Here we go again

Me: Need online Barnes & Nobles account. Enters email and creates password.
B&N: Woops sorry, try again.
Me: Enters same info again, s-l-o-w-l-y.
B&N: Perhapes you missed the first error message. You obviously missed the BIG RED TEXT that says that email address is already in use and to click here to reset.
Me: Oops, guess I've signed up before.  Now what do I do?
B&N: ...
Me: Clicks BIG RED TEXT and logs in to email to reset password.
B&N: Answer security question
Me: ...
B&N: Dude!  You picked the question and the answer.  How hard could this be?  But because we like you we're gonna give you one more chance to use THE SAME EMAIL and rest your password.  Don't be cute with the security question thingy and write that sucka down somewhere.  It's good thing we REALLY want your money or you'd have to make a whole new account.
Me: Sorry, can I do my shopping now?

Continuing eReader Woes

I love my Sony eReader.  I've played with the demos from the other two out there (Kindle and Nook) and have to say the Sony is best.  But only from the point that it's not so clunky to hold.  The case I have is a very nice leather (possible fake, but still feels nice) and has a really neat lighted plate that goes over the screen protecting it and lights very well.  The others have felt awkward and there's a wee little martian-probe light arm that can be attached which not only looks creepy (War of the Worlds really creeped me out) but seems like it would get in the way.

That said, the Sony can't do direct book downloads and their eLibrary software SUCKS!!!  My continuing saga picks up where I loaded it up on the Frankenputer and have not updated to the new version of software.  Since I have only loaded two books but TONS of fanfic on it, there hasn't been a problem.  Then I read this.   Doesn't it just figure?  I waited years to get the thing and then they go and totally change the innards.  It's all been very frustrating, and I've started looking at the Nook.  For books only.  You know, keep the fanfic all in one nice neat little device and other reading material in the other.  Like knitting wasn't expensive enought, right?