Hello. ray hom here.

I’m an avid reader. When I’m not lost in a movie, drunk out of my mind with my fellow colleagues, or twiddling my thumbs on what to do with my mediocre human existence, I engage in reading a good book. My taste in books are eclectic. My range of reading habits include horror fiction, philosophy, autobiographies, erotica, personal essays, and graphic novel comic books, which allows me an experience of drinking from the vast water well of knowledge with various great minds. But, lugging around books in my arms or backpack can be a physical burden on my back.

Being thankful for living in the digital era, the solution to avoid getting scoliosis would be owning an eBook reader. The Amazon Kindle is currently the most popular eReader. But, I own the Barnes & Noble’s NookColor eBook Reader for the following reasons: It is the only color eReader (discounting tablets like the IPad); can import any epub, PDFs (great for comics), or Microsoft Office documents to view on the device; maintain an image gallery; can play videos and mp3s; includes Android apps like Pandora and basic games including Chess and Soduku; access to B&N’s online bookstore; and has wifi access to the Internet, and if connected to your local Barnes & Noble bookstore’s wifi, you can read any book (even the recently new releases) for FREE up to an hour per day.

And, there is more exciting news to come in about a week or so…

Although, there have already been ways to root into the NookColor’s Android OS to turn it into a tablet, it has been recently announced that some time in mid-April there will be an update to the firmware that will transform the NookColor from an eReader into an Android tablet. These are some of the rumors being touted on what this update to Android OS 2.2 will include:

• Adoble Flash video capbility (Hopefully, YouTube and Netflix are included)
• Access to email
• Increased magazine & newspaper subscription selections which includes “The Economist”, “ESPN: The Magazine”, and “PC Gamer”
• Access to the Nook Store (an Android app store, but Apple has copyrighted the word “app store”. It will only be referred to as the Nook Store.)
• Angry Birds will be one of the games available
• Deal with Nickelodeon which will include children’s content from “Spongebob Squarepants”, “Dora the Explorer” and “Diego”. Also, other favorite children’s characters including Barbie and Mickey Mouse will have new accessible content
• Exclusive: The King’s Speech Digital Book Only Available for NOOK Customers
• More In-Store Only content

Is this enticing? If so, grab your NookColor today! Happy digital reading! It is the future!

The Home Shopping Network recently began selling the NookColor showing off some of these updates. You can find more info here.

If you’re a developer who wants to program apps for the NookColor, you can read more info here.

Shop for the NookColor on Amazon.

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