On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 01:26, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], J <dreadpiratejeff@...> wrote: >> >> I don't know about Kindle, I refused to buy one because of the >> around-your-ass-to-get-to-your-elbow approach they took to loading >> things like PDFs >> Jeff >> > If more folks put as much thought into their decisions as you appear to life > would be better for many of us. At least all the ones that aren't trying to > shaft everyone who comes down the pike.
Well, let's not get too crazy there... and while what I said sounds a bit harsh, my decision to buy the nook over the Kindle really did come down to the technical differences. Having used both prior to making a decision. The points that the Nook had in favor that influenced me were that A: they had native support for PDF, TXT, ePUB, and a host of other formats where the Kindle, for most things, required you to send your files to Amazon, who would convert them and then send them to the Kindle via the network B: I was never quite sure that you COULD just transfer files to a Kindle via USB, where the Nook has had that ability from the start (called side-loading) C: the Nook accepted micro-SD cards where the Kindle did not. I've probably got nearly 400 books on my nook and keep the B&N Purchased items on the onboard storage, while I put everything else, from purchased books from non-B&N sources, free public domain classics, technical manuals in PDF, plain text files and even some comics on the microSD card (and use Calibre to keep that all straight and organized). But I'm not typical. I tend to do a LOT of research into the technical aspects of a "Thing" before I make a purchase decision, and often, my decisions do come down to minute details like that, as I prefer the most bang for the buck (not to say I don't make spontaneous, emotional driven purchases as well, but those are more rare). to KINDA steer this back on track, I'm seriously considering picking up a Nook Color as well, because they seem to be very nicely priced, easily rootable Android tablets. I'd never use the thing as an e-reader, because I prefer e-ink screens, but as a 250.00 touch screen tablet, you can't really beat it. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
