Touch Looks like a new nook is on the way...

[chas0039]

It looks as though I read the report wrongly; I would guess they were referring to zooming.

Sorry

[JohnnyRocks]

Not sure what you mean with regards to their "perilous financial situation." It's Border's that is struggling....not BandN.

[boswd]

Originally Posted by chas0039

You know, as I look at all the features they removed from the new Nook ( 3G, Web browser, MP3 player, landscape mode, text size adjustment) and I look at their perilous financial situation, I think I have this model figured out. They needed to make a cheaper stripped down model in order to look better to a perspective buyer (company buyer not Nook customer). The articles in the WSJ would support this and their discontinuance of the current 3G model makes sense if they are not profitable, especially if their ebook sales are not profitable enough to offset the loss of profits for the hardware. The thousands of "refurb" units they dumped on the market at cut rate prices also fits.

Just conjecture.

text size adjustment? they didn't take that away, where did you get that info from?

[Asawi]

And landscape mode wasn't there in the first place, so not "removed". Just (sadly) absent.

[SCION]

Originally Posted by Asawi

And landscape mode wasn't there in the first place, so not "removed". Just (sadly) absent.

That's what I thought. Not having owned one I was waiting for confirmation.

[ncguy68]

Originally Posted by chas0039

Not true here. When that happens, I'll be ordering a spare KSO.

You might want to do that soon. The new Kindle will probably be announced this fall.

[ncguy68]

Originally Posted by chas0039

You know, as I look at all the features they removed from the new Nook ( 3G, Web browser, MP3 player, landscape mode, text size adjustment) and I look at their perilous financial situation, I think I have this model figured out. They needed to make a cheaper stripped down model in order to look better to a perspective buyer (company buyer not Nook customer). The articles in the WSJ would support this and their discontinuance of the current 3G model makes sense if they are not profitable, especially if their ebook sales are not profitable enough to offset the loss of profits for the hardware. The thousands of "refurb" units they dumped on the market at cut rate prices also fits.

Just conjecture.

The Nook has never had landscape mode. The web browser was never really useful on an E-Ink screen (Kindle included). If you want web browsing B&N has the Nook Color and it has a very good web browser. If you want an MP3 player the Nook Color has it as well. The New Nook is going to be for readers only...and they cut the other features so they could include the E-ink touch screen and keep the cost low.

I wish Amazon sold there 'refurb' units at a low cost...instead they reship them to unsuspecting customers. Which is why I know people who have received 'new' kindles already registered in other peoples names with books already installed and the worst part is they had access to these accounts.

[anamardoll]

I sort of think the "landscape mode" ability confuses the tech sites because some of the kids' books (and magazines) can be read in landscape mode on the Nook Color. SO THEREFORE ALL NOOKS SUPPORT LANDSCAPE MODE FOR ALL NOOK-BOOKS, RIGHT?

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[lisreed]

Just got an email that my new nook has shipped today. Surprised that they shipped it 10 days early. The cover hasn't shipped but I just ordered it this afternoon.

[toronado]

Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

Based on my experience with the Sony, I think there should be no reason why you could not use either your finger or a stylus on the Nook Touch.

My cat has helped turn the page on my Sony by the motion of her ear while sitting in my lap. There are lengthy threads on the Sony forum about flies and food crumbs turning pages too.

Well, it turns out the Nook Touch does NOT work with a stylus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyTtFXmQwGA

He demonstrates this at about 8:19 in the video.