![]() If you want a device that can do just about everything, than the iPad is definitely the one to buy!Īnother thing to consider is the iPad is the only device that is backlit. If the point of getting an eReader for your child is to encourage reading, then the iPad may be more of a distraction. Of course, the iPad is more expensive than just a dedicated eReader, and we have yet to really use ours as such. There are so many wonderful learning apps, and it is so intuitive to use the touch screen that even toddlers can figure it out. Apple iPadĭue to my six-year-old son’s special needs, his school got him an iPad. Ironically, the Nook app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch is great! Thankfully we can still access our eBooks purchased from B & N on these trustworthy devices. ![]() I will no longer support Barnes and Noble. Also, the wait time when you call technical support is usually an hour. I expect a device to last longer than five months! I could not get the technical support supervisor to agree to this statement. Our Nook has never been dropped never been abused in anyway. If we had had a smooth experience with both of our Nooks, I would think our e-ink failure was just a fluke however, reading on B & N’s forums, we are not the only one with this problem. The response time is really slow, especially if you are used to a gadget that actually works, like an iPhone, iPad, or iPod. I find the Nook (when it works) to be very awkward to use. It is now useless, and B & N refuses to replace the device because the one year warranty on the originally purchased Nook has expired (not even by a month). Our replacement Nook lasted only five months before the e-ink screen failed. This was a known issue to B & N, so they replaced our Nook with ease. This is a work around Nook users have come to think of as normal, if you read the forums, but I still find unacceptable.Īfter eight months, our Nook developed a crack in the outer bevel plastic. Quite often, books purchased on the Nook would not open and had to be sideloaded. It repeatedly got stuck and had to be restored to factory defaults. It required registration at a Barnes and Noble store in order to be used, which is a 2.5 hour drive for us (B & N has since corrected this problem). From the get go, this eReader has been nothing but trouble. The Nook is the eReader my daughter was given. Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook Reader DO NOT BUY! This post is motivated by that experience. In the course of a year, my daughter read over 100 books on her eReader, that is, until it died this weekend. It was just what she needed to spark her interest in reading again. Her grandmother thought an eReader would be a great idea, and it was. ![]() At first, I was not sure how I felt about ebook readers in general, but my daughter, who had been an avid reader up until this point, had been lagging in the literacy department. Last year for Christmas, my daughter (then eight-years-0ld) received an eReader from her grandparents.
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