tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post7414818842658497993..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Kindle News: Barnes and Noble, and Amazon - expectations and results + reasonsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-25826771727664523122013-02-14T16:51:56.255-08:002013-02-14T16:51:56.255-08:00Tom, true that they should just go with the google...Tom, true that they should just go with the google store, I sure agree -- B&N doesn't have much in the way of apps relative to other places so there can't be that much money made there, and with the google play store as an option, they'd run away with device sales (which would encourage Amazon to do the same while those using the Amazon store would get some kind of Amazon bonus). Compatability worries probably and also Google Play does have a rep for malware while some other app places actually do virus checks on the apps. <br /><br />For mainstream non-techie customers, the subset of the android SDK tools is not too practical. And I wouldn't bother if I couldn't get things like the Amazon store or mobile1 or m.getjar (which is the most stubborn of the ones I've tried).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-10085470918612847032013-02-14T14:48:48.777-08:002013-02-14T14:48:48.777-08:00Technically you do not need to root Nook Tablet to...Technically you do not need to root Nook Tablet to side load applications. You can use a subset of the Android SDK tools to do this.<br />http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2012/11/09/how-to-sideload-android-apps-on-nook-hd-and-nook-hd-without-rooting/<br /><br />But you'd still need to root if you wanted to (for example) install Amazon Appstore or GetJar on there.<br /><br />I think they should do what Kobo has done and just ship with Google Play, make it a more 'open' Android tablet. Stop trying to be another iTunes or Amazon. <br /><br />Then focus attention on improving the Nook reading app and ecosystem, make it the 'digital reader's choice'. B&N is known for books, and has a decent ebook platform and great hardware, but it should do what it takes to be 'best of breed' there. Provide customization, accessibility, etc.<br /><br />Also, digital reading is still not nearly where it needs to be when it comes to textbooks and technical books, organizing study materials or reading lists, etc. Someone needs to work out better navigation between different parts of a book or between books, easily creating study notes with links to specific locations in books, ability to link between books, and that sort of thing, things that are clearly possible technically but that haven't gotten much attention so far with the focus on 'bestsellers' and recreational reading. B&N is perhaps uniquely positioned to focus on that market and establish leadership there.Tom Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127272649086914117noreply@blogger.com