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the_Sleepwalker
11/09/09

In reply to Demand For The Nook Is Pushing Pre-Orders Into December
I asked my wife if she wanted one of these and her response was "you bought me a knock off iPod (a Zune) and that thing bricked after 2 weeks. I really don't want a knock-off Kindle." I think she won. #nookereader
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singlecoilpickup
11/09/09

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I just ordered one and it gave me a date of December 11 for shipping. I'd say if you plan to get one for the holidays, better do it now, indeed. #nookereader
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Nathan Obbards
11/09/09

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I'm waiting for this to be reviewed before buying one. I would love to have an e-reader for all the PDFs I read in grad school, but I have yet to see one that has sold me on the way it highlights and lets me annotate the text. Until there's one that does that well, I'm sticking with my analog printouts. #nookereader
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Brian Bochenek
11/09/09

@Nathan Obbards: Preorder one now and it'll schedule to ship on December 11th. That'll give you enough time to check reviews or go into the store and try one out when it comes out on November 30th.

Also, you could consider Plastic Logics's Que. I'm almost certainly going to get that when it comes out next year for reading law school cases on, and I imagine since it's the size of a 8.5x11" piece of paper, you should be able to use it in place of any printouts you were planning on doing.

I'm personally getting both, I'm just going to forgo some $250 in purchases this month to pay for the Nook. #nookereader
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FigNinja
11/09/09

@Brian Bochenek: Yep. You'll have 14 days to return it from that point. Just bear in mind that if you open the packaging, even remove the shrink wrap, you will be charged a 10% restocking fee. If you don't open it, you can get a full refund from what I understand.

Personally, I vote the Que if you want PDFs. Letter/A4 size PDFs rarely translate well to a 6" screen. Sure, plenty of them support PDF but that doesn't mean it works well. #nookereader
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presto117
11/09/09

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i would love to own one of these cause i love the idea of e-readers, but i don't really read enough to justify it. like there'll be times when i'll read a couple books non-stop and then other times where i just stop reading for a couple months. i really wish i could justify this purchase lol. #nookereader
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officedrone4
11/09/09

@presto117: I too used to go through spurts of reading. Now I find I'm reading all the time because of my Kindle. Its easier to read on the subway because I can read one handed. It's easier to read at the gym because I can make the font bigger to account for the distance of resting it on the machine. I'm in love with the e-reader concept. #nookereader
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FigNinja
11/09/09

@presto117: As screens and batteries get better, you'll be able to read more easily on other portable devices. Right now, they kind of suck for reading at length. That will change. It might be hard to justify a dedicated reader now, but they'll get cheaper and other technology will come along. I love mine. I read a lot, though. #nookereader
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presto117
11/09/09

@officedrone4: i'm sure if anything, the fact that i spent money on this will guilt me into reading lol, but that's not a bad thing at all. i'm sure i would definitely find this cool enough to use it all the time, it'd just be a while until i get one. #nookereader
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lostarchitect
11/09/09

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This is what I want for Christmas. Are you reading this, Mom? #nookereader
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OCEntertainment
11/09/09

@lostarchitect: Yes. Now go clean your room. It's getting disgusting in there. #nookereader
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lostarchitect
11/09/09

@OCEntertainment: What-ever! You don't own me, OK? #nookereader
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bagellord
11/09/09

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How long before Gizmodo gets a unit to review? #nookereader
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lolbrbnvm
11/09/09

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Demand for a Tamagotchi used to pretty high too, which is funny because that's another gadget with a black and white screen that I would never use. #nookereader
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Cogito Ergo Bibo
11/09/09

@lolbrbnvm: I loved my Tamagotchi. Until I got bored with it and intentionally let it die. Bad mommy. #nookereader
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ok_computer
06/13/09

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who's to say that these are people upgrading from 3g? i don't know one person who plans to upgrade from 3g, but i know a LOT of people who will be getting their first iphone. these are people whose contracts expired and have been waiting for this (and/or pre) but have decided to go with iphone.
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itchytooth
06/13/09

@ok_computer: Hi, my name is itchytooth. Nice to meet you.

Now you know one.
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ACDlite
06/13/09

@itchytooth: I'm upgrading because my mom gets free cell phone service for the family through her work, and I sold my 3G on eBay for a ridiculous price (it's amazing how much money people will pay if you install yell0wstone on your phone, haha). I've actually made a (very) slight profit. Resell values on Apple products are almost suspiciously high.
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itchytooth
06/13/09

@ACDlite: Cool. I'm not willing to sell my 3G before the 3GS arrives, but I figured I'll be able to offset at least most the price of upgrade via eBay. So, for a little bit of trouble and maybe $100-$200, it's definitely worth it, for me, to upgrade to a faster phone, with more storage and a better camera.
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bananaballs
06/13/09

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So if you pre-ordered your phone, do you still have to wait in line or do they hold it for you? I'm confused. They made it seem like I would have it waiting for me whenever at the AT&T store.
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The Terminator
06/13/09

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HAHA I already pre-ordered mine!

• That means I get to wake-up early on the 19th, stand in line with other lemmings.

• Be annoyed by inept AT&T sales people.

• Pay a 9% tax on the full price of the phone (approx. $65.00)

• Spend more money on a protective case.

• Go home and restore all my data (i.e. crap)

• Decide what to do with my perfectly good 2G.

• Go to work and try to get something done besides indulging in ego gratification to be followed shortly thereafter by buyer's remorse.

AND YOU DON'T!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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frigg
06/13/09

@The Terminator: Do you really want that case? Life is too short to entomb every last gadget in a bulbous layer of protection.
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wcnghj
06/13/09

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PLEASE, Apple and ATT knew this would happen, they knew exactly why they ordered too few.

Press, like this.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/13/09

@wcnghj: Indeed. It's not like iPhone buyers are going to switch to competing phones just because they have to wait a month or two. Apple wants the iPhone to be sold out, so the press will say that they sold out.
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32ndnote
06/13/09

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Why can't those 12-year-old slave-labor manufacturers move faster!!! We need an iPhone for everyone! Now!
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bosskev
06/13/09

@32ndnote: The problem is that the damned mollycoddled workers are being allowed to have chairs. If they want to speed up production, they need to do what Canon does. And I'd say ankle chains would not be out of order.
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