.
Pretty good advertising if you ask me...
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There's no such thing as bad press.
The flip side to having little to no device security is easy maintenance. I'd be surprised if BN stores didn't have a full reinstall/recover microsd image. It would be so easy to do.
rogerdugans said:
It's just guesswork, but I think B&N made it just difficult enough that casual users wouldn't be likely to screw up their NC but easy enough that the android community would be able to- and generate a huge amount of buzz about the Nook Color.
If it was JUST an e-reader as intended, half the articles you see online would not exist; maybe even fewer.
Pretty good advertising if you ask me...
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I also think that at LEAST 1/3rd (if not way, way more than that) of the people who bought it did so to make it into a tablet (or the very least to root it)
I am buying books on it. I am recommending friends buy it, and let them know they only get help if they bought it from Barnes and Noble.
I want B&N to get all the revenue from this device, and won't touch a Best Buy unit.
And yes, I bought it once I knew it was rootable and a great platform to learn Android hardware with.
Even as an Amazon Prime member/Kindle owner, I have been purchasing ebooks from B &N to show support for this device. I had planned on buying a Xoom this summer, but this device has exceeded my expectations.
They really need to up their advertising on this device.
roustabout said:
I am buying books on it. I am recommending friends buy it, and let them know they only get help if they bought it from Barnes and Noble.
I want B&N to get all the revenue from this device, and won't touch a Best Buy unit.
And yes, I bought it once I knew it was rootable and a great platform to learn Android hardware with.
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"Ditto" .... +1
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You'd be surprised at what B&N suspected. I mean why else pack this much punch into an ereader with the Android OS backing it?
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This is one of my biggest questions about the NC. I strongly suspect that development of the device pre-dates Barnes and Noble's interest in it, though I have no way of knowing that for sure.
I bought my Nook and one for my nephew as soon as they rooted it with no intention of using it as an e-reader. I had never been to a B&N and bought all of my books from Amazon or Borders. Since I bought the Nook I ordered all of my school books from B&N and have also bought a few e-books and audio books from them. The Nook provided exposure to B&N that they would not of had in my case.
Just my 2 cents on how open b&n is about rooting the nc. I went into a bn store to get a cover and was presented a book by an employee on how to root and make it a full fledged tablet.
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ruiza997 said:
Just my 2 cents on how open b&n is about rooting the nc. I went into a bn store to get a cover and was presented a book by an employee on how to root and make it a full fledged tablet.
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The reps are real cool about rooting it and know what they're talking about. Then you get the guy I got the other day who knew nothing about the nook period. They either know all or are dumb as hell.
As an employee of BN, specifically a digital lead, with a rooted nook color running CM7, I do my best to let management know how important it is for me to be able to support the modding community. I root devices in-store, fix rooted devices, and make sure returns and warranty problems go off without a hitch even for modded machines. I never feel as though I am going against the grain and I think we're being very smart about all of this so far.
I guess I'm in the minority here. I bought the Nook because I'm too cheap for the iPad. I'm also too cheap to pay B&N's prices for their books and I am always on the lookout for free ebooks. Paying $7.00 and more on a regular basis for books seems like waste.
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To Whom It May Concern,
As an Android enthusiast and owner of a Nook Color, I'd like to let you know that your entirely open and permissive attitude towards the modding community has made me VERY inclined to purchase content from you whenever possible. I've already bought three e-books from you and plan to buy more from you and ONLY you whenever I feel like purchasing content. This approach IS making you money. I promise.
Sincerely,
a now-devoted B&N customer
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Dear Barnes & Noble;
I bought the Nook Color in mid-December simply because it could be rooted. Since that time, I have purchased a cover, screen protectors, and extra charger and 58 e-books. The NC is a great product, and your employees that I've dealt with support it enthusiastically, even though it's rooted. This results in a happy, loyal customer base and helps ensure repeat business. Kudos to you.
I will sign the letter too!
I had no great love for Barnes & Noble before this (their pricing took a steep upward spiral many years ago; long ago they were the only good discounter, but that's long gone and I have little use for lattes and biscotti in a bookstore). But now I have a very soft spot for them and we visit the store more frequently to buy things as inexpensive as paper magazines and toys and as expensive as, well, the Nook.
