So, I wanna buy a Nook...

[mgdavis]

I'm a fan of Project Gutenberg, and was pleased to discover that the Nook displays the mobile version of that site nicely. I was less pleased to discover that B&N has the software set so that you can't actually download files via the device. Instead, I had to download the epub files to my computer, and from there transfer them over the USB cable. I'm really hoping that they change this in a future software revision.

Also, Amazon will not sell you an epub file, they push only their proprietary format. I'm not altogether surprised by this, but I was hoping that I'd be able to source books from either B&N or Amazon. However, it appears that there are a few third-party retailers.

[KD5NRH]

I love Android, and I love open formats, but the truth is I trust Amazon.  I've been using them for years, I expect them to be around forever, and I expect them to eventually do the right thing when problems arise.  I definitely don't expect B&N to be around forever.

Both the Kindle and Nook apps work great on the Android; as soon as I installed each one and logged in, it pulled all the eBooks I'd bought from the company in the past for my laptop, including a couple I'd forgotten.  The Borders one seems a bit slow, but still quite usable.  Being a night owl, the performance in full sun isn't really an issue for me.  Lack of a cellular link isn't a big deal either; I rarely need a new book on the go, and if I do, any hotspot is effectively a bookstore.

IMO, the only eBooks it really has a problem with are fairly large PDFs, but that's understandable; it's not a serious powerhouse in terms of memory or processor, so a 10M+ PDF drags it quite a bit.

[RocketMan]

Lighten up, AmbulanceDriver.  He said he hasn't screwed with it a whole lot yet.