WSJ, N.Y. Times Pan Barnes & Noble Nook E-book Reader

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 10, 2009 - 11:27am.

New York - Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal on Thursday published reviews of bookseller Barnes & Noble's new Nook e-book reader device, and neither were particularly glowing, with David Pogue's headline in The Times reading, "Not Yet the Season for a Nook," while The Journal's Walt Mossberg noting the device "Has Potential, but Needs Work."

The $259, dual-screened e-book reader was found by both reviewers to be slower than Amazon's Kindle.

The noted consumer electronics reviewers also both had problems with the device's touchscreen display, and complained of bugs and software crashes.

Pogue also referred to the Nook's on-board software as "slower than an anesthetized slug in water."

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tn3ny (WSJ)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/technology/personaltech/10pogue.html

Published in DMW Daily, December 10, 2009

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Android OS and touch screen means flexibility and power

Submitted by Ned Nedson (not verified) on December 11, 2009 - 1:57am.

I've got a nook on order and could cancel it but I won't because I want a replacable battery and I think that the fact that the nook uses the Android operating system means it will be more quickly upgraded to fix software issues. The touch screeen area is a very powerful addition. As for battery life there are obviously tradeoffs. For example, if I only use my Droid as a phone the battery lasts a loooong time. I can easily turn of battery suckers when I'm not using them - this includes wi-fi, GPS and Bluetooth. It's only when I'm using all the incredible features of the Droid that the battery lasts a day. If the nook allows the same control then I'm sure I can live with the battery life.