tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094562384038868734.post5711099822580627160..comments2024-03-05T20:33:06.615-06:00Comments on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions: I'll be typing like crazy this weekUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094562384038868734.post-59488560873967915702011-02-22T12:03:08.755-06:002011-02-22T12:03:08.755-06:00Yeah, I'm leaning towards the Nook mostly beca...Yeah, I'm leaning towards the Nook mostly because it's more "open format." As much as I liked using the Kindle (for five minutes or so, so it wasn't exactly a long trial), there are things Amazon continues to do that annoy me. The Nook Color sounds nifty, but I think for now I'm just going to get a regular black-and-white reader, and see how I do with it. Like with computers and laptops, I'm sure I'll end up upgrading a few years down the line, and it should be cheaper and even niftier options then.<br /><br />Whoa, $15.98 for an e-book?! That's just crazy - sorry, but for that kind of price, I'd still prefer print. And here I was, cringing at $9.99. I suppose I see higher prices being ok for, say, textbooks...but even then, one of the benefits of textbooks is that you can sell them when you're done and get a bit of money back, more if you sell directly to the next student who needs it. Not an option with e-books.A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094562384038868734.post-78096220421221696092011-02-22T09:22:08.030-06:002011-02-22T09:22:08.030-06:00I have a Sony Reader and I'm less and less imp...I have a Sony Reader and I'm less and less impressed with it every time I handle a Nook or a Kindle. I would recommend a Nook only because it is more "open format" than the Kindle since Amazon still insists on having its own unique ebook format, meaning that only a Kindle can open Amazon books (and apps for the iPad, iPhone, and other smart phones, of course.) The Nook Color is a neat reader but it is more expensive than the basic Nook or Kindle.<br /><br />Too, I'm finding that e-book prices are on the rise...can't believe how many I'm seeing now for as much as $15.98 each. Sad, that.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.com