Comments on: B&N on Nook: Android SDK possible—plus other goodies from news conf with B&N online-biz prez

By: A.F.

A.F. — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:17:17 +0000

“Do you want to run Android apps and a good Web browser on the Nook, the new e-reader from Barnes & Noble?”

Yes, that would be great because then it would allow the Nook to do a lot more. Make sure it works on all Nooks.

By: Josher

Josher — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:38:35 +0000

I love my nook, and I would love to get my hands on an SDK for it.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:24:54 +0000

As a nook owner/programmer/engineer I find this news very exciting. My PDF datasheets can be read in the nook now but I have no ability to zoom in on images and tables. PDF rendering has comething to be desired An SDK will be a welcomed addition. I’m very anxious to improve upon the existing PDF reader and add some nook HW. B&N have a lot to gain from the opensource community.

By: Artemis Clyde Frog

Artemis Clyde Frog — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:46:05 +0000

Please publish an SDK, if you want to compete with Apple, this would help.

By: C.B.

C.B. — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:53:18 +0000

I own a Nook and a Kindle(trying to decide between the two), and would love to see the same features for wireless capability on the Nook in future firmware updates as are included in the Kindle, including web browser and ability to buy books while overseas.

By: Thomas Jurgensen

Thomas Jurgensen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:03:34 +0000

I really desire to have a web browser. Avid readers like to explore the context of what they are reading, so it only makes sense that a browser would be built-in to an eReader. Reading Franz Kafka? Launch the browser to read up on the historical context, bibliography, literary interpretations and more. Readers are interested in absorbing information, the Internet provides expansion on the reading experience. Besides, I think Barnes & Noble should remain competitive with Amazon’s Kindle.

By: James Rowland

James Rowland — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:50:09 +0000

I have a nook and I’d love to see a web browser added on to future firmware. A developer kit would be an excellent touch as well, but the addition of the web browser would let me check email/social networks/school sites extending the use of the device extensively.

By: Mike Andre

Mike Andre — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:14:53 +0000

I would like an SDK for the Nook. I am the director of an assessment analysis and generation tool. I would like to see the Nook used in classrooms as assessment tools. A school could buy 30 Nooks and teachers could check them out and use them for their classes to take assessments on the Nook. The data would use http to upload to the analysis database for grading and analysis.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:37:10 +0000

Sure we need a full SDK for this device – and standard Java for Android would be fine.

At least the ability to use it as a webbrowser would be nice.

By: beta15

beta15 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:41:52 +0000

“Do you want to run Android apps and a good Web browser on the Nook, the new e-reader from Barnes & Noble?”

YES! YES! YES!

1. Android- if Nook doesn’t include text-to-speech, I want the freedom to add it. If Nook has no foldering software or Google-like search feature for my book collection, I want the freedom to add it.
2. No browser? No sale. (Can eliminate this with #1 above.)
3. Locked-down WiFi? No sale. (I already have free-of-charge WiFi available in my home and many other places, and a Verizon service account for my smartphone; I’m not buying another account from another provider.)

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:24:43 +0000

I would love to see web browsing functionality on the Nook, it would make it a crossover to the tablet world!

By: Lk

Lk — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:57:32 +0000

Ok for B&N to kill Kindle they need the following:

-Word Doc Reader, duh! Bus + Mac + Students = Would Use this
-Application platform (Licensing to iPhone’s iTunes would be the best market bet, but if too expensive, android is a close second)
-Email book segments/quotes (great for share readers or students writing a book review/research paper. Especially if you want students/scholars to read articles and newspapers.)
-Make sharing as easy as email and text (sign up phone number and email accounts like a cell phone)
-Employ a Google search for the eBook collection on the eReader
-Awesome Text-To-Speech Voices!!!!! So many college students would use this when they are traveling to and from school on holidays
-Wifi on airplanes
-A graduate MIS intern working on their eCommerce, eBook, digital education, mobile applications, etc. to provide priceless usability and adoptability feedback

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:25:47 +0000

I AGREE WITH BEN! GET US A WORKING WEB BROWSER! Barnes and Noble would be foolish to not put a vital part of the Kindle’s success into it’s own e-reader!

By: John Harding

John Harding — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:19:59 +0000

“Do you want to run Android apps and a good Web browser on the Nook, the new e-reader from Barnes & Noble?”

YES YES YES. I can’t say that enough.

And YES again.

BTW, sure web 2.0 might be all about interactivity but good olde worlde web 1.0 was about reading. Like what I just did with your article – I read it. It would be nice to read it on the Nook.

I’ve been on the fence for ebook readers and the Nook pushed me over the edge. Handled right (i.e. not locked down too much) I think this could be the tipping point for ebooks (hey, perhaps that’s why they’re giving away that book?)

The lending feature is key. I have no problems with the 14 day limit or the one person at a time. As long as I can re-lend it to the same person actually having my books come home to me after a set period of time I’ve lent them out is a bonus. One person at a time is reasonable – puts it on par with paper. Will there be a limit on the number of times the book can be lent? Can we set up lending circles? I sure hope so…

Is it November 30th yet? Or December 5th or whenever my Nook will sail in through the door…

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:25:22 +0000

“Do you want to run Android apps and a good Web browser on the Nook, the new e-reader from Barnes & Noble?”

YES YES YES. I can’t say that enough.