Re: Kindle vs Nook?

[Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know about B&N books, but I know you can add other books via the USB
port.

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Mike Wills
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On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I have the version that only uses Wifi, it does not have a separate on
> line account.  The Wifi hooked up to my secured network in nothing flat
> and connects seamlessly every time I turn it on.  I don' t leave it on
> to conserve battery.  I usually will allow it to go into sleep mode
> rather than turn it off and the battery lasts about a week between
> recharges.  I read about 600 pages a week on it so you can gauge your
> own battery use.  The really cool think about the nook is it only uses
> battery when the screen changes, or the Wifi is on.
>
> I have think you can tether the device to your PC to upload books in the
> absence of Wifi but I have not tried is since my house is well covered
> with WiFi, (my own).
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> CEO/Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects, LLC
>
>
> On 12/14/2010 8:26 AM, Burns, Bryan wrote:
> > Are their carrier fees with these things or can you use a home wireless
> network?  And what if you don't have wireless?  Naïve questions I know.
> > Bryan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx <From%3Apctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:
> pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 8:06 AM
> > To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> > Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Kindle vs Nook?
> >
> > My wife book me a Nook, and I really like it as well.  The only complaint
> I have is the screen is not quite large enough for a full page from a
> printed book so the page numbers sometimes get a bit confusing.
> > That may be a bit of a vote for a Kindle, but the difference in price was
> sufficient to push her off to the Nook.
> > Either way I don't think you can go wrong.
> >
> > Jim Oberholtzer
> > CEO/Chief Technical Architect
> > Agile Technology Architects, LLC
> >
> >
> > On 12/14/2010 7:57 AM, Rick DuVall wrote:
> > > >  Hello Tom,
> > > >
> > > >          My wife and i use the kindle and yes, you can get magazines,
> > > >          news papers and blogs on the kindle... We really like it - it
> > > >          seems to be kinder on the eyes than back-lit readers.
> > > >
> > > >  Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 2:59:16 PM, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > >  >    Can you download current magazines from any of them ?
> > > > > > >  >    Thanks
> > > > > > >  >    Tom
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