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• 4.0

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  Reviewed by Joshinri (Currently owns)

  December 31, 2011 07:08 am

  My wife and I tried this at the NookStore (oops I mean Barnes and Noble Bookstore) yesterday and we walked away disappointed (despite being initially impressed).

  There is no support for Audible audiobooks or Mp3 (no speakers either) like our existing older model Kindle, and most importantly, the books are consistently $5-$8 dollars more than the Kindle versions (e.g., John Macarthur's SLAVE) and often were missing altogether on the Nook (e.g., Ray Comfort's THE WAY OF THE MASTER) when the same book was available on the Kindle.

  When we asked the salesman about it, we were brushed off with some comment about publishers setting the rates causing us to wonder why most books we checked were costlier on the Nook.

  Our neighborhood bookstore is featuring the NOOK in all its guises prominently and have revamped the store design around its prominence. Sadly, Barnes and Noble seem to be nonchalant about equitable fair pricing. My wife suggested "Maybe noone is comparison shopping like we are".

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• 9.0

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  Reviewed by jacob2908 (Currently owns)

  December 24, 2011 06:44 pm

  I love my Nook Simple Touch. I was originally planning on buying the Kindle Touch, but I had a friend tell me to at least check it out before committing to the Kindle. I used it and knew immediately that I wanted the Nook. The biggest reason I bought the Nook over the Kindle is the Nook has both the physical buttons and the touchscreen, while the Kindle Touch only has a touchscreen. I highly recommend the Nook; it is awesome!

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• 9.0

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  Reviewed by cj31016 (Currently owns)

  December 21, 2011 12:56 pm

  I absolutely love this ereader. It's gorgeous, small form factor, flips pages quickly, and accesses the Barnes and Noble catalog. It also supports epub file format which is a definite plus. If you're looking for an ereader and you're not committed to the Amazon ecosystem, definitely give this one a shot.

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• 9.0

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  Reviewed by PCfree (Currently owns)

  December 20, 2011 10:23 am

  It turns pages fast. has a long battery life. looks/feels good (for reading). accepts epubs (but i haven't had luck w/ mobi files).
  one thing i dont like is how hard it is to press the page buttons the sides. oh and i dont like microSD cards but oh well.

  This is really the correct size (and weight) for reading (books). Phones tend to be too small and those 10" tablets i think are too big and unwieldy

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• 8.0

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  Reviewed by schlurch (Currently owns)

  December 20, 2011 05:10 am

  The review by theverge was convincing so i bought the device and wouldn't regret it. In my opinion the nook ist better than kindle, sony or kobo.

  not so convenient is the fact that i have to write at least 50 words to publish a user review so i ad just a few non-saying ones like in this paragraph.

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