Posts Tagged as ‘nook’

February 8, 2010

Oh, and one more thing, I got a nook

So upon my return to the internetwaves (?) I forgot to mention one big huge thing that happened to my publishing world over the break: My crazy-ass boyfriend (who I love) bought me a nook for Christmas! He said he heard me talk about it so much he figured it’d be good if I actually [...]

February 8, 2010

nook to be sold in stores

After underestimating holiday sales, resulting in the classiest IOUs ever created to be unwrapped on Christmas nationwide, Barnes & Noble has finally caught up to the demand for it’s new e-reader. Nooks will be available for purchase in stores (at least the big ones) beginning this Wednesday, February 10. Of course Barnes & Noble is [...]

December 22, 2009

Nook updates to 1.1, doesn’t effect hacks

I’m actually surprised. With the high demand and the delays in shipping, I didn’t expect a firmware update for B&N’s nook until at least after the new year. But nook 1.1.0 did indeed roll out updating performance in page turning (so it won’t so S-L-O-W), start-up time, and formatting of downloaded books. Many users already [...]

December 11, 2009

Pogue says the same thing as the rest of us

So in case you missed it, The New York Times’ technology blogger David Pogue finally wrote his review of the nook which ran yesterday. Of course, since it was in The New York Times, all of a sudden people are gasping and shaking their heads and taking his word as gospel, but he really didn’t [...]

December 10, 2009

My hands on with the nook (finally!)

First and foremost, I have to thank the guy at the nook counter in Barnes & Noble (I think his name was Tor) for not kicking my ass out of the store. Monday’s in-store nook release (finally!) was not the first time I had been in there annoying him, and this time there were actually [...]

December 7, 2009

Nook reviews abound

With the theoretical in-store release of the Nook today (can anyone confirm this?) Nook reviews have gone live across the web as reviewers finally got their hands on sample tech last week. I’ve scoured through a few terrible ones and some good ones, but I’m going to direct all those interested to the review over [...]

December 4, 2009

Nook delayed yet again

Did Barnes & Noble bite off more than they could chew? After the Nook ship date slipped first from Jan. 4th to Jan. 11th, it now looks like the ship date has moved yet again to Jan. 15th! It is also rumored that the delayed in-store release for the Nook (from Nov. 30 to Dec. [...]

December 2, 2009

Waiting on Apple to save us

Originally this was two posts, but then I realized it would probably be better to contain my frustration to one post. Now this is primarily a link blog and I do my best to give you the news with a little commentary. I have yet to get personal with you (I think). Well that’s over, [...]

December 1, 2009

Nook shipping delayed again

Once upon a time, Barnes & Noble unveiled the Nook, “just in time for the holidays.” Then reality set in when people started buying it. After they announced that they had underestimated the pre-order number ten days before it’s slated in store release, they announced that all new orders would ship January 4th. Until then, [...]

November 23, 2009

Dear Internet, you and Industry in Progress are on a break

Well, sort of. You may get some updates this week (like how the nook is sold out already!?) but I’m pretty sick (bronchitis) and the last thing I want to be doing is scouring the internet for hours on end. So probably no rapid fire posts per usual. I should be back in action later [...]