[GRLUG] e-Books rule at Amazon

[Roger Roelofs]

Bob,

I have the B&N Nook Color, basically a 7" android tablet.  I've been
very happy with it.  I'm probably going to root it in the next few
weeks so I can have access to the Android Market.  B & N has a market,
but the choices are somewhat limited.

When I was doing my review, the kindle seemed more locked down than
the nook.  The Nook supports epub, pdf and something else that is
escaping me.  I found a great linux app for creating epubs so I can
now use my nook when giving presentations.  My unofficial guess is
that Amazon has a wider selection, but it is pretty easy to buy epubs
from places other than B & N and get them on the nook.  The big plus
for the kindle is that the screen is more paper-like.  However, I have
not encountered any difficulty reading from my nook.

hth

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110519/tc_afp/usitcompanybooksinternetkindleamazon
> Apparently the crossover point of more
> digital than paper books has been crossed
> at Amazon.
> I'm seriously thinking of getting a unit now.
> Two questions:
> *  Does one have unlimited access to a
>    digital version?  i.e., if I want to reference
>    a book three years later, will I be able to?
>    I'm really looking for an online library.
> *  I know that GRLUG members have both
>    the Amazon and the Barnes and Nobel
>    readers.  I'd appreciate comments about
>    the pros and cons of each.  Amazon claims
>    it has 950K digital books now.  I don't know
>    what the corresponding figure for B&N is,
>    but that would be a factor too.
>      -- Bob


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Roger

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