One of the features that came with the Barnes & Noble Nook ebook reader seems to have been buried down a little, that said it should still be exciting news for avid readers — especially those considering picking up a Nook.
The bit deals directly with the iPhone and iPod touch and is similar to what we have already seen with Whispersync on the Kindle.
Anyway, according to the press release, the Barnes & Noble Nook will offer a feature called “Reading Now” which will allow you to save your place across multiple devices — two of which are the iPhone and iPod touch.
A Continuous Reading Experience
• With ?Reading Now,? your virtual bookmark, nook brings you back to the last book you’ve read, right where you left off. And it works across a range of devices. If you forgot your nook at home, Barnes & Noble’s free eReader software on your iPhone, select BlackBerry and Motorola smartphones or laptop lets you pick up where you left off, including annotations. And when you’re reunited with your nook again, the Reading Now page will be updated and ready to go.
Of course, like mentioned you will need to have the B&N eReader app (App Store link) installed.
[via Barnes & Noble]
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December 13th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
When the Kindle was released in 2007, I was intrigued–partly because I’m a gadget junkie and partly because I’m a book junkie. I found myself going to the Kindle page on Amazon quite a lot and wondering if it was something I’d really use. It looked cool, and I liked the idea of carrying several books in one small package. (You ever been on vacation and come to the realization that the book you brought with you just isn’t the book you want to read at that time? I hate it when that happens.)
Time passed, and I didn’t order a Kindle. Still, a teaching colleague talked about the device from time to time. She was very much like me: she thought she wanted one, but was a bit daunted by the price and the question of how much she would actually use it.
Then, along came Oprah, and my colleague was sure she wanted one. I was still skeptical. Finally, she got one for Christmas from her parents and showed it to me in January. I liked it a lot, but I’d started hearing rumblings about a Kindle 2 and thought it best to wait.
Soon, another colleague told me she’d ordered a Kindle, but was on a waiting list. Then, Kindle 2 was announced, and this colleague told me she’d received an email saying she’d be upgraded to the Kindle 2 automatically. After it arrived, she brought it to school, singing its praises, and I was hooked. It’s easy on the eyes (both in terms of its sleek appearance and the electronic paper’s readability) and easy to hold. I wasn’t sure I was ready to give up an actual book in hand, but it turns out, I’m fine with it.
Now, I’m one of those folks who lives in a place not covered by Whispernet, but downloading a Kindle book to my computer and moving it to my Kindle 2 is not a hardship. It’s done in a flash. Sure, sure, Whispernet’s more convenient (I’ve used it when I’ve been out of town.), but you know, it’s not like I sit around moaning about the lack of Whispernet. Heck, I’ve got too much reading to do to worry about that.
So, in short, I love my Kindle 2. It does pretty much what I need it to do. (Incidentally, I don’t need to read to me, so I’m not so worried about the text-to-speech thing.)