Despite a whole heap of hype and pre-release promotion, UK buyers are still waiting to see the formal release of Barnes and Noble's much coveted Noon e-reader. Barnes and Noble are yet to confirm a release date for people to buy Nook UK side, but expectant customers are hopeful that 2010 will be the year.
It is possible for UK customers to get their hands on the Nook, the only sticking point being that Nook comes with AT&T wireless, which isn't available in the UK. This won't stop customers downloading, uploading, storing, swapping and lending books with their Nook, it just means they'll have to do it a little more slowly.
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So Why All The Fuss?
Nook is being hailed by a lot of people as the new industry standard for e-readers, overtaking Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader - but is this actually true?
To a point it is true. Nook does have a superior reading experience, with a paper page like display. It also offers super quick downloads and the option of book sharing. So it is quite a leap forward from the previous generation of e-readers.
But Apple's Tablet is on the horizon, which is set to once again redefine the way we consume media and Amazon's Kindle DX with its mega wide screen certainly goes some way to gain ground on Nook. But as it currently stands - Nook is in the lead. Just.
And the key phrase there is 'as it stands'. This is the gadget industry we're talking about here, things change over night and standards are redefined with every new product launch.
So it worth the investment?
Yes, I would say buy Nook. I'd even say buy Nook UK side too, because it is currently as advanced feature wise as you can get. Tablet aside, it won't be another 12 months before anybody redefines the use of e-readers, they'll just refine the functionality, so your Nook may be slightly passe this time next year, but it will still be of equivalent functionality as the latest models.
When to Buy Nook - UK Plays Waiting Game BARNES AND NOBLE
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