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

[Edward Anderson]

Hi Marion,
 
My wife has a Nook Simple Touch and loves it. That would be a great ( worthwhile) thing to have along on the trail. There are well over a million books available on it.  I even found Diane's Soini's books there. For only about 7 oz you can bring dozens of books along to read while Ray naps. I wish I could nap so easily, during the day, while on the trail. I envy those who can. While I was a teenager, in the 10th grade, my friend Bill (a 12th grader), who was also my Guru (he had learned from his dad) in that he introduced me to backpacking in the High Sierra, had the ability to sleep during the day, on the trail. Our first hike would have been in 1951. Bill would just sit, leaning his back against a tree trunk, and mention that he will be napping for about 15 minutes. Remarkably, he would wake himself up about 15 minutes later. We took several long backpacking/fishing trips together. I learned a lot - but not the art of napping. 
 
MendoRider-Hiker
 

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 From: Marion Davison <mardav at charter.net>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 7:38 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Nook Simple Touch--feedback, anyone?
  
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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