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Chef_Furry
Posts: 6
Registered: 11-01-2009
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Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

I was almost about to cancel my nook order due to lack of books.  I checked this morning and noticed much more book available.  Is BN currently added books as we speak to reach the 1 million book mark by launch?

 

 

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nookieJH
Posts: 34
Registered: 10-30-2009
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Re: Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

If you do a search for " * " in the ebook store it returns 1,021,241 eBooks as of right now. 

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Chef_Furry
Posts: 6
Registered: 11-01-2009
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Re: Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

I guess the loophole is the free Google books. I don't mean those, I mean various in print books I can find on Kindle or Sony. :3

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Mrsbaum
Posts: 13
Registered: 08-09-2008
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Re: WIKI

I have searched all over these boards and cannot find whether Wikipedia is also installed as well as the dictionary.  Thanks for your answer.

with a good book you are never lonely...
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ajrosen
Posts: 109
Registered: 10-28-2009
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Re: WIKI

Wikipedia is 1) not a static document and 2) too large to be installed on the nook. Access to Wikipedia is why many are wishing for a web browser on the nook, even if it is restricted to just a few sites.

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JimM
Posts: 203
Registered: 10-22-2009
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Re: Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

Yes, they are constantly adding new books.

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MacGyverDXS
Posts: 134
Registered: 10-24-2009
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Re: WIKI

actually there are offline versions of Wikipedia.  They take up about 4Gig of space.  So yes you could put it on a micro sd card and use it on the nook if you were so inclined.

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DavidGC
Posts: 44
Registered: 10-22-2009
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Re: WIKI

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The only thing worse than a large amount of dubious information presented as facts that may or may not be correct is a large amount of dubious  out-of-date information presented as facts that may or may not be correct.  :smileyhappy:

 

DGC

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ProHobo
Posts: 10
Registered: 11-02-2009
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Re: Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

[sarcasm on]

Since nookieJH posted (8 hours ago) that the ebook store at B&N had 1,021,241 eBooks, they have added exactly 24.

 

At a rate of 24 per 8 hours, or 3 per hour. Barns & Noble should break the 2,000,000 mark in a little over 37 years.

 

Wonder what kind of eReader we will have then?

 

[sarcasm off]

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LookingCloser
Posts: 29
Registered: 10-23-2009
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Re: Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

Prohobo, that made me laugh In a good way

 

Remember keep in mind, Nook is taking its infancy steps. Once out, let's watch it walk and then run toward the changes and future steps that need to be made.

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joeypore
Posts: 210
Registered: 10-24-2009
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Re: Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

hahaha

 

Also, keep in mind, some days they might add 1,000 of books and some days 5 or 10 [exaggerating].

 

But yeah.

 

Prices is what I'm paying attentiont to.

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Starearedkid
Posts: 112
Registered: 10-30-2009
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Re: Are books being added RIGHT NOW?

As of today there are: 1,021652 books


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Starearedkid
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