We took a look.
We saw a Nook.
On his head
he had a hook.
On his hook
he had a book.
On his book
was “How to Cook.”
We saw him sit
and try to cook.
He took a look
at the book on the hook.
But a Nook can’t read,
so a Nook can’t cook.
SO…
what good to a Nook is a hook cook book?
One fish two fish red fish blue fish, by Dr. Seuss
My mom and I both got nooks, Barnes & Noble’s new e-reader, for Christmas and were busy trying them out during her visit.
Dark Omen (age 11) had already read two books on my nook, before I got around to reading on it. He LOVES the nook, saying he likes its light weight, compared the the hard-cover library tomes he’s usually toting around. Worm Burner is angling to get on the nook next. I’m working my way through Leviathan and loving the book, and the nook, along the way.
But a nook stumble came when my mom and I tried to use the E-Lend feature of the nook, its supposed claim to fame above the other e-readers. We soon found that most of the books on our nooks were not e-lendable! Apparently, only about half of the e-books available from B&N are e-lendable. I’m hoping this is something they re-think in the future, although I suspect it depends upon the publisher of the books, rather than B&N.
But the TRUE e-crisis came today. I was taking Dark Omen to an ophthalmologist appointment and suggested he bring a book to read while we wait. He said he was out of books! This is a mom-crisis, not an e-crisis, as I generally try to not let the kids run out of books. That being said, I instantly thought of the nook!
Why, we could just download the next book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series, that Dark Omen has been eyeing!
Alas, no.
While the e-book was available, it cost $10.61! The hardcover book only cost $13.59! Meanwhile the paperback was $7.19. Now, normally I would just check it out from the library, but I was in a pinch and I would have gladly paid the paperback price for the convenience of having the book on the nook right now. However, I was unwilling to pay nearly hardcover price for an e-book. B&N sadly lost my sale, as we made do with other books and will probably get The Burning Bridge next time we go to the library.
I have to wonder how many other lost sales will occur due to pricing issues.
What good to a nook is an overpriced hook cook book?
It will be interesting to see how the e-adventures in publishing evolve over time . . .
Dearest readers, do you have an e-reader? And what do you think?
That was awesome Su! I don't have an e-reader yet; mostly because I can't afford one, but also because of the limitations. I doubt paper books are going out of style any time soon.
They may be big and bulky, and take up a lot of space in a room; but nobody snatches them back when estate rights are in contingency, and you don't have to delete a few to add some more later on.
And, you can lend a paper back book out; and if you drop one in the tub while you're reading it, you don't have to replace the whole library – book shelf and all.
………dhole
I won a Kindle but I don't like reading books on it. I much prefer being able to pick up a physical book and easily flip to a specific page or reread a certain chapter. It's not the same on an e-reader.
Like you, my son enjoys the Kindle more than I do. He especially likes that he can have the book read to him with the text to voice feature or whatever it's called.
Donna – I won't argue with the paper-book acolytes! I know there are some that will have to have the paperbacks pried from their cold, dead hands. One of the reasons my husband got me the nook was so that I could explore the options ("If you're going to be in the business…" he said. Hubby is awesome that way). So far, it's a mixed bag.
Sherrie – I'll have to check out the nook to see if it has that voice feature like the Kindle – although B&N keeps downloading new versions of the reader software, so it may be a feature-to-come. And the kids shall lead the way … ! Even I, who expected the kids to have facility with the tech, was surprised at how readily Dark Omen accepted it.
I don't have one, but I want one. I keep putting it off, waiting to see how the market goes so I know which one to buy. The wait is getting old, though! 🙂