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>> No.2792648 [View]

>>2792636
Maybe China Miéville.

>> No.2792632 [View]

>>2792625
No way, man, Lolita is definitely /tv/. I've never seen that many pedophiles in one place.

>> No.2792628 [View]

The Double by Dostoevsky's main character, Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin, is just like the stories from /v/ about going to gamestop and spilling spaghetti. He's that guy exactly.

>> No.2792165 [View]

The Origins of Political Order - Francis Fukuyama

>> No.2792135 [View]

>>2792130
Oh, really? I did not know that. Then again, I don't have any European people come in to the store to ask questions about the nook, so it never came up.
That's quite odd. I'll ask my manager about that when I go to work.
B&N really should open a store outside of the U.S., it'd be a good idea.

>> No.2792112 [View]

>>2792107
Of course. You just go to bn.com and make an account, then log in to that account on your nook.
Or you can even create your account straight from your nook.
You have to turn on wifi to activate it, but then after that wifi isn't necessary at all.

>> No.2791997 [View]

>not noticing that each generation has slowly been becoming more and more extreme in their opinions

>> No.2791974 [View]

>>2791966
>then turn wifi off forever, only loading books onto it from my PC
That's what I do, it works just fine.

>> No.2791971 [View]

>>2791937
Nook does require an account and an on-file credit card. You never have to use it, it's just in case you do.
I have my account set up, but have never used my credit card, and instead just transfer pirated books from my computer.
They don't keep track of side-loaded content, but they do keep track of purchases from their estore.

>> No.2791719 [View]

I'm not typing all of the stuff I did yesterday out again. Instead, here's the thread: >>2789673
If you have any other questions not addressed in the thread, feel free to ask.

>> No.2790011 [View]

I see that it's not just /tv/ that's been getting a massive amount of NSFW images recently.
Also, this is the first time I've had a /lit/-related CAPTCHA: [nonsense] Metaphysics

>> No.2789989 [View]

>>2789966
Absolutely. A free program called "Calibre" is the most widely-used tool to do that. Simply put the books in Calibre, select at the top "convert" and choose the file type to convert them to.

>> No.2789921 [View]

>>2789910
The light can be turned on/off either by selecting it in the menu or just holding down the menu button for about two seconds.
It's also not a back-light, it's some weird side-lighting that makes it much, much easier on the eyes.
The advertised battery life without the light on is one month, and the advertised battery life with the light on is about two weeks.
Also, the light is incredibly bright at full brightness, but you can dim/brighten it easily. I keep mine at about 5% brightness, because that's all that I need to see it at night time.

>> No.2789889 [View]

>>2789876
It is touch screen. The screen refreshes every few page turns/ every screen change, so the e-ink remains fresh and crisp. I've never had any problems with the responsiveness or speed of response.
I had a good example in mind but can't remember it now.
I'd highly recommend going to a B&N, because they have demo units out that you can try for yourself to get a feel for it.

>> No.2789869 [View]

>>2789858
I do it on a daily basis. It's literally my job.

>> No.2789852 [View]

>>2789847
That also brings up the wonderful battery life that E-Ink e-readers have. They can go for weeks at a time without needing to recharge. I've had mine going for two weeks now on a single charge.

>> No.2789840 [View]

>>2789833
It does use E-Ink as well. When they say that it "runs on Android," they don't mean the same android as a phone or tablet use. It's just that the OS is designed by android, and based off of one of the original kernels of it. They designed it for the nook, so it's smooth and efficient.

>> No.2789810 [View]

>>2789805
Oh. Well, yes it certainly does.
Best of luck to you.

>> No.2789795 [View]

>>2789787
They sold Kobos in Borders, so if you have any near you, there should be some there.
Or did Borders die? I know it went out of business in my town, but I don't know about the whole business.

>> No.2789778 [View]

>>2789771
Roughly 1.5k. A sizeable amount, to be sure.
There's also the fact that Amazon is a website, so if you have any difficulties with your device, or break it and need to replace it, customer service will be very poor, and you'll have to send it away and wait for a new one to arrive.
I'd highly recommend the nook simple touch, especially the one with glow light, although the regular one is just as fine. The regular one is $99, and the glow light is $139.
Kindle is $79, kindle touch is $99.

>> No.2789760 [View]

>>2789756
They're all pretty much the same device. A major draw back of the Kindle devices, though, is that they don't have expandable memory. You're stuck with the stock, which is 2GB or 4GB.

>> No.2789747 [View]

>>2789741
Most, if not all, of the comic displaying ones are the Fire/Color/Tablet, because most comics are in color and reading them in black and white would detract from the experience significantly.
In fact, most, if not all, of the e-readers with any kind of "app" on them are the Fire/Color/Tablet.

>> No.2789729 [View]

>>2789717
It is, which is why it's the preferred type of e-reader for /lit/ and old people. People who get the Fire/Color/Tablet are usually younger folk who want to browse the Internet and watch movies more than they want to read.

>> No.2789710 [View]

>>2789698
Also, about E-Ink. Kindle Touch/Kindle have it, too. It's just the neat technology they use to emulate a book page. It doesn't look like typed words, like a computer, it looks like an actual book.
Kindle Fire/Nook Color/Nook Tablet don't use it, because they're all back-lit and have glass screens.

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