Amazon Kindle

[Eric]

Why, on the Kindle forums, are some many people asking how you would turn the page on a Kindle Touch or asking if it has buttons to turn the page?

The NST has manual buttons on either side of the screen for people who prefer to turn it that way, too.

[Spooky]

Comment from the Amazon Kindle forum in regard to the Kindle Fire.

Our data is on the cloud so the angels can watch our movies

[Eric]

Ad-supported $79 Kindle has $30 upgrade option to go ad-free.
Pretty awesome, and one I'd definitely would have tried given the chance (when I was shopping for an eReader, I was concerned the ad-supported Kindle would have bugged me).

I still tend to believe the non-touch is better than the touch when it comes to only needing to turn pages or the occasional definition look-up, but I know that's personal preference.  It's also hugely frustrating when the touch doesn't register to turn a page, or does register from an accidental tap, or decides to turn several pages for no apparent reason (or hundreds, if you accidentally bring up the slider), but all that will be different with a Kindle, right?   

[TinkTanker]

It's also hugely frustrating when the touch doesn't register to turn a page, or does register from an accidental tap, or decides to turn several pages for no apparent reason (or hundreds, if you accidentally bring up the slider), but all that will be different with a Kindle, right?

I don't have a problem with the iPad and Ann doesn't have a problem with her Nook Color. Don't have a problem with our iPods either, though we really don't use them for reading that much.

Maybe

[Eric]

Perhaps.

[Eric]

The NST's stock eReader seems to work much better than Aldiko's eReader app. I think a couple of my issues had to do with that--such as skipping many pages or not registering a touch.

[TinkTanker]

Glad to see that the problem may have been resolved.

[Eric]

Amazon introduces The Kindle Owner's Lending Library as yet another addition to your $80 Amazon Prime membership. 

With an Amazon Prime membership, Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free - including over 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers - as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000739811

[Spooky]

Was just about to post that.

[Eric]

Nook news today.

Nook Simple Touch now 25% faster, crisper and ad-free for $99.
Nook Tablet is similar to the older Nook Color but sligtly thinner, 30% lighter, 1GHz dual-core proc, 1GB RAM and 16GB Internal Flash storage and a micro SD card slot to add up to 32GB more. Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Netflix and Hulu+ apps come standard.  $250 price. http://dvice.com/archives/2011/11/barnes-noble-ta.php