Kindle or the current Nook?
I am leaning more toward the new Nook by barnes and noble but please inform me what you think, and what would you do?
Answers:
I own the Kindle 2. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still turn for the Kindle instead of the Nook, because I think the web browsing function is rather earth-shattering (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 very soon 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, significance that I can "read" with my hands and eyes free...
And I remember I read this review when I decided to go and get my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it helps :)
For me, I'll still choose the Kindle. I know ebooks on the Nook is more expensive compared to Kindle ebooks...
I suggest you to read the cessation of this article too, it mentions something about Barnes and Nobles and other ebook readers:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
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 just mentioning the advantage of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to tell more more or less the benefit of the Kindle 2 over the Nook:
- There is no internet browser for the Nook. So even with Wi-Fi, you can only use it to purchase book. You cannot do searching surrounded by Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., like 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 within places like the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless lone within 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 with the sole purpose ship within 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 missing on the Nook.
- Amazon is already doing some 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 presume the Nook can read ebooks with color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is just a small screen beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is single used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my opinion, 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 amazingly soon, like improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player within the ereader market right now, and I believe it will put enormous shot to hold its position.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read, from a person who have tried a number of 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'll suggest you to choose the Kindle instead of the Nook, because internet browsing is so important. This is a review from a top reviewer and a book lover, see how she says:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this help.
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The untried nook eBook reader by barnes and member of the aristocracy?
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Answers:
I own the Kindle 2. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still turn for the Kindle instead of the Nook, because I think the web browsing function is rather earth-shattering (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 very soon 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, significance that I can "read" with my hands and eyes free...
And I remember I read this review when I decided to go and get my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it helps :)
For me, I'll still choose the Kindle. I know ebooks on the Nook is more expensive compared to Kindle ebooks...
I suggest you to read the cessation of this article too, it mentions something about Barnes and Nobles and other ebook readers:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
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 just mentioning the advantage of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to tell more more or less the benefit of the Kindle 2 over the Nook:
- There is no internet browser for the Nook. So even with Wi-Fi, you can only use it to purchase book. You cannot do searching surrounded by Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., like 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 within places like the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless lone within 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 with the sole purpose ship within 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 missing on the Nook.
- Amazon is already doing some 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 presume the Nook can read ebooks with color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is just a small screen beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is single used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my opinion, 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 amazingly soon, like improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player within the ereader market right now, and I believe it will put enormous shot to hold its position.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read, from a person who have tried a number of 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'll suggest you to choose the Kindle instead of the Nook, because internet browsing is so important. This is a review from a top reviewer and a book lover, see how she says:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this help.
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The untried nook eBook reader by barnes and member of the aristocracy?
do you think it would be good? and should i get it? | yeah get it i'm going to get one I think its really cool the features are awesome: share books for free beside other nooks, free 3G for downloading books, newspaper/magazine, it also backs as a...