

  (Source: Barnes & Noble)



















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RE: Meh
By omnicronx on 11/17/2010 12:04:54 AM , Rating: 2
I'm going to make a stab and say that this device is not marketed to 99% of the users on this site.

The device does what it is suppose to do, while being very close in price to traditional e-readers that can't do anything else. Anything else is just extended functionality to position their e-reader over others.. Now of course I've read the reviews and complaints, and there do seem to be some issues, but as long as the e-reader shines, it seems like a winner for Barnes and Noble. Especially at that price point.

This is not suppose to be an iPad/Galaxy tab competitor..

RE: Meh
By KoolAidMan1 on 11/17/2010 2:41:15 AM , Rating: 2
It isn't a Kindle competitor either. $140 for a dedicated e-reader that is better than anything that Sony or B&N makes, you can't beat that.

The Color Nook doesn't shine relative to other book readers because it uses an LCD instead of e-paper. It is the same reason why the iPad is terrible for reading books while being better for everything else. The problem with the Color Nook is that it is also inferior to the iPad in terms of covering the "everything else" column.

It is like B&N engineers were challenged to make something worse than the Nook that they introduced last year, pretty unbelievable.

The only thing it has going for it is price, but I don't see the point of paying less money for something that is inferior, on a hardware platform that is doomed to be irrelevant.

RE: Meh
By theapparition on 11/17/2010 10:18:34 AM , Rating: 2
Depending on some more information, I'd consider picking one up. ROMs might be out soon that get rid of some of the software limitations.

I'll wait and see for developer interest, but this could be quite the attractive platform.

For a dedicated reader, you're right the Kindle3 is hard to beat, but the 10" iPad is overpriced and too big to be portable. I like the 7" form factor for what I'd like to use it for. We'll see.

