My mom has the original Nook, and I agree with Ed that it would be too small for visually-centered works like comics (great for text, though). I've really liked the various comics readers on my iPad, but it's not for everyone.
On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:07 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > My co-worker has a Nook Color that he rooted. It's mainly for his wife but he > stated that it is pretty awesome for a inexpensive Android tablet. I had > considered buying one myself just for that purpose, for books and comics > books but I am still of the opinion that the best comic book tablet has to be > at least 10". I found a Pandigital Novel 7" tablet that runs Android I > purchased at Kohls for $60. I figured it was worth it just for the purpose of > reading digital comic books. It's adequate for now but it is still not the > best view screen size for comic books. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:47 AM, James Peluso <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm very interested in purchasing a Nook 2.0, not just because of the new > ability to install Honeycomb but because it's cheaper, in color and I really > just need it to read comics and tech books. > > Does anyone own one of these and have an opinion? I have an iPad 1 from work > that I use but, I don't own it. > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > One big reason for the poor sales of Android tablets has been the high price. > Now there’s a new supercharged version of the e-reader that can do many of > the same things as an iPad at half the price. Many buyers are torn between an > e-reader at a reasonable price or a tablet that has [...] > > > > http://www.ipad.net/ipad-2-news-barnes-noble-updates-nook-to-compete-with-ipad-2.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ipad-2-news-barnes-noble-updates-nook-to-compete-with-ipad-2 > > > > Sent with MobileRSS HD > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > -- > Jim > > blog > "Keep moving Forward" > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
