First Impressions Friday (13)

First Impressions is a meme hosted here at Within Pages where we take a look at all things, mostly booky, and reflect on our initial thoughts. Non-bloggers, non-book bloggers, and everyone alike can participate on any topic you'd like. Feel free to drop your links or thoughts in the comments!

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The Barnes & Noble Nook

I had been trying desperately to save up and buy myself and eReader, and a couple of weeks ago I was able to do just that. I purchased the new Nook Touch Reader. It is very light-weight and relatively small. It possesses the E-ink technology so there is no backlight but it is perfect for reading in bright light settings.

Since I have had it for a while, I have had the opportunity to fully gain the reading experience having read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and The Strange Case of Finley Jayne on the device. I have to say I do like reading the books on the nook. I miss the feel and the appearance of the real books but eReading isn't as terrible as I expected. It is very similar to reading any other book; at least on this device. I can imagine it might suck with a backlight.

I have a lovely cover for it so it opens like a portfolio, like I am really reading a book. The best part is access to exclusive eBooks like the novellas for The Iron Fey series. I also have the ability to join NetGalley and the Simon & Schuester Galley Grab supports Nook. I am very happy with my decision to go with the Nook. It si working out wonderfully!

In My Mailbox (15)

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren; here we share with you, the lovely readers, what books came to us this week whether it be in the mail, from the library, purchased or borrowed.

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This week has been fantastic! A bunch of new goodies! Even one I have been looking forward to a long time!

This week I got...

 Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch eBook Reader

Why yes that is a new generation nook! I have been doing massive amounts of research; the first poll resulted in Kindle...then I found out that the Simon & Schuster Galley Grab doesn't support Kindle, so I sent out another poll and this one came back overwhelmingly Nook. I spoke to an amazing specialist at the B&N store and he really sold me on it. The Kindle will not support library eBooks either. So in the end, I went with this and so far I love it. I even bought a book for it!

I bought...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (eBook) by Ransom Riggs

I won...

Corsets and Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances from Candace's Book Blog

She hosted an extended event My Favorite Things, and I was SO happy to win this selection. I have had my eye on it since it released! Thank you very much Candace! The event was sensational!

I also won a series of posters from Quirk Books in a contest hosted at I Like These Books. One of the posters was the cover of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I am excited to add it to my office decor! Thank you, Britta!

From the Library...

Entwined by Heather Dixon

A new spin on the story of the 12 Dancing Princesses, this is supposed to be a good, clean fairy tale!

This week has made me so giddy! I have updated all my netgalley information and have made my first requests including The Iron Knight. I cannot express how happy I am with this week! I'd love to hear how your week was!