I'm thinking in the order of buying a nook next to Barnes and upper-class, any proposal? Is here better things out nearby?
Can I download college textbooks onto it, would it be cheaper if I can?
Answers:
I'm a student too. However, I own the Kindle 2. I can get some textbook on it, they are cheaper and that saved me some heavy weights.
If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still stir for the Kindle instead of the Nook, because I think the web browsing function is rather substantial (the Nook does not have a web browser). The free internet (and now it is free international internet) plus the network browser allow me to look for information whenever I'm in need. It is really a cool feature that cannot be missed. And right immediately it is free for both the U.S. and many other countries, it is just incredible when you bring it to trip.
I like to use the text-to-speech function on the Kindle too, connotation that I can "read" with my hands and eyes free...
And I remember I read this review when I decided to receive my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it helps :)
From the official page of B&N, here is how the Nook compares with the Kindle:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compa…
Since Barnes and Noble page is only mentioning the plus of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to tell more about the benefit of the Kindle 2 over the Nook:
- There is no internet browser for the Nook. So even beside Wi-Fi, you can only use it to purchase book. You cannot do searching in Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., resembling what you can do with the Kindle.
- The Amazon Kindle has international free 3G wireless which covers over 100 countries. So even if you're in places resembling the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless only inside the U.S., and is limited for use of buying books only
- The Kindle is available outside the U.S. (it ships to 176 countries), while the Nook only ship in the U.S. at this moment.
- The Kindle has text-to-speech function, so it can treat an ebook like audio book. This function is not present on the Nook.
- Amazon is already doing some loose change after the Nook is announced (still more than one month for it to be available). They dropped the price of their International Kindle even further. And they are going to release a PC software which can read their Kindle books.
Finally, one thing to be aware is that, at first glance you may think the Nook can read ebooks next to color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small blind beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my view, it is a tie between the Kindle and the Barnes and Noble. But since you travel every summer, you should go for the Kindle for sure for the free internet access outside the United States. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies very soon, close to improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player in the ereader open market right now, and I believe it will put enormous effort to hold its position.
And sorry that I don't know much around textbook for the Nook. But I know there are some textbooks in ebook format for the Amazon Kindle.
I recommend this article as ably, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read, from a person who has tried a little ebook readers:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this information helps. Source(s): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T9… (Amazon Kindle)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index… (Barnes and Nobles Nook)
I suggest you to choose the Amazon Kindle. Books on the Kindle are cheaper, and Amazon is more mature on developing ebook readers. I've mentioned around textbooks on the Kindle in another answer here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?…
And here is a review about the Kindle written by a student:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this help.
Related Questions:
How do you download ebooks on to your nook?
Do you plug it in to the computer or something? | You can download the books directly to the Nook through its free wireless network. You should also be capable of get it from your computer, though this is not mentioned in their sale page. For international issue, you can look...
Answers:
I'm a student too. However, I own the Kindle 2. I can get some textbook on it, they are cheaper and that saved me some heavy weights.
If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still stir for the Kindle instead of the Nook, because I think the web browsing function is rather substantial (the Nook does not have a web browser). The free internet (and now it is free international internet) plus the network browser allow me to look for information whenever I'm in need. It is really a cool feature that cannot be missed. And right immediately it is free for both the U.S. and many other countries, it is just incredible when you bring it to trip.
I like to use the text-to-speech function on the Kindle too, connotation that I can "read" with my hands and eyes free...
And I remember I read this review when I decided to receive my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it helps :)
From the official page of B&N, here is how the Nook compares with the Kindle:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compa…
Since Barnes and Noble page is only mentioning the plus of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to tell more about the benefit of the Kindle 2 over the Nook:
- There is no internet browser for the Nook. So even beside Wi-Fi, you can only use it to purchase book. You cannot do searching in Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., resembling what you can do with the Kindle.
- The Amazon Kindle has international free 3G wireless which covers over 100 countries. So even if you're in places resembling the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless only inside the U.S., and is limited for use of buying books only
- The Kindle is available outside the U.S. (it ships to 176 countries), while the Nook only ship in the U.S. at this moment.
- The Kindle has text-to-speech function, so it can treat an ebook like audio book. This function is not present on the Nook.
- Amazon is already doing some loose change after the Nook is announced (still more than one month for it to be available). They dropped the price of their International Kindle even further. And they are going to release a PC software which can read their Kindle books.
Finally, one thing to be aware is that, at first glance you may think the Nook can read ebooks next to color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small blind beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my view, it is a tie between the Kindle and the Barnes and Noble. But since you travel every summer, you should go for the Kindle for sure for the free internet access outside the United States. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies very soon, close to improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player in the ereader open market right now, and I believe it will put enormous effort to hold its position.
And sorry that I don't know much around textbook for the Nook. But I know there are some textbooks in ebook format for the Amazon Kindle.
I recommend this article as ably, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read, from a person who has tried a little ebook readers:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this information helps. Source(s): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T9… (Amazon Kindle)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index… (Barnes and Nobles Nook)
I suggest you to choose the Amazon Kindle. Books on the Kindle are cheaper, and Amazon is more mature on developing ebook readers. I've mentioned around textbooks on the Kindle in another answer here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?…
And here is a review about the Kindle written by a student:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this help.
Related Questions:
How do you download ebooks on to your nook?
Do you plug it in to the computer or something? | You can download the books directly to the Nook through its free wireless network. You should also be capable of get it from your computer, though this is not mentioned in their sale page. For international issue, you can look...