Let's hope they continue with the openness and don't make fools of us by root-blocking attempts with the 2.2 release.
For what it's worth every B&N clerk I've asked about the Nook has "just happened to mention" that it's rootable -- I almost think it's part of their official sales pitch.
Given that B&N set up store displays for the Nook Color that included a book that told you how to root the Nook ... I'd guess they were pretty open to the idea that it would be ... open. Heck, I've had 2 long conversations with employees in B&N stores telling them about how to get more up to date info here on XDA. I can't read the minds of the execs at the top that product managed Nook Color, but everything from the lower levels says they're perfectly happy with it.
Consider me /signed as well
i'm looking for a cheap tableet, and a guy said he could sell me one for $75. shoould i get it? i'll ptobably only use for web browsing and some light gaming via emulators. also, i'm not sure if it is a nook color. does anyone know how to tell the difference? thanks.
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isoDUB said:
i'm looking for a cheap tableet, and a guy said he could sell me one for $75. shoould i get it? i'll ptobably only use for web browsing and some light gaming via emulators. also, i'm not sure if it is a nook color. does anyone know how to tell the difference? thanks.
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I have a similar question and thought I'd ask here instead of contributing to the clutter by starting a meaningless new topic.
So here goes - I'm looking for a cheap car, and a guy said he could sell me one for $750. Should I get it? I'll probably only use it for driving around town and some light racing down the street. Also, I'm not sure if it is a Ferrari. Does anyone know how to tell the difference? Thanks.
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I have a similar question and thought I'd ask here instead of contributing to the clutter by starting a meaningless new topic.
So here goes - I'm looking for a cheap car, and a guy said he could sell me one for $750. Should I get it? I'll probably only use it for driving around town and some light racing down the street. Also, I'm not sure if it is a Ferrari. Does anyone know how to tell the difference? Thanks.
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real sweetheart with the sarcasm there
nook color's a nice and easy cheap tablet for light web browsing, reading ebooks and playing games. Look at pictures via Google to know if what your getting is a nook color; pretty obvious.
Make sure it's a NC and not the normal Nook. If it's really the NC, $75 is amazing.
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If it's an actual working Nook Color for $75, I'd say thats a deal to jump on as soon as you can, I know I would. Just as said above, make sure it's working, and make sure it's an actual Nook Color because that sounds like it's towards the low end of what the regular nook is going for used.
"towards the low end"?! $75 is a LOT cheaper than I've seen reliably working Nook Colors offered for. I'm with those who suspect that the item for sale is the Nook ereader, not the Nook Color. It's easy to distinguish a Nook from a Nook Color, as others have suggested. Unless I could put this item through some rigorous testing I'd be very wary of buying an item that's currently offered through retail channels for 2/3 off list price.
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I have a similar question and thought I'd ask here instead of contributing to the clutter by starting a meaningless new topic.
So here goes - I'm looking for a cheap car, and a guy said he could sell me one for $750. Should I get it? I'll probably only use it for driving around town and some light racing down the street. Also, I'm not sure if it is a Ferrari. Does anyone know how to tell the difference? Thanks.
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Were you Born a Jerk, or have you been working on it your Whole Life?
People who are sarcastic everywhere are a holes
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Jimbo67 said:
Were you Born a Jerk, or have you been working on it your Whole Life?
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Based on the amount of energy he put into his response, I'd say he's been working on it.
thanks guys. the guy said the text area is black and white, but the book selection area is color, so im assuming its a nook color? and he said theres a small cosmetic crack, but i plan to test when we meet anyway.
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That's not a Nook Color, that's a regular Nook. The Nook Color is 100% color LCD and there is no separate book selection area.
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"towards the low end"?! $75 is a LOT cheaper than I've seen reliably working Nook Colors offered for. I'm with those who suspect that the item for sale is the Nook ereader, not the Nook Color. It's easy to distinguish a Nook from a Nook Color, as others have suggested. Unless I could put this item through some rigorous testing I'd be very wary of buying an item that's currently offered through retail channels for 2/3 off list price.
