Fill your e-reader blog tour and a review of nook all rolled into one!

Welcome to Making Ends Meet, blog hoppers! You should have gotten here from Alanna Coca's blog.... and in case you didn't, the blog tour started at Paige Tyler's blog so be sure to head back to the beginning to make sure you hit all the stops in the Fill Your Reader Blog Tour! There's tons of prizes up for grabs to help you fill that e-reader that you got for Christmas...

How do you enter to win? You must stop and leave a comment on each blog in the blog tour since winners will be drawn from those who stopped and commented at each and every blog's post that is part of the Fill Your Reader Blog Tour.

Sorry there's no eye candy here by way of dreamy and scantilly clad men, but here what eye candy I do have to offer you are some pictures of nook and my honest assessment of nook so far. Did you know it isn't "a nook"? According to Barnes & Noble it is just nook and nook isn't even capitalized. Kind of like "e.e. cummings" who didn't care for capital letters much.

Anyhoo, without further ado, here are the promised pics and my opinion of nook so far.

Do I love nook? Sure I do! I use nook mainly for reading in bed. It even hibernates if I happen to nod off while reading.

Is it bulky? Not at all. nook is about the size of a normal book and I did end up buying a leather book cover to house it. I slip nook into my purse and off I go. Take look - it measures about 8" x 5".

What about availability? nook isn't widely available. In fact, when I went searching online for a cover for nook, the nearest B&N store to me that even had a cover was in Tysons Corners, Virginia. That particular store did have a display set up with two nooks to try out. You can order nook at BN.com for $259, and it ships free. BN.com currently states that nook will ship after 2/12/10 if you order one today.


How's the 3G? Very nice. It works well where I live... most of the time and I did have some spotty places when I traveled at New Year's. Here, I can buy e-books right from my bed at 2:00 AM without having to get up, at the doctor's office if I'm stuck waiting or basically anywhere.



How long does it take an e-book to be available after purchase? Well, I'll be honest here. I had some issues with timely delivery. I bought some free e-books on Christmas night and got a message saying my request was queued. After an hour, I gave up and rolled over to go to sleep. I have purchased other e-books since then and it it is a bit faster than that instance, but it doesn't seem to load them as fast as my friend's Kindle loads hers.

How's the touch screen? I love the touch screen. I've perfected my page turning swipe and I can search for books by touching a keyboard to search by keyword. One thing I don't like is that you don't get the same results on nook as you would get by using the keyword on the bn.com site when you are looking for books. I have yet to find a good way to sort. I have found that knowing exactly what book you are looking for is your best bet at finding it quickly using nook's search feature. Search by title.

Parting thoughts? I did research before settling on nook. I really was torn, too, let me tell you. I often get Amazon.com gift codes via Swagbucks and my survey sites. I could really load up on books on just those alone. However, I believe that lending a book you love to a friend is part of the joy of having read a good book. Amazon's Kindle does not allow lending, but nook does. I have read that Kindle gets better battery time. This may be true. For me, if I turn off my wifi, I get far longer battery life.... like about a week per charge. If my wifi is on, it is more like 2 days. To save hassle, turn off the wifi when you are done shopping at BN for e-books, but be sure to turn it on before you try to connect to the store.

Still with me? Make sure you comment below and ensure that you make a stop and comment on each and every blog in the Fill Your Reader Blog Tour! Your next stop is Christa Paige's blog. Click here to get on your way!