So last week’s unveiling of the B&N’s Nook as the “Kindle killer” made me laugh. I don’t think we’re to that stage quite yet. First, we need several e-readers on the market and in use by a lot of people (Kindle’s got that already and is building their program as fast as they can) and Nook, well, they have some catching up to do.
Once we’ve got some competition going (and the dust settles), then we can check out which e-reader is going to stay. I’m a Kindle person, but I’m certainly not discounting the Nook. There are several things about the Nook that appeal to me, even though I already own over 1,400 Kindle books and use my Kindle every single day. (The above picture is me, in Italy, using it. Yes, I read while in Italy. I read was reading a European history book. Highly appropriate.)
Disclaimer: Amazon is currently looking to fill two strategic positions for the Kindle publishing program in Seattle. I applied for one of them. But I still think we should wait and see how the Nook gathers a following and how it affects growth of the Kindle market.
ps — I’m reading Don Miller’s new book A Million Miles In a Thousand Years: What I learned While Editing My Life, and I’m loving it!
Okay – I see this all. over. the. place.
But really – if you’re a hold-it-in-your-hand-smell-the-pages-inhale-the-verse kind of a book lover….will this work??? It is the same experience of falling in love with a story???
Oh and add to it the fact that I live in a country with NO LIBRARIES!!!! NO BOOKSTORES!!! Or if there are, they aren’t in ENGLISH!!! :::CHOKE:::, :::GASP:::, :::WHINE:::,…it’s a book lover’s purgatory. Seriously.
I’ve thought and been tempted…but maybe it’s a good thing it’s just too darn expensive not to mention the books I would want to buy.
Excuse me while I go pack the mountainous pile of books to move…again….and contemplate the ease and possibilities of having my entire library at my fingertips….aaaccckkk!!!
Faith, I like reading on the Kindle better than a real book sometimes. I can’t wait to let you hold the Kindle. It’s amazing. You and me both on the books. I will be the old lady who lives in my books! (Not a bad problem to have, actually. I’ll never be bored.) I will have to read your blog to find out why you are packing. Have a great day!
Haven’t said why we’re packing yet….:)
Want an email???
Faith, yes please!
Stumbled over here from NLQ. I’ve added your feed to netvibes and can’t wait to read more of your stuff.
I love my kindle. I read more than I did before but I still don’t read as much as I used to. But I get highly annoyed when there isn’t a kindle edition of a book I want to read.
Scott