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Ryan131

6:46 PM on 21 October, 2009

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What, no .txt or .html support?

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Gordon394

6:58 PM on 21 October, 2009

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@Ryan - they weren't listed on the specs page, but I suspect B&N treated them as a given since they are virtually ubiquitous. It certainly would be a huge surprise if they weren't supported.

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YulianaW

8:53 AM on 30 October, 2009

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Barnes and Noble Nook is an e-book reader, and it's priced to move. The Kindle has already proved popular, though it's had criticisms, and the e-reader market is starting to pick up. (One of those would have been awesome in college – no textbooks!) The nook uses the Android platform, and has a micro-USD memory expansion slot, and it's priced to sell at around $250. It's also set up to operate on 3G wireless and Wi-Fi, and since B&N stores have Wi-Fi, it's setup for use in stores. It might be worth an <a rev="vote for" title="Barnes and Noble Nook Competes with Kindle" href="http://personalmoneystore.com/payday-loans/instant-payday-loans/instant-cash-loan/ ">instant cash loan</a> for a Barnes and Noble Nook.

for a Barnes and Noble Nook.

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gingerbreadman85

7:56 AM on 22 June, 2010

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I'm sorry, while the price cuts to make it more tempting, the real sticking point for me is that in the majority of cases the e-books themselves do not offer value for money over their physical counterparts.

With all the savings in shipping, printing and storage (ok, you have bandwidth to pay for, but they aren't exactly BIG files) how come they are STILL mostly around the same price as physical books

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whisperwolf

12:12 PM on 22 June, 2010

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@gingerbreadman85. 2 reasons.

1. We have to pay VAT on ebooks whereas physical books are VAT free.

2. the shipping printing and storage costs to the publisher are not actually that much, the biggest parts of the price go to publisher, author, editor, cover artist, proof reading teams, retailer etc.

so when you get rid of the tiny part of the cost and add on a 17.5% increase in tax and you still want to make a profit in selling the things you end up with the price normally being more expensive than the physical book.

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