Nook Color Review: The Ebook Reader That Looks Like A Tablet

Considering that book giant Barnes & Noble only introduced the Nook in the fall of 2009, it came as a pleasant surprise that only a year later a Nook Color edition is already out. Touted as the “reader’s tablet”, we’ll find out in this Nook Color review just what the Barnes & Noble Nook Color offers, whether as a tablet as an ebook reader.

Size. Compared to the e-ink version of the Nook ereader, the Nook color is a tad bigger and heavier. Weighing a solid 15.8 ounces, it is 8.1 inches long, with a width of 5 inches and a depth of 0.5 inch. The frontportion of the device consists of hard plastic while the back has a smooth, rubber backing.

Design. Throw out your expectations of the Nook Color being just another ebook reader, only with a colored screen; this ereader may easily be mistaken for a tablet PC. Unlike the usual ereaders which use e-ink technology, this one comes with a 7-inch full color LED-backlit IPS display. This type of display is in fact, the same kind of display technology that Apple uses on the iPad and Mac. The Nook Color though, is enhanced with Barnes & Nobles custom VividView Technology, a kind of screen laminating technique that serves to reduce the glare.

Performance. The Nook Color’s program is based on the Android 2.1, the widely-used operating system running on a big number of smartphones and tablets in the market today. In this Barnes & Noble device, the Android-based software delivers the goods.

Nook Color users are all praises for the ereader’s fast performance, quick page turns, intuitive and responsive touchscreen, and crisp, clear images and text. Even browsing through PDFs and picture galleries are said to be a total breeze.

What’s New

In coming out with a colored ebook reading device, Barnes & Noble has also made sure that the attention that it’s gotten so far is not all hype. The Nook Color now has added functionality including web browsing, Pandora music app, email, and video playbacks, and it’s also designed to work with B & N’s new features and technologies.

The Nook Kids brand has over a hundred fully-illustrated children’s ebooks that will come alive when read on the Nook Color, and the NookFriends technology is a way of sharing meaningful passages to other Nook users through Facebook and Twitter. Then of course, Barnes & Noble also retains its book sharing feature, the exclusive LendMe technology.

Barnes & Noble Nook Color Review: What’s the Verdict?

The company has really gone out of its way to release an ebook reader that’s not only sleek and feature-packed, but is reasonably-priced as well. For 9, you already get a gadget that let’s you do not only ebook reading but a lot of other functions as well.

But of course, it’s far from being a perfect device. Its battery life for instance, is too short for an ereader. The 8 hours it offer pales in comparison with battery performance of other ereaders which use e-ink. Also, even with its VividView treatment, the LCD display could still get reflective and possibly even cause eye strain after a few hours.

The bottom line of this Nook Color review is that it’s all a matter of preference. The Nook Color is certainly ideal if you like its tablet-like features, and if your family’s reading fare mostly consists of magazines, children’s books, cookbooks and other content that requires color. However, for long form reading of mostly text ebooks, e-ink ebook readers are still the better choice.

question from Lisa : I saw a love content in a book with a sentence “It is like our hearts are holding hands” ?
Can you help me, quoted from this little book of love? I’m desperate to find this little website. I saw the book at Barnes and Nobles. It is a small book of love quotes / sayings. I think it was too soft cover. I think the title says something like love sayings 365, or 365 Love Quotes. There was a quote in there that say a version of this: “It’s like our hearts are holding hands” ends Best Answer.

reply Ondraya M
365 reasons why I love you

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question of David : Do devices like the Kindle Self Publishing Useful sites ?
I was at a Barnes and Noble today and noticed their new “Nook” device. It seems like everyone comes with an electronic book reader, and I wonder what you writers out there, think about the idea that this will make a substantial difference in the viability of self-published authors? The reason I ask, of course, with B & N go bankrupt and other major booksellers cutting back, it seems like they took a big hit all of these devices. Agents are out of business all over the place, and publishers are not talking. I know it nicht.Was some of the advantages of traditional publishing are about yourself What are some of the advantages of traditional self-publishing over nice, very useful “old lady” looks smash words perfectly what I was looking for thanks:?) I’m sorry to say that asbestos, I would have to sell, do not go bankrupt yet … But according to the analysts, if they do not get bought soon, they need to seek bankruptcy protection Best Answer.

