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I searched and found some links in different forums like vet and such. I am curious if anyone uses/used a Nook during pharmacy school. Was it easy to get the textbooks and save money? Thanks!
 
I use mine periodically. I got the nook color so that I could better view multicolored charts and tables. It is very much a detuned tablet computer. If I were to buy again tomorrow, I would consider the Nook Tablet - just a bit better than the Kindle Fire, if I were to purchase another reader. If I was looking for some functionality, I would purchase a netbook (power of processing, battery life, larger screen, functionality)[comparing an actual tablet computer to netbook computer, this really isn't a huge leap in logic].

The screen is pretty good, can use gestures to enlarge images, but it can be difficult to read if your eyesight is challanged, but certainly much better than an iphone. I would like to be able to run lexicomp on it, but I may have to flash a droid os to make this possible.

We have 3 textbooks available to us from the library. I can print the chapter and download it to my nook for reading. I also installed an 8gb microSD card to hold extra content. So I don't have to have internet connection to read my info. Definately cheaper than purchasing a book. This will bring the total to 5 online textbooks in 2 semesters, more than paying for the nook.
 
Busta919 said:
I use mine periodically. I got the nook color so that I could better view multicolored charts and tables. It is very much a detuned tablet computer. If I were to buy again tomorrow, I would consider the Nook Tablet - just a bit better than the Kindle Fire, if I were to purchase another reader. If I was looking for some functionality, I would purchase a netbook (power of processing, battery life, larger screen, functionality)[comparing an actual tablet computer to netbook computer, this really isn't a huge leap in logic].

The screen is pretty good, can use gestures to enlarge images, but it can be difficult to read if your eyesight is challanged, but certainly much better than an iphone. I would like to be able to run lexicomp on it, but I may have to flash a droid os to make this possible.

We have 3 textbooks available to us from the library. I can print the chapter and download it to my nook for reading. I also installed an 8gb microSD card to hold extra content. So I don't have to have internet connection to read my info. Definately cheaper than purchasing a book. This will bring the total to 5 online textbooks in 2 semesters, more than paying for the nook.
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thanks for much for the review 🙂 When I was looking into them I thought about getting the tablet instead. I currently have a netbook but figured I could just use this when needed and use the tablet for textbooks and taking back and forth to school and such. Thanks again!
 
flyerschickxox said:
I searched and found some links in different forums like vet and such. I am curious if anyone uses/used a Nook during pharmacy school. Was it easy to get the textbooks and save money? Thanks!
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I'm not really up on the Nook, but a lot of our class uses small, lightweight laptops or iPads to take notes in class and sometimes read required documents, work on assignments, etc. A lot of the pharmacy books have a free ebook code that comes with them (when purchased new) that allows you to view the whole book online (doesn't work on iPads, but works great on laptops). This is nice so you don't have to bring your books with you all the time!

I'm sure it depends on the school, but all our course information is posted online, so a wireless device is really helpful throughout the day (also helpful so you can keep up with the massive pharmacy school email flow that invades your inbox every day). A Kindle or Nook alone probably wouldn't cut it tech-wise, but the Kindle (maybe the Nook, too?) has software for both computers and iPads, so you can view Kindle books on multiple devices. Some pharmacy titles are available for the Kindle, but not a ton that I've noticed. I'm not sure if it would actually save you money, but a portable wireless device/mini laptop might save your back if you usually carry tons of books and paper.
 
The ASUS Transformer has been getting strong reviews at a good price range. The neat thing with the Transform is that it's a tablet that's designed around the idea of docking it to a keyboard to create a laptop. (Much better than the keyboard attachments you see for some other tablets).

It's worth checking out if you're looking for a computer as well as a reader.
 
DelawareStudent said:
The ASUS Transformer has been getting strong reviews at a good price range. The neat thing with the Transform is that it's a tablet that's designed around the idea of docking it to a keyboard to create a laptop. (Much better than the keyboard attachments you see for some other tablets).

It's worth checking out if you're looking for a computer as well as a reader.
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I think a few people in our class have those, too. I don't know much about them, but I haven't heard anything bad. It really comes down to which OS you want to operate.
 
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