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I'm going to be picking up some business related books in a few weeks from amazon but then i saw an ad for the Kindle which brought to remember the Nook Color being able to run as an Android tablet. Just wondering once it's an Android Tablet it's pretty much a generic tablet and I can run any app on it just like my EVO 4G right? I'm on CM7 Final with my EVO right now also.
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It can run any app that is in the Android Marketplace, including the Kindle app.
I have a nook with CM7 and have the Kindle app with several books.....use it daily without problems.
There is a Nook app too; this way you can have BOTH. Take that Kindle!
For me, the best part about the NC over the Kindle is that i can download ebooks from my public library for free.
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For me, the best part about the NC over the Kindle is that i can download ebooks from my public library for free.
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I concur, but then again, that's why I have an original 3G nook. As much as I love my NC for checking email, surfing the web, and reading journal articles, when reading actual novels and long stints of text, I love e-ink b/c it doesn't stain my eyes and I can read longer w/o draining the battery.
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I concur, but then again, that's why I have an original 3G nook. As much as I love my NC for checking email, surfing the web, and reading journal articles, when reading actual novels and long stints of text, I love e-ink b/c it doesn't stain my eyes and I can read longer w/o draining the battery.
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I used to think that reading the nook color would strain my eyes like it does when I'm reading with my LCD, but so far it really hasn't affected me. I think the the flash before a page turn on e-ink annoys me more now that I've been reading with the NC. I guess it's different for everyone
At present the Nook app for Android has some significant drawbacks versus the Nook Color application in stock Eclair. (Some books can't even be downloaded.)
Are there any similar downsides to using the Kindle app for Android versus using a real Kindle?
There's been some controversy among e-reader enthusiasts about including the NC in B&N's Q1 e-reader sales, which some market analysts are saying beat Amazon's. Most of us on this forum probably agree that marketing the NC as an e-reader undersells its capabilities considerably. Many, but not all, also share my suspicion that we are a minority, however overexposed in the online tech-bubble, and most NC owners do use the device unmodified and primarily for reading.
What I wonder is how many of us who bought the NC with no intention of keeping her stock (and may not have looked twice at e-Ink readers), or those who decided they wanted more out of the NC, are also putting it to its stated use: reading.
For simplicity, we'll include magazines and comics read offline, but no web content. Obviously, we're mostly talking about actual e-books.
I went with the NC over other devices because of the ease of ROM-swapping, the opportunity to explore Android, and the broad media and web capability, but reading is still my #1 use for it by a long stretch: mostly novels, some comics.
I've own (and lost) a first Gen Kindle; replaced it with the first Gen Nook (e-ink); and I handed that off to my wife when the NC came along. The NC was the first that I did anything except read on as a primary activity.
I did root all three but all the Kindle could do was bring up the embedded Linux command line. Pretty boring. I did a little more with the original Nook, but I returned it to stock for the wife. Neither was anything except an e-reader when in use.
I split the use 50/50 on the NC (that should have been the 2nd poll option). I polled as #1, but that is not quite accurate.
I read on mine all the time. I'd even say that reading is my primary use for it. My NC is rooted, with the full Market and lots of other apps installed, but I keep the stock OS, since it offers such a vastly improved reading experience.
I've tried Honeycomb and CM7 on SD cards, and both are great. But for me, the NC is an ereader first. I use it for some tablet stuff like playing games, reading GReader, etc, but primarily for reading.
I'm a little surprised (positively ) to see the poll quite this top-heavy so far.
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I keep the stock OS, since it offers such a vastly improved reading experience.
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I guess that's a matter of opinion. The limitations of the reader were pretty much the main reason I ditched stock. At least, it was the main reason I was eager to ditch it at the earliest convenience; I knew by the time I got the NC that I wanted CM7, but didn't have a chance to install it for another week.
I read on it a LOT. I buy a lot of books from B&N -- far more than I did before I got the NC -- and they have become my primary activity when I travel. I do have CM7, and I use it for my daily task list and calendar, which probably consume more time than the reading so, I voted that way.
My two concerns, which might have tipped me to using it primarily for reading, are that the Nook application has touch sensitivity issues in its upper menu bar and that one cannot read most magazines with it, even though I purchased them from BN and they show up in the application. The former has me looking at other readers; the latter has me using Zinio. Because I like to put my dollars in vendors whom I believe I should support, I would buy more books and magazines from BN if they fixed these two issues.
