I own a Nook (Nook Color to be specific)...my hubby owns a Nook Color...my kiddo has the original Nook...my mom has the original Nook...we're pretty much Nook peeps around here. Before the Nook...we had one of the Sony e-readers...well two to be exact...so the Nook was not my first e-reader adventure...but man....once I used the Nook...there was no turning back...so here's some info on the Nook...my opinion (and strictly my opinion!!!) about the Nook...and well...a little conversation about e-readers in general...
Here is my story (sorry...it's lengthy...but maybe you will find it interesting, skip down a few paragraphs if you are strictly looking for a review of the Nook):
I love books...like...A LOT! I love to read...my most favorite hobby...which I don't even consider a hobby...I read because that's what I do...and enjoy it immensely...so much so...that it was never a surprise to my hubby if I went to the bookstore and came home with 5-6 new books (mostly just paperback...hard cover editions are just too bulky sometimes)...but he was starting to get sick of it...not the cost...not the habit...the having to STORE the books...because I have this problem...once I buy a book...I'll never get rid of it...I often re-read books...multiple times over the years...I would and will swap books with my Mom...every time I would drive to her house I would load up with a bunch of books for her...and return with just as many from her to me...she reads a lot too.
Hubby was having serious issues with the amount of space all these books were taking up...to include multiple plastic totes stored in the garage...books on every table...bookshelves were a joke...I could fill them faster than he could build them...that when the e-reader craze really got crazy...he suggested I get one...I was shocked...how dare one forsake the feel of holding a good book in one's hand???? (Never mind that I would sit and read for hours upon hours and actually lose feeling/cramp up/have shooting pains from having my hand hold the book(s))...but...when you are married...and your hubby is as cool as mine is (most of the time...don't tell him I said that!)...and you are some what curious about the e-reader thing...well...you'll give it a try!
and I loved the Sony E-reader (can't remember what model i had...sorry!)...it was so nice...no hand cramping...easy to read...easy to use...didn't miss having the actual book in my hand (the physical book so to speak)...BUT...limited library (this may have changed since my experience over a year ago...so take this with a grain of salt!). There was a particular book I really wanted to read...but the Sony library didn't have it available...so...I was prepared to go and buy the hardcover edition...hubby threw a fit...WHY...was his main question...you have an E-READER!! I (calmly) explained to him that the Sony e-reader store DIDN'T have the book...and I REALLY wanted to read it. He was not happy...so I didn't buy the book (at that moment). And THEN...
We made a visit to the local Barnes&Noble (a regular occurrence for my household)...and there was this lovely display of Nooks...and such a helpful salesman standing there...(original Nook...this is pre-color Nook)...and I had ONE question...did they have the book (see paragraph above) in their e-library...his response...OF COURSE! Yeah...I was sold at that moment...pretty sure hubby was too...it meant I didn't have to buy the actual physical book! Hubs looked at me and said...you want it...I said...OF COURSE...and the salesman had a good day!
and I haven't looked back since...loved EVERY STINKING minute of reading with the original Nook (so much so that we got one for my Mom and my hubby later on)...
and THEN...
the nook color came out...another lovely sales person at a different Barnes and Noble hooked me at hello...so last Christmas (it was a fantastic Christmas present!!!)...I got a Nook Color...and then hubby got one...so kiddo ended up with his original Nook (and she likes it too...just struggles sometimes with the whole real book vs e-book debate...what can I say...she's a seriously spoiled 12 year old)...
overall...LOVE the Nook Color (except on a sunny day at the beach...but then I steal kiddo's Nook!)...love the ability to download a new book from just about anywhere (with a wifi signal of course) so I can be traveling...and finish a book...and then get another one within seconds...the Barnes and Nobles customer service (Nook customer service) is phenomenal...had an original Nook pretty much die (after almost a year..no idea why) and sent it back in and got my replacement easy peasy!
So there you have it...my Nook story!
Later this week I'll post about the e-reader vs. e-reader app...and why I have both an e-reader and an iPad...instead of just one or the other...but figured this was enough for today! Enjoy!
P.S. I did not mention the Kindle...I have never used/operated/touched a Kindle...nor will I ever (it's a personal thing)...so I won't share my opinion on it...but I do have several friends that have Kindles and love them as much as I love my Nook!
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