nook color

Nook Tablet v. Nook Color v. Kobo Vox v. Kindle Fire Comparison

Updated on November 7, 2011, to reflect the release of the Nook Talbet. Price decreases of the other nooks include: Nook Touch $99 Nook Color $199 Kindle Fire Kobo Vox Nook Color Nook Tablet Screen 7″ multi-touch display with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi, 16(…)

The No Name Tablets and Customer Confidence

The No Name Tablets and Customer Confidence

Why buy a Nook Color at $249 or a Kindle Tablet at $250 when you could buy a Lenovo IdeaPad running Android for $199?  Lenovo has announced that it will sell at an Android tablet for $199.  It has a 7″, 1024×600, capacitive touchscreen and runs on a single-core processor.  There is 8 GB of(…)

Ebook Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy an eReader and When to Wait

Ebook Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy an eReader and When to Wait

Updated: April 12, 2012 Mac Rumors has an awesome site that collects rumors around the internet to help people decide whether should buy a Mac product or when they should Wait. I figured we needed one for ebook readers. The following is a list of the most popular ebook readers on the market with my(…)

GIVEAWAY: One Slightly Used Nook Color

GIVEAWAY: One Slightly Used Nook Color

UPDATED WITH WINNER: The response here was so tremendous that I am sorry I have only one nook color to give away. Having said that, more people are using the affiliate links and because of that, Dear Author is going to giveaway one ereader a month (either Kobo Touch, Nook Touch or Kindle wifi).We’ll start(…)

Nook Color: Tips, Tricks and Hints

Below are some of the questions I’m commonly asked by users about the Nook Color along with their answers.   How do I take a screenshot? Hold down the n (Home) button and then hold the volume down button for a very short time.  A little camera icon will appear in the bottom status bar(…)

Nook Color: The 1.2 Update

On Monday Barnes & Noble released a much anticipated update for the Nook Color.  This adds some more tablet like features to the “Readers Tablet” and I’m sure will be well received by many. So what does this update add? The NOOK Color Ver1.2.0 update contains new features and enhancements, including: Access to shop a(…)

Monday Midday Links: Beverly Barton has passed away.

Monday Midday Links: Beverly Barton has passed away.

Romance author Beverly Barton passed away last week. Harlequin community is hosting a virtual memorial. ****** Nookcolor has undergone a pretty major update. Froyo is one of the newer Android operating systems and with the Froyo update, you get Adobe Flash (can I watch hulu on this sucker?) and access to a new Nook App(…)

Winner of the Nook Color

Winner of the Nook Color

We had a great list of recommendations last week for backlist books. I am hopeful that PubIt can take the list and get the attention of the author or publisher who holds the rights to those books and let us have the ability to buy those books in digital format. The winner of the nook(…)

REVIEW: Nook Color, If you like color this is the device for you

REVIEW: Nook Color, If you like color this is the device for you

I think Angela James tweeted something to the effect that if the nookColor was your entrance into ereading, you wouldn’t be disappointed. The other reviewers of the nookColor are also right. If you view this as a ebook reader plus, you’ll be satisfied. If you were hoping to get a cheap Android tablet and don’t(…)