I hate how barnes and noble and amazon shamelessly push their own markets with locked out devices.
Today i decided to call them the BN "crook" tablet and the Amazon "swindle" fire
my kindle fire isn't really locked out, and it's running cm7 now.. it doesn't have a locked bootloader, that's the nook only.
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i wanna buy a nook but there are a lot of models can someone sendme an amazon direclty to the nook that i should buy?
Nook is sold by Barnes and Noble... why would it be on Amazon?
There is only one model of Nook color... its called the nook color.
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And, ironically, it is available for sale on Amazon.com, but at $50 more than B&N sells it.
Got one today
Well I have been searching for a while. I started with an Archos 10 then the G-tablet then the Pandigital Novel and today got my Nook color. And wow rooted in 15mins and loaded woth my fav apps! It rocks so bite the bullet u won't be disappointed!
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Well I have been searching for a while. I started with an Archos 10 then the G-tablet then the Pandigital Novel and today got my Nook color. And wow rooted in 15mins and loaded woth my fav apps! It rocks so bite the bullet u won't be disappointed!
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I was in the same boat and bought the book color and love it.
I saw there id a new creative tab for the same price range but use this for reading als and you can't beat this ips screen
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I think the S-IPS screen is what attracted me to the Nook Color.
Hi was just curious if theres a nook app for windows mobile 7? Ive done some looking around and havent found much. Wife is crazy for nook on android and only way I can switch her over is if theres nook or something like it that can grab books from her barnes and noble account. Thanks for the info and ill keep looking around.
There isn't any Nook app yet. Rumors are Spring 2011, but they are just rumors. I've been using the Kindle app, which kinda of ticks me off, as I have lots of book that I bought from Barnes & Noble, and have a Nook Color, that I do not always carry with me.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57...s-noble/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Not sure if this would be a good thinq but expect it would not...
Maybe good news for those waiting for a fire sale on B&N NOOKcolor and NOOKtablet devices?
Looks like the locked bootloader really killed Nook Tablet sales plus the Kindle Fire is taking a big chunk of would be nook Color\Tablet owners
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Nothing stopping them from releasing an update to "free" the Nook Tablet from their "jail" basically. I don't think they're stupid, but I do think that somewhere deep inside B&N HQ someone is getting raked over the coals about the lockdown - it would behoove B&N to do something, and fast.
That 1.41 update that basically cripples the NT could be construed as a "final nail in the coffin" but they can fix it, if they don't keep dicking around and making stupid decisions.
I just yesterday got to play with a Nook Tablet for the first time since they came out, and the instant impression was "Wow, this is quite noticeably much faster than the Nook Color" which is pretty obvious because of the dual core nature and more storage and faster CPU speed.
But then I walked across the store I was in and got a Kindle Fire in my hands and that thing REALLY was snappy even compared to the NT. But I'd never buy a Fire because of no expandable storage - that's simply unacceptable in this day and age. As far as the web browsing on the Fire, it doesn't matter to me as I prefer using Opera mini and that's way faster - Opera perfected that preloaded page serving stuff many years ago. Amazon's "Silk" implementation isn't bad but, Opera mini on the same hardware just leaves it standing still.
I hope B&N comes to their senses, and fast.
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Indeed, Barnes & Noble cut its sales forecast for fiscal 2012, which ends April 30. The company projected fiscal 2012 revenue of $7 billion and $7.2 billion. Wall Street was expecting $7.33 billion. The company will also lose $1.40 to $1.10 a share for the year. Barnes & Noble said sales of the Nook Simple Touch and investments in the Nook business led to the losses. Wall Street was expecting a loss of 63 cents a share.
Barnes & Noble shares were crushed in early trading.
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There are no guarantees that the Nook unit will be spun off. The company said it is looking into international expansion with partners.
Barnes & Noble also provided some sales data, but actual unit data wasn’t given. Barnes & Noble said Nook unit sales were up 70 percent from a year ago. Nook Tablet sales exceeded expectations and Nook Simple Touch lagged. Digital content sales were up 113 percent from a year ago. Nook sales were driven by third party retailers.
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The locked bootloader has nothing to do with B&N's financial woes. They did it to allow use of DRM for videos due to the RIAA and Google. This has already been sidestepped BTW. In a similar vein, Acer launcher their new Transformer with a locked bootloader but has announced they will have an unlock tool for those that don't care about having access to DRM'd videos or a warranty.
It has everything to do with this issue though.
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I don't disagree homer, although I think B&N is still struggling on how to "bridge the gap" a lot. I also think they are going to struggle on their own with trying to provide movies, music, apps along with their books for their products. Not teaming with Google (or at least letting you link your google app purchases) will be a big downfall. If I already bought something on Amazon's appstore, I don't want to have to re-buy it on the Nook store just because I have a Nook vs a Kindle.
They need to figure out how to encourage folks to come to the stores, and I think in some ways Apple has it right. B&N needs to make a big commitment to having resources where folks can come in and play with the devices, get drinks, sit and enjoy a quiet reading environment, etc.
I don't think it'll save all 700 stores, but it could create a good long-term strategy for them.
I'm just wondering if the reasons that this section doesn't exist is because the questions for the 7" tablet will generally also apply to the 8.9"? Or is this just something that has been overlooked?
Just ordered one off Amazon for 200 dollars (offer code + $50 gift card for the credit card deal) and I'm sure to have some questions about it. Just need to know where to ask them.
Thanks!
Hopefully once more of the 8.9's are in service here, they'll add a couple more forums for us.
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I'm noticing that alot of the questions I had I found in the 7in pages. The 8.9 is really cool. My son is going to freak this Christmas lol.
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Most questions apply to both. They are very similar devices.
I bought an Amazon Fire 7 for my 80+ year old dad thinking it was like any other android pad such as those from Asus and so on, only to find it (the fire) is a conduit to the Amazon sales dept. You can't even start the thing up without an Amazon account, to their defense, you don't have to give your payment info up front, but everything else... yes. So I am returning it to Amazon, as I have had no luck other than installing the Play store, that gets a little glitchy with account issues. Every fix, or root process is for OS's lower than the 5.6.0.0 that is on this device. So does anyone have a favorite Android pad suitable for my dear old dad they could recommend? I'd really appreciate it. What about the RCA Voyager?
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I bought an Amazon Fire 7 for my 80+ year old dad thinking it was like any other android pad such as those from Asus and so on, only to find it (the fire) is a conduit to the Amazon sales dept. You can't even start the thing up without an Amazon account, to their defense, you don't have to give your payment info up front, but everything else... yes. So I am returning it to Amazon, as I have had no luck other than installing the Play store, that gets a little glitchy with account issues. Every fix, or root process is for OS's lower than the 5.6.0.0 that is on this device. So does anyone have a favorite Android pad suitable for my dear old dad they could recommend? I'd really appreciate it. What about the RCA Voyager?
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Tough to answer as everyone's needs differ. I could easily suggest several older Amazon devices equiped with custom ROMs which make excellent Android devices at favorable price points (banging this out on a 3rd gen HDX rocking Android 7.1 that will run circles around most contemporary phones and tablets). But that involves some work on your part with questionable benefits once all is said and done.
I have a fair bit of experience with seniors and gizmos. In most cases simpler is better. Suggest a used iPad mini or (wait for it) a stock Amazon device like the Fire HD 8. While both may make YOU hold your nose pop will probably be quite happy. Good luck.