I do most of my reading on a rooted N2E with the Kindle app. I find eink much more comfortable on my eyes than the NC.
I don't think I've ever read an ebook on my NC! I bought it for the sole purpose of installing a full version of Android on it (I used CM7) in order to "learn" the Android OS... Well, after only three months, I decided that I liked it so much, that I sold the NC and am going to get an ASUS Transformer... I tried resisting it, but it won - I give in!
I currently use an iPad 1 paired with the ZaggMate case/stand/keyboard, which is really nice - just looking forward to all of the connectivity options with the transformer, etc... I do not read any ebooks on the ipad either... maybe a few technical reference .pdf files, but that's about it...
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Early on I found the Kindle app on my Droid Inc and loved the enlarged font for reading. Since then I've never looked back and always have a book loaded. I bought the Nook more for the concept of having an Android "tablet" rather than a reader. Once I figured out how to download the Kindle app, the Nook became my primary reader at home (kinda ironic). I love how the app syncs between my phone and nook so when I'm reading at the doctors, then come home, I can pick-up right where I left off on my nook.
In the end, I'd probably do more with my nook but feel stymied by its slow response time when surfing the web and its lack of apps that utilize its screen real estate properly. I'm chomping at the bit for a new Android tablet, but only want something in the same size range. Anything bigger than the nook (I feel) is to big to use for reading or lounging in bed. The Galaxy and HTC flyer offer great sizes, but I'll wait for a dual processor that can better handle web surfing and flash simultaneously for a smoother experience. Maybe Amazon in the near future?
All in all, I'm don't regret for my nook investment. Its been a great experience learning about the rooting process and Android OS's flexibility.
I bought it primarily as an ereader, particularly to read in bed at night without light.
Have since had a great time fiddling with roms and apps.- it was a real intro to android for me.
I also like the 7inch size - easy to transport, but big enough to surf the web, email etc.
Same deal here as frogger55: bought NC for reading in bed and I stumbled on the fact that the NC could be such a great tablet. I got introduced to Android here in the xda NC forum. Everyone has been so helpful and I thank you all for sharing so much knowledge. It took a while for me to get brave enough to root and then put CM7 on sdcard because I had zero experience before joining this xda Nook color community. then I found my phone can produce a wifi signal for when I am on a trip or somewhere away from wifi. Overall I am thrilled with my Nook Color.
Not read anything more than a page long yet
I began learning about android on a Huawei s7 tablet and then saw the nook color. My wife was looking for a device to surf the web and play a few games so I bought the nook for her. She lost interest in it when she discovered she could not play her facebook games and went back to her netbook leaving me (see the logic here?) The nook as a new toy to play with. It was rooted within 2 hours and I tried out phiremod and UD but then found cm7 and never looked back. As for uses, I read extensively on the nook. I have the kindle reader, aldiko, and the nook reader installed as well as google reader as I use a variety of book formats. As I write using the nook as well, I installed an external keyboard and host mode to allow me access to my flash drives and external hard drives. Far more than an ereader but a really great ereader as well.
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I was interested in e-ink readers awhile ago, but never wanted to take the plunge until they got color screens and could display web content. Well, the NC came out before that tech revolution happened, and I'm glad it did. I would say that reading is one of my biggest time consumers (although angry birds on the NC is the wife's biggest, and that may outstrip my time spent reading.... didn't think about that). So yeah, good e-reader, great for comics as well (which was another venue I wanted a reader to cover), I wanted to get into Android as well w/o a pricy phone data plan, and the nice size (large w/o being huge) were all major pluses. Now that I have it, I really like reading and getting my daily RSS updates in the mornings at the gym.
I got my NC Full time CM7 nightlies ROM - as a hybrid - Reader - and to learn about Tablets / ROM's / ANDROID. Almost bought a kindle - but I wanted a backlit screen to read at night.
I'd say I probably use it 65/35 right now tablet / reader. Its the only reading device I own - and I'm still trying new apps - with it to customize it's use to my liking. I read mainly epub content I create via calibre - .pdf's - and a couple Kindle books. I like the e-magazine option too from Nook - but their app is a little finicky - and the magazine selection is slanted toward more Women publications. I'm looking for other options to get Magazines I like - on the device - b/c I hate throwing out mags with good content - but equally hate storing them..
