asmurff Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 On 11/28 I ordered two certified pre-owned NOOKs (an Electronic Book Reader) from Barnes & Noble for Christmas presents. On the 29th I got an e-mail saying my order was canceled do to non-availability, on the 30th I called to confirm this and the get them to remove the hold on the funds in my account. Today I get an email saying they have been shipped so I call again and they are suppose to be here tomorrow, problem is we had already bought 2 brand new ones from the local Barnes & Noble at $50 more apiece.So I guess when the ones arrive tomorrow we'll look them over good and then return the 2 new ones to the store.Shame I can't make them pay for my wasted time on the phone and the trip to the store.Bah Humbug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdavison Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I got an iPad....I can use Amazon Kindle books, google books, Zineo magazines, iBooks, etc. Sure it costs more, but its way beyond just a ereader.Best Buy also has the Cruz tablets that use Android if you prefer that system, and Office Depot has the ViewSonic that uses Android too.The Kindle, Sony Reader, illumnati, and the Kook are just too limited in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 That is fine all i wanted was an e-reader. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I have used a kindle. I think it's pretty good bang for the buckI just downloaded Kindle for PC. I seem to able able to stay awake better at a pc. Paper puts me to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 We were able to get the Barnes & Noble certified pre-own Nooks for 99.99 with a 1 year warranty. So i took back the 2 new ones and saved over $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 The nooks get rave reviews :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I ended up getting 3 Kindles this year. One for the Sweetie, one for my Daughter/Grandaughter - played with that one a bit to load some Christmas books, and decided to get one for myself. I like the fact that I can "get" books for it from the local public library. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 That set me to looking our local library has the e-books also! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 I thought needing bifocals to read a book was high tech, now I need batteries too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdavison Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 The nook books have guns and ammo, handgunner, and guns magazines available...and the subscription costs ain't bad.If you have a ipad you can take advantage of it too by downloading the nook app. These things rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I will get some kind of reader in 2011. I tend to buy paper books as well as the digital copy. Maybe I can save some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdavison Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 The digital copies can be cheaper...but not always. The advantage is that you don't have books laying around all over the house, and everything is in one place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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