My nook Gives Me Independence

I like gadgets. I really like gadgets that do what they do very well. I REALLY like gadgets that do what they do really well, and that allow me to be independent, and not DEpendent on the whims of someone else. The Barnes and Noble nook is one such gadget. My wife Blackie bought a nook for me for the holidays this past year, and I’ve quickly fallen in love with it. As you can see in the photo above, it’s very simple, yet very elegant.

photo by Mostly Muppet

The main screen has that amazing e-ink that’s all the rage. You can read it in direct sunlight, and it will still be clear as day. It also has a color interface bar at the bottom where you can flick through your library or pages of your books. It’s cool being able to see your book covers, just like you’re reviewing them on the shelf.

What I like most about the nook though, is the independence it gives me. I can take hundreds of books along with me, in the space of a paperback. I get ebooks off the ‘net for free every day. Barnes and Noble will even give you classic books for free, easily downloadable at home or in their store.

If I like a book, I can get a free sample of it anytime I want. Then, if I decide to buy, it’s just a couple of taps on the screen, and it begins downloading via whatever network is convenient.

I can load my own books into the nook, and I can save all of my books to removable SD card. That’s something that current versions of the Kindle CAN’T DO, by the way. That’s a big advantage in the independence department. I own my books, and I can move them around, even loan them to other nook users, any time I want. I can make backup copies at home, and load any of my scores of ebooks from my home computer.

And finally, the nook runs on Android software. It has similar interfaces and behaviors as my Android phone, so it already feels very comfortable to me. That, and I’m not lining Bill Gates’ pockets every time Microsoft decides it wants to force an upgrade, like with Windows.

If you’re a voracious reader like I am, you’ll like the nook. If you want to be independent of tired, old ereaders, and some moron in a boardroom determining how and when and where you can use the media THAT YOU’VE PURCHASED, you’ll really like the nook.

Regards,

p.s. If you’d like some advice on purchasing a nook, or how I use mine, or how you could use yours, just contact me. I love talking about the nook!