Last Days of the NOOK?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by nmyshkin

Indeed, from reading through forum posts one might conclude that e-reader users are some of the most opinionated people on the planet

Ereader users in general, probably not, but MR members are for sure.

That said, MR is far from the only place where the attitude "there is my opinion and then there are wrong opinions" seems to be ubiquitous. I mean, take your average family gathering in real life...

[Renate]

In a world where much is out of your control, being able to apply your particular tastes to your "vademecum" is a godsend.
For me:

• flush screen
• front light
• no buttons (Bluetooth clicker)
• auto sleep cover flap

The old Nooks (and even the new ones) don't meet these criteria.

[jviscosi]

Originally Posted by rcentros

maybe even Fry's

Fry's! 😭😭😭

[John F]

Originally Posted by nmyshkin

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Reports of the demise of B&N have been greatly exaggerated. They're dying...and yet...they're not. Their e-reader production is going to end...and yet...it has not. It's hard to imagine any major corporate bookseller these days which would not be involved in the e-book business and not attempt to "capture" part of that business (and customers) with their own devices/software.

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Books a Million?

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by gforgiraffe39935

When you say ereader models, do you mean Best Buy USA and do you mean ereader models including NOOK?

The last time I saw a NOOK in a Best Buy USA was circa 2010.

Amazon Kindle Paperwhites are still sold in local Best Buy USA stores.

I saw Kobos and Nooks in Best Buy at least as late as 2012, I believe, because I know they had the Nook Simple Touches (2011) there and I think they also had the Simple Touches with Glowlight (2012). And I remember the Kobo Minis being there (at least the Minis), because they had them priced at about $50 or $60, near the end of their run. I remember kicking myself for not buying one when they were cheap.

Amazon, like many of the other retailers in Best Buy now, "rent" a section of the store. So, yes, you can buy a Kindle in Best Buy now, but it's not like Best Buy really carries them on their own. It's kind of like a flea market or a glorified consignment shop.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by jviscosi

Fry's! 😭😭😭

I hated to see them go.

[nmyshkin]

Originally Posted by John F

Books a Million?

Never heard of it. I had to look it up!

Perhaps I should have added "national" or "international"

[Julie Paradise]

Originally Posted by nmyshkin

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I often wonder just how people read actual physical books in the now seemingly distant past. No fonts from Mars, no page-turn buttons (gasp!). Maybe they just didn't. But now you can have it your way (except when you can't). So if more people are reading because the lack of page-turn buttons or fonts galore were turning them away from actual books, that's a win, right?

Yeah, sometimes when I read reviews about such and such e-ink reader device being unusable because of xy aspect (colour, dark screen, pixelated once one scrawls into the screen, too light, too heavy, uneven lighting, ...), I wonder how people read books before, without front light or dark mode ... *rolleyes*

[John F]

Originally Posted by nmyshkin

Never heard of it. I had to look it up!

Perhaps I should have added "national" or "international"

"Find over 250 BAM locations nation-wide to serve you."

I guess. 250 U.S. stores isn't worth it.

[Renate]

Originally Posted by John F

Books a Million?

Books a Million does sell ebooks.
https://www.booksamillion.com/ebooks