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They almost certainly aren't selling it below cost. Rooting them has been common for months, and even if they can't stop it completely they could easily put up
by orangecat 16y ago
They almost certainly aren't selling it below cost. Rooting them has been common for months, and even if they can't stop it completely they could easily put up speedbumps like not unconditionally booting off the SD card. I'd expect they make a small profit even if you root it and never buy any books from them, and they're hoping that most rooters will. Which may be a good bet; I got mine a week ago and will be picking up some books shortly for an upcoming trip.
- SwellJoe 16y agoI have a Kindle and have considered a Nook because they're color, and travel guides absolutely suck and are pretty much worthless in low-res black and white (maps, for example, on a Kindle are unreadable and too tiny to even give vaguely useful details). Since I have an ebook reader because I travel full-time and can't keep more than a couple of physical books on hand at any given time, it's sort of annoying that I have to buy physical travel guides, and then give them away when I meet someone heading to where I've just visited. I wonder how good the Frommer's and Lonely Planet guides are on Nook...