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Nook ereaders began receiving the first of Barnes & Noble’s promised firmware updates on Sunday.
So far users report experiencing faster page turns and less time spent with the infamous “formatting” screen. Some comments on the B&N forum also claim improved responsiveness from the touch screen as well as a few other small improvements. The in-store WiFi connection has been enabled and nook owners who bring their ereaders to a B&N store should find a coupon for a free cookie.
The update (v1.1.0) does seem to have caused a new problem with Adobe Digital Editions however. The ADE software which you need to load ebooks in this format onto the nook places your books in the Adobe folder. To read them you need to move the books to the My Documents folder so that the nook can recognize them.
Some nook pre-orders that were originally supposed to ship by Dec. 18 may not make it for Christmas (big surprise). B&N is offering a $100 gift certificate to some of these customers:
All customers in the original Dec. 18 group will receive an email tonight (12/18) with information about their orders.
Most of these customers will be told that their nook will arrive by Dec. 24, as originally promised.
Some customers will receive an email indicating that we are aiming to deliver your nook by Dec. 24. Because we know that some of these orders are gifts, we are sending all of these customers a nook Holiday Certificate that they can use if they need to.The Holiday Certificate will be delivered by Dec. 24. If we cannot get these nooks to you by Dec. 24, we will ship them for overnight delivery by Dec. 29. If this happens, we will email you on Dec. 23 with updated information, and a bn.com online gift certificate.
We apologize for the delays, and thank you for your patience and understanding. Please check your email for full details. And, as always, check with customer service at 1-800-THE-BOOK if you have further questions about your specific order.
I wanted to get a nook ereader myself, but I procrastinated and didn’t place my order when the nook was first announced. I did place an order on November 8, with an expected shipping date of Dec. 11. After reading all of the negative reviews, playing with a nook demo myself, seeing the shipping date slip several times and finally reading about all of the problems people were having when they did receive their nooks I cancelled my order. So far I have to say that I have not seen much to make me regret jumping ship. Well, on the other hand, there are those free cookies.
