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Sideloaded books must be removed manually either via the USB or deleting them from the SD Card. I'm curious whether I can download anything (ie. from my dropbox) to the device. |
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06-12-2011, 12:02 AM | #122 | |
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06-12-2011, 04:47 AM | #123 |
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I've found the new Nook STR impossible to use when it is placed inside a plastic ziplock bag. This is a bummer as I use this device at the beach and I'd like to protect it from the elements while in use. I'll bet a TrendyDigital WaterGuard would be unusable as well.
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06-12-2011, 07:31 AM | #124 |
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06-12-2011, 09:13 AM | #125 |
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Yeah, I was able to get to dropbox, but I can't get beyond the main menu. Whenever I select a link, a new page refuses to load.
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06-12-2011, 07:37 PM | #126 |
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Well here's an annoyance...
My Nook kept 'freezing' on me, screen completely stopped responding, no page turns or word highlighting. Odd thing was that I could get to the menu by hitting the 'n' button but the screen wouldn't respond past that. It would time out and go to screen saver mode without issue but turning it back on I'd face the same issues. The only solution was to completely power down by holding the power button and turning back on. I could read a few more chapters and then it would lock up again. Tried with 3 different books and had put about 40 books on it total, most direct downloads from BN. So I just took it in for exchange and the 2 BN's by my house don't have any stock left. I would up returning it for a refund. I only had it for 2.5 days. |
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I'm really surprised that more touch devices don't let you turn off touch temporarily. Seems like an easy thing to add. |
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06-13-2011, 12:49 PM | #128 |
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My Home screen is irking the heck out of me! I've been staring at the same 4 books in the What To Read Next section for the past 5 days. They're recommendations based on a purchase. When does this part of the screen update for crying out loud?! This feature is CRAP as it is now. I DON'T WANT TO READ ANY OF THOSE FREAKIN' BOOKS NEXT.
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That's annoying. At least on the NC it's not on your home screen! And since most of my B&N purchases are free book promos the suggestions never match my tastes anyway. It would be cool if they had a preference screen where you could opt in or out of specific genres or authors. Or, they should have a settings option like my Sony 950 does to turn off the recommendations.
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06-13-2011, 01:43 PM | #135 |
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The good news is that there is zero reason to ever visit the Home page anyway. I buy books on my Mac from various vendors, and manage them with DeDRM and calibre, so I don't need the B&N Home page for anything.
Personally, I see no reason to ever look at a page that holds nothing but advertising anyway. I understand that they are selling the readers at a break-even price in order to sell books, but they need to do a better job of describing/rating/reviewing/personalizing the store experience (like Amazon) before I'll buy much from them. |
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