I expect my uses to evolve as I use it more - but pretty happy as my first tablet. I'd probably prefer a dual core with a little more OOMFFF - but didn't want to pay that for a first tablet - to find a week later - it's an expensive paperweight.
Still don't know if I want a bigger screen or not - the portability and size work well. At times, the font is a little small to read - depending on the app I'm reading.
This is my second ebook reader, the first had an e-ink screen. Since I was 10 years old I always wished I could fit a library in my pocket, in recent years modern technology has granted my wish.
I bought it because I found out what I could do with it aftermarket, but used it in it's stock configuration until the 1.2 update came out. After I updated, I ran my first Android OS from an SD install, preserving the stock Nook Color as-is.
I'd say recently i've been doing more with it then reading, but I still read an average of 3 hours a day on it, with no card installed in it's stock configuration.
I am still going through what I can do with it, I haven't gotten into either the audio or video aspects available, though i've gone a bit app-crazy and dropped almost $500 into google and amazon app markets (yep - finally used up those amazon gift cards)
To say I am satisfied with my purchase would be an understatement.
I can still read with it, just the way B&N intended, which works pretty well .(though I have my gripes, particularly with the library structure - or lack thereof)
In addition, in the time it takes to turn it off and back on I can be in an Android environment of my choosing, set up with as many variances as I have (decent) MicroSD cards for.
My girlfriend has her own MicroSD card, and can use my Nook Color to play all her games with and configure to her hearts content...without affecting any of my own setups.
One of the best parts to me is that this flexibility stems from the fact that it has no cellular service, and so I don't have to worry about being constrained by my service provider. Gone is the worry of being watched all the time by having a constant GPS readout of my location in some database somewhere.
All in all, the Nook Color is probably the greatest technology purchase i've ever made.
I put CM7 on my Nook within an hour of owning it, so obviously bought it to use as a tablet. However, I did read the last 3/4 of The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest on it, having read the first 1/4 of the book on my Desire (3.7" screen). I bought the book while waiting for a delayed flight at the airport, through my phone's Kindle app. (Sorry B&N). I got the Nook about a week later.
I started my E-reader experience with a Pandigital Novel. I wasn't sure I would like reading on an LCD screen and I didn't want to spend a ton of money to find out. I got that Novel for $129. I read a couple of books on it and liked it a lot. I wanted to jump to a NC but $250 was pretty expensive to me for a reader and I was frankly scared of the rooting process.
But now that I have one I absolutely love it and I'm usually messing with it for a few hours a day. I would say my time spent on it is about 50/50 between reading and surfing the net and playing games.
Interesting question! I'd wanted an e reader for a long time but didn't like the "single use" aspect of it, so started looking at the ipad, even though I think apple stinks as a corporation. Then someone clued me on to newer android tablets coming out including the NC. I didn't know whether I'd really USE a tablet, and 500+ was just too much so I kept coming back to the NC. Then I discovered honeycomb, then deeper-blues port of hc to the nook, and that combined with the price sealed the deal.
I hardly ever turn on my computer anymore, and as cm7 matures and the flashing novelty wears off, I find myself reading more too. I'm running about 75 browsing/Modding/playing and 25 reading, but that's changing rapidly. If ice cream gets the cm treatment for the NC though, reading might start dropping again.
I actually started e-reading on a 3lb netbook (MSI Wind) running Windows 7, held portrait like a hardcover, but it got stolen last year. An Amazon ad for the ad-supported Kindle, coupled with the death of my old iPod Video, got me thinking about how to rebuild my e-cology, and I drifted over to mobileread.com, which is where I learned about the Nook Color. I thought about some of the similar-sized no-name Android tablets you can get for $100-150, but the screen, dev community, and nigh-unbrickable configuration sold me on the NC.
E-books were my top priority the whole time, but like some others, I was hesitant to get a single-use device, and what I really wanted was an e-reader and casual browser for home and around town that would also serve as a portal to all my media when I'm on the road. The NC fills those gaps nicely, with the bonus of being a great platform for exploring Android.
A large portion of my time on the NC is reading ebooks. I loaded CM7 so that I could access and use Google Market/Amazon Apps and be able to choose which ebook client/seller on a whim. I thought I'd play a lot more of the games I've downloaded, but really I'd say my usage is about:
70% reading - 25% netflix videos - 3% web browsing - 2% games and misc.
