Nook Tablet for an Elementary

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Evaluating the Nook Tablet for an Elementary School

This is a review of the Nook e-reader for an Elementary school.  The school was contemplating whether it would be a good decision to buy a class set of 30 Nooks.  The school was trying to save money by not buying 30 copies of a regular book.  This author claims that digital versions of books are just as expensive as regular books so it they are not cost efficient.  This article goes on to explain that e-books are not as useful as presented.  Some books will read aloud but that is pretty much the extent of it.  This author was not impressed by Barnes and Noble’s presentation.  They apparently stated that these would be useful for the school because they introduce technology.  This author says that it is not good enough to have technology just because.  Although this article started off very negative, it does show some positive points.  Nooks and other e-readers are durable, some Nooks have internet access, Nook books can be used on other devises, and Nook has its own apps.  At the end of the article it eludes to the fact that the Kindle Fire is the better investment.

I do not have access to a Nook e-reader.  I understand that the Nook is mainly just for books and it is probable good for that but for a school I think the Kindle Fire would be the better choice.  I find it very interesting that this article states the exact opposite from the last article I read about the Nook as far as pricing is concerned.  I would find it interesting to compare the prices for e-books along with other e-reader’s books and regular books.  This article says that the Nook has apps for children but I wonder how many are available.  I personally prefer the android market and would be interested to see how the Nook apps compare.  If these were the schools only choice for an e-reader than I think they would be a great asset but compared with the alternatives they would not be my first choice.