Do you own to be within a wi-fi hotspot to buy books on a nook?
I was looking into buying a nook because I love to read, but I would like to know a little more than the website say about it. I am unsure if I have to be in a WiFi hotspot to buy books. Any suggestions or answers would give a hand me a lot. Thanks.
Answers:
No. The nook will work on both wifi and on the AT&T 3g network. Source(s): website
Nook comes with free wireless and it is supported by AT&T network. So you can get books through wi-fi or AT&T lattice.
I own the Kindle 2, however. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still go for the Kindle instead of the Nook, because I think the net browsing function is rather important. The free internet (and now it is free international internet) plus the pattern 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, goal that I can "read" with my hands and eyes free...
I remember I read this review when I decided to seize my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it helps :)
As you can in the Nook sales page, it come beside "Free wireless from Barnes & Noble via AT&T". So you can get books either through WiFi hotspot, or anywhere with AT&T net coverage.
I'm not sure if you've considered the Amazon Kindle other than the Barnes and Nobles Nook. I've looked into it quite a bit so I can give you some opinion.
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 next to 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 similar to 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 metamorphose 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 near color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small peak 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 awfully 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 endeavour 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)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index… (Barnes and Nobles Nook)
Related Questions:
I enjoy an amazon kindle 2...i found someone to buy it for $210 so i can return with a nook...is the nook worth it?
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:...
Answers:
No. The nook will work on both wifi and on the AT&T 3g network. Source(s): website
Nook comes with free wireless and it is supported by AT&T network. So you can get books through wi-fi or AT&T lattice.
I own the Kindle 2, however. If you ask me to choose again now, I'll still go for the Kindle instead of the Nook, because I think the net browsing function is rather important. The free internet (and now it is free international internet) plus the pattern 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, goal that I can "read" with my hands and eyes free...
I remember I read this review when I decided to seize my Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…
Hope it helps :)
As you can in the Nook sales page, it come beside "Free wireless from Barnes & Noble via AT&T". So you can get books either through WiFi hotspot, or anywhere with AT&T net coverage.
I'm not sure if you've considered the Amazon Kindle other than the Barnes and Nobles Nook. I've looked into it quite a bit so I can give you some opinion.
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 next to 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 similar to 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 metamorphose 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 near color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small peak 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 awfully 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 endeavour 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)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index… (Barnes and Nobles Nook)
Related Questions:
I enjoy an amazon kindle 2...i found someone to buy it for $210 so i can return with a nook...is the nook worth it?
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:...