I was looking at getting an e-book reader for some time. I’ve been loading old classics on to my computer and reading them from the screen. There were a couple of problems with this. The first was that if I wanted to take the book with me, it meant that I had to have the book on the laptop and the laptop with me. The second was that the laptop was not conducive to late night reading in bed. I would just do other things on the laptop. Can’t do that with a book.
So, I picked up a Barnes & Noble Nook reader. It had some advantages over the other readers that I really liked, so I decided to get one.
I will give a full review after I’ve had time to go over the ins and outs of the device. I will say that I am very happy with the service. I happened to get a bad device. It just would not turn on after I turned it off. The people at Barnes & Noble were wonderful in 1) trying to find out what was wrong with the device and 2) making sure I left the store with a working device today. I’m certain that the problem with my machine was a fluke, but it was handled in a very professional and friendly manner. My hat is off the the Barnes and Noble crew.
I have my first book loaded on the machine, So, I’m now going to settle back and read a chapter or two.
Sounds like fun!
Though I think I will stick with the old-fashioned, free paper versions of books from the library 😉
Taylhis, I would have stuck with the paper copies too, but there are many books no longer in print. The only way I found them was through sites on the Web. I’ve also found a few others that have only been published electronically.
We may get a reader, but it will never replace paper- and hardbacks for me. It doesn’t smell right.