response from the old lady
The traditional form of self-publishing is a mugs game if you have a guaranteed market. If you write such a small book about some historical sites and sell them in the souvenir shops in this city, you can make a profit. But when you try on a work of fiction or non-fiction market, you will run into a stone wall. Very, very few bookstores will also look at a self = published book. Advertising your book and taking orders leads to another problem – deliver your books. You will find that the average cost of mailing a book about $ 8 – $ 10 This must be included for your book, so to advertise if it costs you $ 6 to print a book, another $ 1 to the costs, and $ 8 – $ 10, deliver it to your customers, the price is now to $ 15 – $ 17 per book and you do not have in your profit has machen.Wenn and presumably a gain you a book with a traditional publisher to publish, the cost of the book in the bookstore at around $ 30 . The writer gets 10% royalties – or $ 3. It sounds outrageous, but it is not because the publisher shall bear the cost of printing the book, marketing, advertising, supplies and to the bookstores and the bookshop takes a cut of the rent to pay the salaries, overhead, etc. etc.etc.Wenn to publish the other side, even an ebook, it can be sold for $ 3, the Publisher a small cut to save the book, such as Barnes and Noble, take a light cut, and $ 2 distinct profit goes to the writers. This works – and a lot of writers such as sie.Ein great advantage to an eBook is that you update it at any time – you can not do with a conventional book. If something changes, or to change your text, boxes of books sitting around in warehouses must be discarded and new printed books. With ebooks, just download new texts in the book. Great for books, the current content is haben.Der other point that the next generation – the young – are already in electronic text. Most of them want more than they do etexting manuscript (except for school work) and much of what they read is in EText format. So they are already accustomed to the format and feel with him. The old Fogies – like me – not. We had to learn how to use it, and many older people will not do that. But it’s not a problem because this generation dies aus.Also is in my books, at least for the next thing ebook publishing. There are already some ebook publishers -= Words like Smash – the layers of the books have. You can even publish something and it goes to a general collection. If you want to go in the premium catalog, your book has to meet certain requirements, such format, cover, content usw.Besuchen see Words and Smash. I think it’s great and I have published four books with them. I also have books with traditional publishers and have even published two books, I have some basis for comparison.

question of CGCFAD : I heard a song in Barnes & Noble, about a woman that sounded like “Dido”, you know who it is? Smooth & slow?
I heard it in Barnes and Noble at 9 clock the past week was a womans voice that sounded like Dido not, I make all texts, (Bass) or low piano cords – apart, little or no drums, slow and smooth. Can someone please help me Best Answer:

reply from Lon Random
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question of RyanD : I would like a list of romantic songs such as “in a night like this” by Dave Barnes. somethin slowly and perhaps with the piano?
Please do not classic rock. . Songs like “on a night like this” perfection by David Barnes are Best Answer:

answer from me
Annie (Dave Barnes) sweetness in starlight by his bff Matt WertzUnion and 3 – His other buddy Andy DavisAufwachsen next to you – Paolo Nutini

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I always wondered if you think they were worth. They look pretty cool, and I read from time to Zeit.Sie are not that expensive, and the Kindle Nook and many books are free. They always look cool, but do you think they are worth the $ 250 are they? Thank you for answers, have a good day!

I plan to buy an e-reader. I do not know which one. I was curios if I would be able to download electronic books that I may have stored on my computer. Beyond that, you can annotate? I bought a PDF of a manual for my class too, and instead of my laptop, I’d like to read on a Kindle. Is it possible?

I always thought e-readers were stupid because I like to sit down with a good old paper and ink book and have the item solid in my hand, so when the thought of buying the Kindle crossed my mind, I immediately thought better of it. But I just saw the new Barnes and Noble Nook, and…it looks awesome. It’s hard for a book lover not to want it, and with the books on it being sold cheaper than they are in paper form, the item will eventually pay for itself. I have a huge concern though. Will I be able to keep the books forever? Like…will I still have the books in 40 years if I keep my Nook? Or will the Nook just stop being sold however many years from now and have all the books I bought just…gone. If your not sure about the nook, will it work that way with the kindle? I plan on having my books for ever and ever, and I really don’t want to buy an e-reader just to buy books that will be lost one day. That’s like…just buying a whole bunch of books and just deciding to burn them one day. So…can anyone give me some advice?