I am wondering if Barnes and Noble's Nook will be carrying textbook?
It sure would be awesome to be able to buy all my textbooks and own them on one light weight device!
Answers:
It is not out yet so it is still unsure what books will be available for the nook. But I do contemplate you may consider the Amazon Kindle, because there are quite some textbooks available for that device.
I mentioned Amazon Kindle because I've be looking into the comparison between it and the Barnes and Nobles Nook.
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 control 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., close to 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 approaching the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless only inwardly 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 inside 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 adjust 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 glance you may think the Nook can read ebooks next to color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small eyeshade beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my judgment, 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 go for the Kindle for sure. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies thoroughly soon, like improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player contained by the ereader market right now, and I believe it will put enormous action to hold its position.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this helps you resolve. 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:
Do you approaching the Kindle 2 or will the Nook be BETTER?
I am looking at an ereader for Christmas. The Kindle 2 sounds amazing... but the Barns&Noble, Nook, is catching my eyes! Which one do you think will be better and WHY?? | I own the Kindle 2. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still move...
Answers:
It is not out yet so it is still unsure what books will be available for the nook. But I do contemplate you may consider the Amazon Kindle, because there are quite some textbooks available for that device.
I mentioned Amazon Kindle because I've be looking into the comparison between it and the Barnes and Nobles Nook.
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 control 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., close to 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 approaching the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless only inwardly 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 inside 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 adjust 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 glance you may think the Nook can read ebooks next to color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small eyeshade beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my judgment, 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 go for the Kindle for sure. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies thoroughly soon, like improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player contained by the ereader market right now, and I believe it will put enormous action to hold its position.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope this helps you resolve. 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:
Do you approaching the Kindle 2 or will the Nook be BETTER?
I am looking at an ereader for Christmas. The Kindle 2 sounds amazing... but the Barns&Noble, Nook, is catching my eyes! Which one do you think will be better and WHY?? | I own the Kindle 2. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still move...