My Initial Impression of the Nook

When one of my friends called me yesterday afternoon and told me that she would love to have a Kindle, I told her about the Nook. I gave her the pros and cons, based on what I had read in the GeekTonic article. We talked for a little while and made plans to go out to Barnes & Noble after New Year’s. Then I got off the phone and realized that I had to hurry and get ready to take my son to a birthday party.

Before we left the house, I realized that I hadn’t made it to the B&N to test out the Nook yet. So I went there after I dropped off my son. The place was packed with Christmas shoppers, but I didn’t have to stand in line to check out this gadget. I had to deal with an annoying employee, who wouldn’t let me hold the thing at first. Then I was disappointed because the battery was down to one bar. Why they didn’t have the Nook on the charger was anyone’s guess.

But I got to turn it on and try it out after waiting what seemed like several minutes for it to boot up. I loved how clear the text was and that I didn’t have to deal with any screen glare. That impressed me right off the bat. The size of the screen wasn’t much smaller than a standard trade paperback, which is another big plus for me. Turning the pages turned out to be a bit of a challenge for some reason that I’m not clear. I pressed the forward and backward buttons repeatedly but managed to turn one page. Maybe it was the low battery.

I set the Nook down and continued my shopping, thinking that I will wait another six months to see if they iron out the bugs that I’ve been reading about. You can read other user reviews by clicking on the links below. The general consensus is that the Nook is a strong competitor of the Kindle. Since I’ve never owned a Kindle, I can neither agree nor disagree with their statements.

That said, I came away fairly impressed with this ebook reader. I’ll test it out again when I go out with my friend. Hopefully, the management will make sure that the battery isn’t too low so that we can have more than a mere minute to explore its features.

Barnes & Noble Nook Review: Pretty Damned Good
GeekTonic: A Look at the Nook
Barnes & Noble Nook Review – SlashGear

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