[pct-l] Nook Simple Touch--feedback, anyone?

[T.Rem]

I bought one for my thru attempt this year and have enjoyed the heck out of
it so far!  I'm as concerned about the weight I carry as the next hiker but
one thing I simply will not skimp on is a book!  I think I'd
even consider giving up a portion of my food first if I had too.  Now with
the Nook I carry basically the same weight and get a couple of thousand
books rather then one- I don't see how that could be anything but a good
thing :)
However I haven't actually used it on the trail yet, Marion, so there may
be some disadvantages that I haven't discovered yet.  Just tossing in my
two cents...

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Marion Davison <mardav at charter.net> wrote:

> Ray and I hike for about a month each summer.  Since we are older people
> we don't do long hiking days.  Ray sleeps a great deal when we aren't
> hiking. I can't sleep as much as he can, so I spend a lot of time
> reading while he sleeps.  This means I need to bring a month's supply of
> reading material.  So I have been considering getting an e-reader.
> I got to play with a Nook Simple Touch for about an hour last week, and
> liked it very much.  The salesman tells me the battery life is about 150
> hours, which is about right for a trip.
> Does anyone have any experience with this device?  Can you give me your
> critique?
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