Nook Schmook! I Like Books...

Last Friday Hubs and I headed over to Barnes and Noble to pick up the next installment of Chelsea Handler's books.  I started with the last one (Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang) since it was getting so much hype and fell in love.  I've never laughed out loud so many times during one book in my entire life--I finished it in two days.  I highly recommend this book for an entertaining read. 

          Anyway, while we were at BN I found a couple books I wanted including, "Are You There Vodka?  It's Me, Chelsea" and "The Reliable Wife.”   Hubs found the "Nook" display.  (The Nook is B/N's version of the Kindle.  Hubs has been dying to get me a Kindle since we started dating and I've always managed to successfully fight him on it.  There's just something about having the actual book in your hand; the satisfaction of adding each book to my collection and looking back at all the books I've read that makes me feel proud.  The "Nook" offers no such feeling. 
          So, Hubs starts talking to the sales guy about it.  He asks how much the books I've picked up cost vs. how much the electronic version would cost.  And basically used the sales guy to successfully beat down any rebuttal I generated. All I wanted to do was pay for the books in my hand and leave:

Hubs:  I think we should get you a Nook.   

Me:  Yeah, I know but I just don't want one.

Hubs:  Why?  THEY ARE AWESOME!

Me:  I don’t  know. 

Hubs:  Ok, let’s get it.

Me:  No, I like collecting books. 

Hubs:  They'll be saved right here on your Nook forever.  Like your iPod. 

Me:  These books are only $30 as opposed to spending all that money for a Nook that I don't even want....

Sales Guy:  Oh, yeah, well I think you get a $50 gift card just for buying the Nook...AND you can use it for the purchase of the Nook if you want.

Me:  Seriously?  I just don't think we NEED it.

Hubs:  It just makes sense. Think of all the money we are going to save on books. 

Sales Guy:  You can shop online and never have to come to the book store again.

Me:  But I like coming to the book store.

Sales guy:  Well, when you come into any B/N store you can read ALL the eBooks for free every day.  So, you could technically never buy another a book if you didn’t want too…they’re all free.  

Me:  Yeah, but it's just another thing for me to charge.  What if I'm traveling?  It would totally suck if it died on a plane. 

Hubs:  (googling) The battery lasts 10 days!

Me:  Really, I don’t think we need it.

Hubs:  Come’on I think you are gonna love it.  

Me:  Fine.  But I'm getting the super cute pink case for it too.

Hubs:  This one?  Let me carry that to register for you!

 

        So, after we got home with the Nook, in true geeky husband fashion, Hubs had to play with it first.  He sat it up and downloaded the books I had picked up earlier.  While he did all that I wallered the couch like a 5 year old annoyed that if I had just bought the actual books I would have already been halfway done with one of them.  I bet I asked him 20 times if I was ready to read books yet and he simply replied, “almost.”  Until I was ready for bed.

          I've had the Nook for less than a week and (please don’t tell Hubs) I actually LOVE it.  All the books are right there and when you turn it on it actually picks up right where you left off.  I’ve yet to charge it and the battery is still over half way full.  I cannot believe I've survived this long without it.  So, I’m sorry for all that fighting and whining and complaining.  Hubs was right.  Reading is more fun with technology!

Thanks Hubs!