I'm glad you like your Nook and I know a few friends who love their Kindle. I also can't blame B&N for going this route since sales must be slow with the Nook for how much it's being pushed (at least at my local Barnes & Noble store the stand is practically in the doorway so you can't get away from it and staff behind the table harass everyone walking by about how they need to buy one).
Like someone else said earlier, it just would have been nice to have offered this selection in both formats instead of excluding people who don't have (and perhaps don't want) and e-reader. Sure I could have signed up and printed it out - but that's a LOT of ink and paper to use and would result in something that would be difficult to transport and read through.
Another thing that I don't like about this is requiring a credit card (I know it's not charged).
But again, maybe that's just me.
I hope everyone who did sign up enjoys TWC. 
JdiennoPSU wrote:In another one of the threads Paul said that this is not the way B&N is going explicitly. Like many of you I was old school until I got a nook. It is not like looking at a computer screen it is like looking at a book. For those of you not familiar, there is no backlit screen since it uses e-ink technology. It is lighter then most hardcover books (I believe this is true but don't quote me on that. This is my own assumption from using the nook). Lastly, its nice that when I am finished a book I can either go buy another one right away, borrow one from my library, or download a free one that is out of copyright (that you have to pay for when you go into the store like: Pride and prejudice, Sherlock Holmes, etc) without leaving my chair. Like I said I was very old school and have to admit I still miss cracking the binding, getting that paper smell; however, since I received my nook I couldn't imagine reading any other way (unless I was getting a DTB ARC for FL :-) )
Lil_Irish_Lass wrote:I'm glad you like your Nook and I know a few friends who love their Kindle. I also can't blame B&N for going this route since sales must be slow with the Nook for how much it's being pushed (at least at my local Barnes & Noble store the stand is practically in the doorway so you can't get away from it and staff behind the table harass everyone walking by about how they need to buy one).
Like someone else said earlier, it just would have been nice to have offered this selection in both formats instead of excluding people who don't have (and perhaps don't want) and e-reader. Sure I could have signed up and printed it out - but that's a LOT of ink and paper to use and would result in something that would be difficult to transport and read through.
Another thing that I don't like about this is requiring a credit card (I know it's not charged).
But again, maybe that's just me.
I hope everyone who did sign up enjoys TWC.JdiennoPSU wrote:In another one of the threads Paul said that this is not the way B&N is going explicitly. Like many of you I was old school until I got a nook. It is not like looking at a computer screen it is like looking at a book. For those of you not familiar, there is no backlit screen since it uses e-ink technology. It is lighter then most hardcover books (I believe this is true but don't quote me on that. This is my own assumption from using the nook). Lastly, its nice that when I am finished a book I can either go buy another one right away, borrow one from my library, or download a free one that is out of copyright (that you have to pay for when you go into the store like: Pride and prejudice, Sherlock Holmes, etc) without leaving my chair. Like I said I was very old school and have to admit I still miss cracking the binding, getting that paper smell; however, since I received my nook I couldn't imagine reading any other way (unless I was getting a DTB ARC for FL :-) )
I really wishes they offered both versions as well. Maybe it was up to the publishers discretion and not B&N? Who knows? Hopefully once the whole eReader craze dies down they will start to offer ARC in both version. We can only hope!
Debbie, I agree with you. I have read books on my computer and have listened to them on CD's, along with holding a book in my hand (my favorite way to read). But, there are so many opportunities for reading out there and it is good to explore other options once in a while. The book sounds great and it is the draw for me. 
dhaupt wrote:Come on to all you nay sayers out there. B&N isn't going all digital but Paul said that since so many readers are using the e-readers that he was going to do this. I think it's a great idea, and I am a very old fashioned reader, I love holding a book. But I think that I also have to look to the future. I am considering buying a nook except right now it's not in my budget and my budget is crying, because I think that it could really come in handy for when traveling etc when carting a lot of books doesn't work. My friend has the one that starts with a K (can't mention it here) and I've used it to read and review books. So I think it will have it's uses and I don't think that the libraries or the booksellers will be exclusively digital ever.
I can't wait until the next FL where I can hold the pages in my hand, but for this one I'm willing to give it a try. And hey if I don't like reading on the computer I can always print it.
So I signed up and said I'd give it a try.
The one thing that I have noticed that I don't like is that it's much harder to refer back to pages and dialogue that I want to speak about later, you can't put a post it note on it.
JdiennoPSU wrote:In another one of the threads Paul said that this is not the way B&N is going explicitly. Like many of you I was old school until I got a nook. It is not like looking at a computer screen it is like looking at a book. For those of you not familiar, there is no backlit screen since it uses e-ink technology. It is lighter then most hardcover books (I believe this is true but don't quote me on that. This is my own assumption from using the nook). Lastly, its nice that when I am finished a book I can either go buy another one right away, borrow one from my library, or download a free one that is out of copyright (that you have to pay for when you go into the store like: Pride and prejudice, Sherlock Holmes, etc) without leaving my chair. Like I said I was very old school and have to admit I still miss cracking the binding, getting that paper smell; however, since I received my nook I couldn't imagine reading any other way (unless I was getting a DTB ARC for FL :-) )
And don't forget the positive impact on the environment by reducing paper useage.
