Upgrading my ereader

I love my Nook Color and have had it for almost two years. I still prefer "real" books but it's so handy to travel with my Nook and have access to the many ebooks that are available now. My brothers and I bought our mom a Nook Simple Touch too but hers is just a black and white reader, not a tablet. It's lightweight, has a long battery life and she has loved it! I've been looking into upgrading but I'm tight with money and had no plans to get anything yet and there are so  many to choose from. I did notice the prices are dropping lately on the Nook tablets (as the prices usually do) and while flipping around the channels last month I noticed QVC had a smokin' deal. I've never bought anything there before, I've barely watched it, but this had my attention.

They had a 24 hour sale on Nook HD+ tablet (9" 32 GB). It was marked down from $340.00 to $170.00. That was compatible with other places that were also marking them down to close to that price at $180.00 but it was the 16 GB. So with more space this was a better deal. They also included an extra charger and $143.00 worth of apps and magazines and you could pay for it over 5 payments. Wow! I wanted to order it right then but I didn't. I went to bed and checked in the morning. I thought it they were sold out it wasn't meant to be. The ad was still there and the sale ended at midnight. Hubby said to order it but I tried to talk myself out of it. Then I told my mom to see if she was interested. She was and at 11:00 p.m. with 59 minutes to spare we ordered two of them. It was painful to push that last button to make the sale complete but it was exciting!!

I decided to get another Nook because I've enjoyed the experience with Barnes & Noble and I can keep everything I already have on my account. I now have access to my books and games on both Nooks and much more storage. It was definitely a terrific upgrade! I am having way too much fun with the games and apps now. So far it's been a great purchase and I use it every day. I still have to get a cover I just haven't found what I want yet. For my Nook Color I found a nice deal on line that included a cover, screen protector, extra cords, etc. It was very inexpensive and has held up well. I just need to hurry up and pick something and get it ordered.

I'm in no way affiliated with QVC or B&N, this is just my experience. Is anyone else familiar with this tablet? Do you have an ereader?

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday (started at The Printed Page and now a traveling meme) is at Lori’s Reading Corner this month and is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
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Boy, it's been a while since I've done this and I've got plenty of things to catch up on. December is always so hectic than when the holidays are over I just veg out and have a hard time getting back into the rhythm of ... everything. I did get some goodies in the last month that were mostly ebooks. Even with the hundreds I already have I still can't resist some of the free ones but I've cut way back! Here's some of what I got recently. I hope Santa brought you plenty of good books too!

The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
Won from Curl Up and Read (arc)

Who's Spying on You? by Sofge & Coburn
For review from Sterling Publishing (arc)

Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz
Free from Barnes & Noble (ebook)

From Notting Hill With Love...Actually by Ali McNamara
Free from Barnes & Noble (ebook)

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
From PaperBack Swap (hardcover)

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
For review from Macmillan (arc)

 Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
Free from Barnes & Noble (ebook)

I did it!

I finally took the plunge and got a Nook Color!! Woo hoo! Of course nothing beats the whole experience of reading a "real" book - the weight of it in my hands, the texture of the pages, the smell of a new (or not so new) edition, the fascinating cover, the fun bookmarks (the nice ones were gifts of course otherwise I would be  using my grocery list) *sigh* books are so wonderful... But with more and more selections going digital and having such a large choice of advance editions for review, I decided to give it a try.

I had been considering an e reader for some time now but the choices can be overwhelming. I'm so grateful I have this community to turn to for advice because it was a big help. Almost immediately I seemed to gravitate toward the Nook. The abilities to borrow from my local library and share with my Nook friends were probably the biggest factors in my decision. I also liked the extra features the Nook Color offered, especially with our trip coming up. I liked that I could check my email, play games and surf the web. That has been especially handy when in the car and on the plane. I was even able to reserve seats on our return flight plane while sitting by the hotel pool!

I bought the refurbished model because it was considerably cheaper and was so happy with it my brothers and I bought the new Nook Simple Touch for my mom's birthday. (She never would have bought one for herself) It's black and white but has a touch screen, is so lightweight and easy to use. She's still getting used to it but really likes it, especially the adjustable font.

 

I'm also grateful for all the links people have provided to great deals and helpful tidbits for e readers. I'm amazed at how much there is out there and I'm finding more every day! Thank you to all, I really appreciate it. Now I just need to get to it and read more. It sure makes those piles of books to be read a lot smaller!