And why can’t they be cheaper? I hate to spend money!
Okay, they’re not getting all that much cheaper, but they seem to be at least co-operating.
ZDNet recently had an article that B&N is creating an e-book reader app for the iPad. It should be available by April.
The B&N e-book reader app will be specifically designed for the iPad, including access to the B&N eBookstore plus any content in a particular user’s existing B&N digital library. That includes any content downloaded to the Nook...That sounds, to me, like a step in the right direction. So, I zipped over to read what B&N had to say.
To be released around the time of iPad’s expected availability, the new Barnes & Noble eReader will join our growing list of free eReader software for most computing and mobile devices including PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and Blackberry…Okay, let’s keep this momentum going, guys. Cooperate and you’ll get more sales, in my opinion.
Agreed!
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly the way I feel--I've been holding off purchasing a device until they can figure out format...and put a lower price on them!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Mystery Writing is Murder
More people would probably buy a reader if they could use it with purchases from the different vendors and the price has to go down some.
ReplyDeleteGrummble, gumble, groan. I am last of the Luddites. I don't like change.
ReplyDeleteA step in the right direction, smart of b&n too. The more options, the more compatibility, the better choice for the consumer.
ReplyDeleteI don't know anything about the B&N or the iPad, since I have a Kindle, but there was an uproar last week or so when B&N suddenly raised the ebook prices on many of their books from 9.99 to about 16. They said it was a needed adjustment but people were furious since Amazon still had the same titles at 9.99.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Amazon's still trying to corner the market with its lower prices. I don't know where it will even out, probably somewhere between the two.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you!
ReplyDeleteI am not convinced by the ebook system yet. I still love holding and abusing the corners of a paperback.
ReplyDeleteI did say that about a laptop vs ink and paper though, LOL.
With you all the way. I'm still not of a mind to own one, probably never will get to that point, but if e-readers are here to stay, and of course they are unless there is a world event that crashes the internet (one always possibility that stirs fear in my heart - who would be able to write or read to do simple math anymore?) - well then at least the readers should be affordable and compatible with all the various ebook suppliers.
ReplyDeleteMarvin D Wilson
I'm glad to hear this. I've been waiting for the perfect e-reader, too, and I think the I-Pad might be it. I want to see one in action.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Helen, I would love to have one size fits all reader. It just makes sense to have one.
ReplyDeleteYay - they're moving in the right direction :)
ReplyDeleteMarvin, if computers are crashed, I will be in big trouble. My handwriting is now chicken scratch from lack of practice.
ReplyDeleteI've been doing the same, Helen. I have a love-hate relationship with Amazon (I'm from Seattle & so are they -- buy local and all that) and have been hoping they would win this competition. Another factor I've been considering is which platform I should use for my own books. Wouldn't it be nice if they were all the same? Would capitalism as we know it really be destroyed?
ReplyDeleteYes! Another reason not to get a Kindle.
ReplyDeleteMe too. Let the bugs get worked out and bring the price down. The I'll buy an iPad.
ReplyDeleteStephen Tremp
That is good news! Damn, I want an iPad right now...
ReplyDeleteI'm holding out on buying an e-Reader. My husband is closer to doing it, though. He's tired of lugging big books in his briefcase.
ReplyDeleteLike everything else new and especially electronic, there's always a shakedown period--and then it gets cheaper, you can pick one that will use other apps, etc. Can't happen fast enough for me!
ReplyDeleteThe Ipad is cute, but I can't afford one. I would like to get my books published on the Ipad. I'm not sure how to go about that.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a pain all the different formats out there. It would be nice if they all turned into just one.
Morgan Mandel
http://morganmandel.blogspot.com
I want that ipad so much but with two kids in college I can't buy anything so pricey for myself. I too think eventually they'll all learn to get along together. I still couldn't being myself to pay the same price for an ebook I pay for a hard copy. Something not correct there.
ReplyDeleteI keep saying I don’t want an eReader, but if they keep getting cheaper and more compatible I might find myself reconsidering.
ReplyDeleteSusan, the iPad, I believe, was originally designed with college kids in mind. You might look into whether your kids can get one at a discount. You'd at least then get to see one up close.
ReplyDeleteI noticed today that Amazon, I think it was, has a free app for Kindle for the iPhone, but I don't know that I want to read a book on a little screen like that.
Good to read there's at least some cooperation starting up.
ReplyDeleteCan't I just use the phone's memory card to read ebook? So many gadgets, I'll lose some soon...
ReplyDeleteSteamy Darcy
A friend of mine brought her Nook to work today, and I have to say I was impressed. It'll never take the place of a paper-and-glue book for me, but I may be interested in purchasing one in the next few years. After all, if I'm going to write books which are offered in electronic format, I need to be supportive of that format, right?
ReplyDeleteSupporting a format you'll be publishing in is a good way of looking at it.
ReplyDeleteEnid, I know you can read books on your iPhone. I'm not sure about other phones. I've thought about downloading what I need to read on my iPhone, but the screen seems so small!