nook?

[jrtom]

The Kindle has never really grabbed me, somehow, and the crap that Amazon has been pulling around its content ("you thought you owned this e-book, but you were wrong, kthxbye") hasn't made me any more enthusiastic about it.

I also have reservations about e-books in general--while I value individual books, there are very few that I value to the tune of $250...and I do read books on occasion in contexts in which I wouldn't take my cellphone. (Waterproof e-book readers, anyone?) Plus I am somewhat fond of paper books' 'look and feel'.

All that said...the Nook does look pretty cool in several ways, and I wouldn't mind the opportunity to play with one.


On a vaguely related note, I am watching with interest to see what convergence (or divergence) happens in the design/conceptual/functional space occupied by ebook readers, smartphones, netbooks, and laptops.

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[jrtom.livejournal.com]

It appears that MobiCreator only runs on Windows, and I don't have any (i.e., I live in an underground bunker. Or a tree house, if you like. :) ) I could borrow Megan's, but that's at least awkward.

Also, I have yet to meet a PDF munger that does a decent job with anything other than text; scientific papers with PostScript figures are generally right out, for example.

I don't know that the memory expansion would be a big deal, and I would certainly keep an archive of my ebooks elsewhere, but I appreciate the possibility.