8 Comments

1. Greg Bulmash
   Posted December 12, 2009 at 7:24 am | Permalink

   Actually, according to an article I read, Pogue is not alone. The consensus is generally negative. Apparently nook went for a gee-whizbang on the spec sheet, but not in the UX.

2. Eli James
   Posted December 15, 2009 at 1:32 am | Permalink

   Yes, and that is something to be sad about. It was supposed to be a game changer. Guess we’ll have to wait for another reader to see how it goes …

   =(

3. lisa
   Posted December 28, 2009 at 7:16 am | Permalink

   nook is the most frustrating gift ever. my dear daughter looked forward to this thing for a month…then received it and it is stuck forever on formatting. so of course, we call customer “support” but get to listen to half in and half out hold music for, well, 50:16 seconds. Of course we have a second line going, and this time we shared with the customer ’service’ rep who was going to put us on hold, how long we were into the wait on our first line…she said literally thousands of people are suffering with this miserable product. we definately know this is a bad product and will be returning it for a kindle!!!!

4. Charles
   Posted December 30, 2009 at 11:34 pm | Permalink

   I totally agree, I ordered the B&N Nook as well, cancelled, then re-ordered it. When the reviews finally surfaced about the Nook, I then cancelled the order, again and re-purchased the Kindle 2, I had previously returned it after hearing about the up & coming B&N Nook, but I’m happy to say, I have the Kindle 2 back, and I’m very happy with it. I’m reading more and more everyday, it’s easy & simple to use.

5. Cindy
   Posted January 30, 2010 at 7:51 am | Permalink

   The Nook SUX!!!!! I have only owned it for less than a week and it has locked up on me FOUR times. I have spent hours trying to get technical support from Barnes and Noble and am having absolutely no luck whatsoever!! Also, it’s supposed to stay charged for ten days without the wifi–HA! I have charged it three times in the six days I have owned it. What a joke! I thought this was going to be so great–WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!

6. Chad
   Posted February 9, 2010 at 2:06 pm | Permalink

   Horrible Horrible Horrible!!! Got a Nook for my parents for Christmas. FINALLY received in late January, but the first Nook had to be returened because of what the tech called a bad radio. A week later a new device arrived…well guess what??? same problem. WiFi and/or 3G won’t stay connected long enough to even think about registering the darn thing. Without 3G registration or registration at a BN store…no workie!!! PERIOD! Would have been better off purchasing a basic Sony that syncs with a computer. Certainly not as convenient but it at least works!
   NOOK?!?!?!BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Stongly suggest not purchasing.

7. Percy
   Posted April 18, 2010 at 12:29 am | Permalink

   The Nook, in my opinion, is the worst invention EVER!!! My BFF has one and I looked and it and i hated it the minute i held it. i have a kindle and i LOVE it. It ROCKS! The Nook is a complete copy of the kindle. the touch screen is SO annoying when i used it, and it takes FOREVER to load. Screw the Nook.

8. Danya
   Posted June 5, 2010 at 1:21 pm | Permalink

   I couldn’t agree more!!! I was so super excited to get a nook, but I am now truly upset I didn’t get a kindle instead. I’ve had my nook for about a month and half and it crashes on me just about every time I download a book. If I download without the battery completely charged then it will for sure crash. Lame!! I opted for the nook because they claimed to have over a million titles while kindle only has half. But every time I look up a book to purchase nook usually doesnt have it and amazon almost always does.