Other than Epub, what formats can the Nook read that the Kindle can't?
Dawn: Are you kidding? Dr. Keiser: I never kid about my amazing surgical skills.
'Bring On The Night'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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Jessica - Jan 05, 2012 9:25:03 am PST #14538 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2012 9:27:11 am PST #14539 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I was thinking primarily of restrictions on formats.
I think the Kindle is fine with PDFs and text files, but I haven't tested it, because I don't really have a need for that capability.
Honestly, I'm underwhelmed by the e-reader experience (the Kindle was a Christmas gift from my brother and SIL -- completely unexpected, because I've never expressed any interest in an e-reader). My brain likes physical books better. I mean the actual reading experience of ink on paper. I can't explain it.
I'll probably use the Kindle for library books, because I can check them out immediately instead of going to the library and/or making an inter-branch request (which takes anywhere from a few days to a week to actually get the book to my branch).
I'm sure that if I commuted on public transportation I would appreciate the convenience of the Kindle much more.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 05, 2012 9:31:44 am PST #14540 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I'm sure that if I commuted on public transportation I would appreciate the convenience of the Kindle much more.
This is when I read. Also, I can get fanfic on there pretty easily. But I wasn't using it at all when I was getting a ride and/or had a smart phone on which I could read fic.
I am trying to be careful so that noone steals my kindle thinking it is an ipad or something.
Jessica - Jan 05, 2012 9:32:49 am PST #14541 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I *love* reading on the Kindle. I didn't expect to, but I do.
javachik - Jan 05, 2012 9:33:17 am PST #14542 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I *love* reading on the Kindle. I didn't expect to, but I do.
Me, too.
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2012 9:34:02 am PST #14543 of 30001
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I *love* reading on the Kindle. I didn't expect to, but I do.
I hoped I would, but it hasn't grabbed me. That may yet change. We'll see.
P.M. Marc - Jan 05, 2012 9:34:27 am PST #14544 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Me three.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 05, 2012 9:34:55 am PST #14545 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have SOOO much work to do that I can't even work as I am so unfocused. I really need to hire a student, because this is the cause of me having so much work.
Ginger - Jan 05, 2012 9:37:38 am PST #14546 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My library hasn't lost any books since it went to a computer system with bar codes. They scan them in before they go on the cart. I managed to lose one, though.
The library started lending ebooks through Overdrive about two weeks ago, but they have a limitation on how many people can "check out" a book at a time, even though there's no physical reason for that. Everything I wanted to check out I would have had to put on hold, which sort of defeated the impulse factor.
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2012 9:39:28 am PST #14547 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
they have a limitation on how many people can "check out" a book at a time, even though there's no physical reason for that.
I think they buy a certain number of "copies" (licenses, I assume) of a given e-book, so in effect it's like checking out an analog book -- if all 3,000 copies of Breaking Dawn are checked out, then #3,001 has to wait.