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$75 being towards the low end of the regular Nook, not Nook Color.
oh man thanks guys. glad i checked here before i bought.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
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Good article. I think we (rooters) are a big part of the success, not just because we buy them but we make the sales numbers look good enough to continue the push. It is also such an elegant looking device that the more people see them, the more they sell. I see a lot of them on the commuter train I take to work every morning. I would say I see more of them than iPad (I still see more original nooks, kindles, and Sony ereaders than anything). iPad sales are boosted by people that buy them because they are cool and want to use them at home. They are really too big and heavy to use comfortably on the train in my opinion and I am a 250 lb guy.
I wasn't aware of the problems Apple is having with magazine publishers. I am not a big magazine reader but I get Men's Health and it looks great on the Nook (both in the app on CM7 and the stock - I dual boot). There is no way that I would buy each edition at $4-$5. $2 a month for a subscription is a much more attractive price for me.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
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Very ineteresting. I never realized magazines on the Nook Color were basically just PDF files.
Hopefully, publishers will eventually tweak their magazines so they fit the Nook Color's screen dimensions better "out of the box." I don't mind pinching and Zooming, and it's nice that the magazine is identical to the newstand copy, but it would be cool if the articles fit the screen better from the get-go without the need to pinch and zoom.
jsmith8858 said:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
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Ewwww I'm playing with a "girls toy" *chucks nook out the window*
JK I just have to put some stickers of hot naked chicks on the back and it will be ok.
I'm probably going to buy a NC soon (first tablet) but reading the NY Times article they say that B&N is expected to debut a new e-reader this week.
Does anyone have any detail about this? maybe they'll drop the price of the current NC ($250), does someone know of a better deal? TIA
LU.
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I'm probably going to buy a NC soon (first tablet) but reading the NY Times article they say that B&N is expected to debut a new e-reader this week.
Does anyone have any detail about this? maybe they'll drop the price of the current NC ($250), does someone know of a better deal? TIA
LU.
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No one knows for sure but speculation is it will be an update or an additional option the the original eInk Nook, not the Color. The Nook Color (NC) was only introduced last November as the NYT article states. With the latest upgrade and addition of apps, many think it is too soon to replace it.
The original Nook is about 1 year old which, in technology these days, means it's old.
Beyond that I haven't paid too much attention to what the actual details of the announcement might be. I'm not interested in another Nook. I'm happy with my NC.
Hope this is the right place to post this. If not, please be gentle, I'm a noob. I can't yet provide a link but a search on Ebay should turn it up. Thanks.
(I posted this info in the Nook Tablet forum first before I was advised that it might not have been the correct place to do that.)
Its actually as you said
DigitalMD said:
Its actually $119 on the B&N website
here's the link
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com...Discussion/Refurb-Nook-Color-119/td-p/1219252
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Actually... you linked to a blog with last post in November....
"Certified Pre-Owned" Nook Color $135.00 USD from Barnes & Noble
you're right, sorry about that, I was tired
No problem at all buddy.
It is a nice deal, particularly with the bundle offer. However, I got mine brand new for ~$120 after coupon and rebate.
got mine two days ago. they had a deal where you add a Nook simple touch for $20. got both for $150. Can't decide which one I want to keep....
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... Can't decide which one I want to keep....
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They can both be rooted. Wife got the NC from that deal and daughter#1 got the ST. A white Pandigital Novel trickled from the wife to daughter#2.
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They can both be rooted. Wife got the NC from that deal and daughter#1 got the ST. A white Pandigital Novel trickled from the wife to daughter#2.
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lol. They are both already rooted (w/in about 3 hours of opening the boxes). Still, I can't pretend I need both of these, plus I still have my ICS Galaxy tab 10.1... and a jailbroken iphone...
My refurbished one is still working great from ebay from b&n. There was no problem with it and it came with a warranty
I see newegg has them for even cheaper. $116.
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Hope this is the right place to post this. If not, please be gentle, I'm a noob. I can't yet provide a link but a search on Ebay should turn it up. Thanks.
(I posted this info in the Nook Tablet forum first before I was advised that it might not have been the correct place to do that.)
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Awesome. Still one of the best deals out there for a cheap Android tablet. (Although the Nexus 7 makes it harder. )