Tag: shiny candy-like buttons

  • The Nook Report, Part 2

    The Nook Report, Part 2

    Now that I’ve had a few days to read on the Nook, here are my thoughts on the experience. First and foremost, I am sold on the virtue of a one-use reading device for a reason I hadn’t foreseen: if all the device does is show you the books, there’s nothing on it to distract…

  • And now, the Nook report!

    And now, the Nook report!

    Nookish goodness arrived at my house today! Therefore, as promised, here’s my overall initial review post. First and foremost, y’all may have heard that the Nook comes with insanely complicated packaging. This is absolutely true. When you first get into it, there’s a little slip of paper that has–I kid you not–a seven-step procedure for…

  • I was going to do this anyway

    I was going to do this anyway

    But the Amazon vs. Macmillan brouhaha over the weekend has pretty much bumped up the priority on this: I just dropped my first round of shiny royalties on a Nook. The actual device and a pretty cover to put it in pretty much comes to roughly the amount of royalties I got, and that’s quite…

  • The obligatory iPad reaction post

    The obligatory iPad reaction post

    And now, for my answer to the question much of the rest of the Internet has been asking: will I buy an iPad? (y/n) Immediate near-term answer: no. I am of course an Apple user. Maybe not a hugely ardent Apple devotee per se, but I do quite like my MacBook and my iPhone, which…