I'm still quite happy with it, but I'll probably upgrade in the future to a somewhat larger tablet for better web browsing (the widescreen format is great for movies but sucks for my bad eyesight for reading website text) as well as full-on support for videos, i.e. probably whatever Android tablet Amazon comes out with.
What do you think of them?
Im thinking of buying one maybe.
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My question is how many books can a 4GB model store? 20, 40? I dunno lol
Also, where would I download books from? Does it have its own app store/marketplace kind of thing?
If you have Android or WP7 just get the kindle app. The book sizes are bloody minuscule so you can pack a hell of a lot of them in. It's much easier/smaller than lugging around an e-book reader.
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If you have Android or WP7 just get the kindle app. The book sizes are bloody minuscule so you can pack a hell of a lot of them in. It's much easier/smaller than lugging around an e-book reader.
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I vote against this. eBook readers have better display and mean lesser eye strain. The ones linked in OP are not that good though. I'd recommend a 2nd hand Nook Color or maybe a WiFi Kindle.
LCD displays strain eyes. Nook Color has a better display than a phone. Try to avoid LCD altogether and go for e-ink unless you want a multi-media capable device.
Check out Kobo Reader if money is a concern.
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I vote against this. eBook readers have better display and mean lesser eye strain. The ones linked in OP are not that good though. I'd recommend a 2nd hand Nook Color or maybe a WiFi Kindle.
LCD displays strain eyes. Nook Color has a better display than a phone. Try to avoid LCD altogether and go for e-ink unless you want a multi-media capable device.
Check out Kobo Reader if money is a concern.
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Can't stand reading on my phone, I'm trying to get used to it but it's really not for me but I don't like ebook reader too. I really prefer a book.
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Can't stand reading on my phone, I'm trying to get used to it but it's really not for me but I don't like ebook reader too. I really prefer a book.
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Oh for sure, there's nothing better than a physical book but as far as ebook readers go, I'm quite happy with it on my phone. It took a bit getting used to but it's fine now. ^_^
I've had no problems at all reading ebooks via Kindle on my HD2.
Having the ability to change the page/text colour, size and brightness is excellent.
GF uses MS Reader on my old Blackstone without problems too.
Mum has a Kindle, and while initially she was skeptical, she's really enjoying it.
The text on them is clear, and if I were going for a dedicated reader I'd go Kindle, but I prefer black text on a sepia background, or at night white text on a black background on my HD2.
I do also enjoy reading on my phone but I also know it's not a good idea. Am using a phone because presently I cannot afford a dedicated reader like Nook Color.
I know this may seem like an odd question, but let me explain. Since getting a 10" tablet (initially a TouchPad running ICS, but my wife bought an iPad3 for me a few weeks ago) I only use the Nook as an eReader. I really like it in that role, but I also still find it kind of unstable in all but stock form. This includes rooted stock 1.4.2, CM7, and CM9. For the most part this instability takes the form of SODs.
Anyway, the other day I reverted to stock 1.4.2 and think that will work well for me given how I use the device now with one exception...over half of the books that I read are for Amazon Kindle Reader, not B&N Nook. Of course, I can read these on my iPad, but I do like the form factor and portability of the Nook for reading. I could root 1.4.2 again and stick with the stock kernel to avoid SODs, but in a perfect world what I'd like to do is just flip the config setting that tells Android to allow external apps to be installed/run and leave everything else stock. Then I'd like to put on just the Amazon Kindle Reader app.
Does anyone know if there's a way to do this without committing to the full rooting approach?
Thanks!
Nope, you would have to root.
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SOD's come because you've let the unit go into deep sleep with WiFi turned on...
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You are only using the NC to read Kindle books...
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Rooting the NC then turning WiFi off after you've loaded the Kindle app will avoid the SOD's.
Yes?
Why not convert your Kindle mobis into epubs with Calibre. Short learning curve, and good results.
Check out page 4 in this thread. It works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050520
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another vote for "download your library using nook for pc, convert to an open format" - works great for me.
I'm not a big fan of reading (or listening music or watching movies) online. I'd rather convert all my paid ebook to pdf, epub, mobi, or whatever the format is then save them on my local eMMC or uSD.
