So, what do you ruminate of B&N's latest e-reader: Nook?
Here you go-
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index…
Answers:
I'll still go for the Kindle because the internet access 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.
I own the Kindle 2. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still run for the Kindle instead of Nook, because I think the web browsing function is rather defining. The free internet (and now it is free international internet) plus the web browser allow me to look for information whenever I'm in entail. It is really a cool feature that cannot be missed.
I remember I read this review when I decided to get my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it help :)
In my opinion, it is competiting with the Amazon Kindle (the bigger player in the open market right now), and which to go depends on your need.
From the official page of B&N, here is how the Nook compares beside the Kindle:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compa…
Since Barnes and Noble page is only mentioning the advantage of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to narrate more about 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 penetrating in Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., like what you can do with the Kindle.
- The Amazon Kindle have international free 3G wireless which covers over 100 countries. So even if you're in places like the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook have wireless only within the U.S., and is limited for use of buying books one and only
- The Kindle is available outside the U.S. (it ships to 176 countries), while the Nook only ship within the U.S. at this moment.
- The Kindle has text-to-speech function, so it can treat an ebook similar to audio book. This function is not present 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.
One more thing to be aware is that, at first partial view you may think the Nook can read ebooks with color touch screen. But indeed the color touch eyeshade is only a small screen beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seem it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my opinion, it is a tie between the Kindle and the Barnes and Noble. But if you may travel and you enjoy reading during your trip, you should budge for the Kindle for sure. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies very soon, like on the increase their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player in the ereader market right presently, and I believe it will put enormous effort to hold its position.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook reader I've ever read:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this helps you decide. Source(s): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T9… (Amazon Kindle after price drop)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index… (Barnes and Nobles Nook)
Related Questions:
Will I know how to download books I already enjoy onto the Barnes and Noble Nook if I get hold of one?
and how does it work? How can I put my books on my bookshelf onto the Nook itself? It says it supports other files but I just don't understand how it works....If anyone can explain within the simpliest way...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index…
Answers:
I'll still go for the Kindle because the internet access 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.
I own the Kindle 2. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still run for the Kindle instead of Nook, because I think the web browsing function is rather defining. The free internet (and now it is free international internet) plus the web browser allow me to look for information whenever I'm in entail. It is really a cool feature that cannot be missed.
I remember I read this review when I decided to get my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it help :)
In my opinion, it is competiting with the Amazon Kindle (the bigger player in the open market right now), and which to go depends on your need.
From the official page of B&N, here is how the Nook compares beside the Kindle:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compa…
Since Barnes and Noble page is only mentioning the advantage of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to narrate more about 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 penetrating in Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., like what you can do with the Kindle.
- The Amazon Kindle have international free 3G wireless which covers over 100 countries. So even if you're in places like the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook have wireless only within the U.S., and is limited for use of buying books one and only
- The Kindle is available outside the U.S. (it ships to 176 countries), while the Nook only ship within the U.S. at this moment.
- The Kindle has text-to-speech function, so it can treat an ebook similar to audio book. This function is not present 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.
One more thing to be aware is that, at first partial view you may think the Nook can read ebooks with color touch screen. But indeed the color touch eyeshade is only a small screen beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seem it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my opinion, it is a tie between the Kindle and the Barnes and Noble. But if you may travel and you enjoy reading during your trip, you should budge for the Kindle for sure. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies very soon, like on the increase their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player in the ereader market right presently, and I believe it will put enormous effort to hold its position.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook reader I've ever read:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this helps you decide. Source(s): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T9… (Amazon Kindle after price drop)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index… (Barnes and Nobles Nook)
Related Questions:
Will I know how to download books I already enjoy onto the Barnes and Noble Nook if I get hold of one?
and how does it work? How can I put my books on my bookshelf onto the Nook itself? It says it supports other files but I just don't understand how it works....If anyone can explain within the simpliest way...