Category Archives: nook

Nook Friends

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If the number of people asking to be my nook friends is any indication, Barnes and Noble sold a LOT of nooks this Christmas.  This is great, because the more ereaders there are out there, the greater my books’ exposure.  I think the nook is a great little reader and I’m glad that B&N is doing well.  I don’t think it serves anyone for the last major bookstore chain to go under.  So good luck B&N, and welcome all you nook readers.  You can find all of my books on your new readers by following the store links.

Get Astrid Maxxim and her Amazing Hoverbike on your Nook!

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You can now pick up Astrid Maxxim and her Amazing Hoverbike for your Nook by following the link below.  Just as at Amazon, Kobo, and iBooks, it is just 99 cents.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1107759360?ean=2940032863465&itm=1&usri=astrid+maxxim

Women of Power: Now available on the Nook.

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Women of Power is now available as an ebook at Barnes and Noble for the nook and nook applications.  You can find it by following this link.  Women of Power is the story of two superheroes who cross paths in their fight for truth, justice, and recognition.  It’s still just 99 cents for the ebook.

It’s also availabe at Smashwords, Amazon’s Kindle Store, and iBooks.

Nook Friends and Ebook Lending

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The other day I posted about the social aspects of reading and I wasn’t too keen on it, although I’ve been posting my current read “Moon Called” to my Facebook and Twitter friends.  On the other hand, I’ve just discovered Nookfriends and it is pretty awesome.

You enter a contact, which you can either type in or import form Gmail and make that person, assuming they have a nook of some type, a Nook Friend.  Then you can see right on your Nook what books they have that are lendable and you can ask to borrow them.  It’s pretty awesome.

Now I doubt I will use this very much.  I seldom read NYT best sellers, but every once in a while I do.  On the other hand, I tend to collect lots of different books (ebooks too) and I might expect people to borrow them occassionally.

For those that don’t know anyone who has a Nook the Facebook Nook club has over 600 members that you can import into your gmail and from there into your Nook.  Presto!  Instant community from which to borrow or to whom to loan.

Nook Books & a Nook Cover

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Okay all you fellow nook-lovers, just a reminder that all my books are available for the nook at Barnes and Noble.  Just search for Wesley Allison.  You can also pick up epub versions that will work with the nook and other popular readers at Kobo.com, Smashwords.com, and DieselBooks.

Speaking of the nook, I just bought a case for mine– a nice apple green one with a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson on the front.  I don’t think I’ll use it all that much, since with the case it won’t fit in my pocket and that’s one of the main features for me.  But I’ve got it anyway.

Nook Reading

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I continue to enjoy my new nook.  I’m almost done with the second book I’ve read on it.  I have to admit that I’m not getting the amazing battery life that’s advertised.  It hasn’t run out on me, but I’ve gone three days without charging and the battery is down to just below 50%– not bad, but not anywhere near the 2 month charge advertised.

On the other hand, I’m enjoying shopping on the nook.  It’s actually easier to find reads by nook than it is on the Barnes and Noble website, which I would say is, um, not all that it could be.  The Kindle ads talk about a new book in less than a minute, but so far, my downloads are about 8 seconds.  I do have an extremely fast cable connection to the web, but there you go.

Currently Reading: Moon Called

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Moon Called (Mercy Thompson)
Mercy Thompson’s life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she’s fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn’t exactly normal herself.
This is my first book by Patricia Briggs and consequently my read at this series, but it looks very interesting.  I’ve never been that big into vampires and werewolves, though now that I’m writing a book myself with them in it, they are starting to seem more interesting. 
I am of course reading this on my new Nook.  It was $7.99, and is the same price on the Kindle and Kobo.  Any book that I might like that is more than 9.99, I just put in my wishlist until the price drops.  I think $9.99 is a fair price for a newly published ebook, but no more than that.

The Social Aspects of Reading

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Ebook readers have been making a lot of the social aspect of reading lately.  I’ll be honest.  I didn’t know there was one.  I’ve always thought that reading was essentially a solitary activity.  That’s what I like about it.  Well, I guess I like a lot of other things about it more, but I’m happy with being a solitary reader.  On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind reading being a little bit social.  I like recommending books that are good, but I don’t want everyone to know what page I’m on of every book I pick up.

The Kobo reading app on my iPad synchs to Facebook and Twitter and reports every little detail.  That’s one of the reasons I don’t use that app.  Some books are guilty pleasures that I don’t necessarily want to broadcast that I’m reading them.  Others might be really guilty pleasures.

The new Nook lets me publish similarly to Social sites, but only when I want to.  I can report which page I’m on, my rating, my review, and similar bits of information, but it doesn’t get automatically posted.  You also can’t do it with books you didn’t buy from BN.  That’s kind of annoying, but they are in the business of selling books.

All in all, I hope that the forced social details are a fad.  I don’t find it fascinating to read that one of my Facebook friends is eating Chocolate Cheerios at 5 AM or that “Jersey Shore is Awesome”.  Got news for you “friends.”  Everything you type is not the wit and wisdom of the ages.

My Nook has Arrived.

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My new nook has arrived.  I’ve had it all of four hours now and I’m loving it.  The touch screen is very nice.  I took it to the barber, to read while I waited.  Turns out I didn’t have to wait too long and I didn’t get to read too much.  Tomorrow I’m going to Barnes and Noble and try some of the in-store specials. 

I’ve loaded all the ebooks that are on my To Read list and they appear just as they should in the menu, and I’ve tried loading a book with Calibre, which worked just fine.  I already have some books in mind to buy, but there are so many free ebooks out there too.

New Nook on Order

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After stopping by Barnes and Noble and trying out the new nook simple touch ereader, I ordered one.  I was very impressed with the responsiveness and quality of the touch screen and I have been thinking about getting a new ereader for a while.  I also like that it uses the ePub format, so that I can get books everywhere (except Amazon, alas).  I used ePub books on my Sony and use them on my iPad, so that is the format I use most.  I’ll give you an update after I’ve got it in hand and have used it for a while.