Thanks for the info! I've actually decided to get a Nook Simple Touch Glowlight for my eReader duties and sell the Nook Color. I've really enjoyed the NC while I've owned it, but at this point since I really am just using it as an eReader, I like the digital ink display, battery life, and form factor of the NST for that dedicated purpose.
Hi guys, can you provide some feedbacks regarding the reading experience of ebooks or pdfs? How do you value the nexus 7 compared to the kindle touch for example? Is it making your eyes tired after some time?
Thanks in advance
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Works well for me, i can read for hours at a time.
I've used an eInk reader for several years now, but realised that I mostly read at night in bed. eInk is OK with a small booklight, though keeping a supply of batteries charged was a pain. But reading in low-light with the Nexus is a lot better. The display is crisper (most eInk displays are still 166dpi compared to the Nexus' 213), the contrast is better, and I'm finding it easier to read. If you're looking for something to take to the beach or read outdoors in sunlight then eInk will probably be a better choice, but for me the Nexus is superior.
If you're reading ePubs get Mantano, the rest are all trash.
I really like it so far, it's great to switch to at night. During the day I use my Nook Touch and in the evening I switch to the N7, it's perfect.
Take away the screen flicker and it's better than the Nook. That being said it's easier to be distracted, for example look up a word, check a sports score... forget about book.
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Take away the screen flicker and it's better than the Nook. That being said it's easier to be distracted, for example look up a word, check a sports score... forget about book.
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I have your issue, it really is great to read on. But then watching video, playing games...there all great too
It's to personal preference and usability. If you read during the day or outside, I prefer the e-ink readers. But since I read mostly at night, I use the Nexus set at lowest brightness.
The Kindle app on all other Androids is not the same as the Kindle app on the Kindle Fire. So if you are heavily invested in Kindle books I'd suggest waiting to see what Amazon has coming out in the next few months.
It's mainly the wide margins that get me:
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I bough my Nexus 7 for the main goal of reading books, tech books and news. It is awesome for pdfs I use ezpdf with crop/push to column feature for epubs I use moon+ reader and during the night I found this awesome app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.ScreenDim.Full&hl=en that dims the screen even more!
I've been using the Amazon Kindle app to read .mobi files and it works great. The Amazon app is actually pretty good. But I know that's a little dated and epub is what's up.
It would be great to be able to import already owned books into the Google Books app, but I don't think that's currently possible.
how do you import mobie files so that they will appear in the kindle app?
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I've been using the Amazon Kindle app to read .mobi files and it works great. The Amazon app is actually pretty good. But I know that's a little dated and epub is what's up.
It would be great to be able to import already owned books into the Google Books app, but I don't think that's currently possible.
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how do you import mobie files so that they will appear in the kindle app?
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Just copy them into the Kindle folder and they show up in the app.
Using the stock PDF reader, text and images are blurry if they are off the center of the screen.
Can someone recommend a good 3rd party reader? One that can add bookmarks as well.
75% of my Nexus 7 use is as an eBook and I love it. I use the Kindle App and set the tone to Sepia which, to me, makes reading for hours very easy.
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I bough my Nexus 7 for the main goal of reading books, tech books and news. It is awesome for pdfs I use ezpdf with crop/push to column feature for epubs I use moon+ reader and during the night I found this awesome app that dims the screen even more!
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a great app for the N7 thanks #9 for that!
I still prefer reading on my eINK device, a Kobo Touch. It is lighter and there are more fonts. I can make more adjustments (e.g. line spacing, margins, font tuning). I tend to read on it during the day, and then read on the N7 at night so I don't disturb my spouse. This is only doable, IMO, for books that sync between the app on the N7 and the eINKL device. No syncing is a no-go for me.
I read tons on mine. Highly reccomended.
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Using the stock PDF reader, text and images are blurry if they are off the center of the screen.
Can someone recommend a good 3rd party reader? One that can add bookmarks as well.
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ezpdf, ebookdroid
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a great app for the N7 thanks #9 for that!
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moon + for the win. there was a small problem tha ti told them about in landscape mode,, and they fixed it already.
Kindle, Adobe Reader, built-in document viewer... all work pretty well, and I personally have never had any significant problems with reading from a screen. I'm still hedging my bets for Amazon to go the "get a free digital copy if you buy a physical book" way, since I rather like my bookshelves...