I'm considering purchasing Amazon's Kindle. I know B&N has Nook but I haven't heard anything good about it. What do you guys think? Which do you have?
Kindle or Nook?
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jinxypie
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I use the Kindle app on my Droid. I really like it! I'd love to have an actual Kindle, and hope Santa (or some random wishlist viewer) will decide it's a good Christmas present...
I honestly haven't heard anything about the Nook though. Have you looked at online reviews/comparisons?
I honestly haven't heard anything about the Nook though. Have you looked at online reviews/comparisons?
I've been looking at them for my daughter and I think the Kindle will be the best.
Namreg
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you can try either one out by installing the free desktop software, just to get a feel for how the books will be formatted. i sell my books through both B&N and amazon, and have no bad experiences with either, but i believe amazon's book market may have a larger selection. you can also check your email for free with the 3G kindle, i'm not sure if one can do that with the nook.
as an alternative, there is also the sony reader (best buy sells them in canada), but i haven't heard much about them... other than the fact that sony books use a proprietary format, which is different from every other format in the world... it's a fucking sony POS, after all. why do it simple when you can piss people off, right? that said, i think their reader displays other formats, too; but i'm not sure if they allow you to buy books from other sources or just their own store, and since their store uses their proprietary format it has a smaller selection than amazon or B&N...
i'd probably go with a kindle, just to be sure i'd have access to the largest library, and save yourself some money if you don't need to check email on the go and get the $139 wifi model.
as an alternative, there is also the sony reader (best buy sells them in canada), but i haven't heard much about them... other than the fact that sony books use a proprietary format, which is different from every other format in the world... it's a fucking sony POS, after all. why do it simple when you can piss people off, right? that said, i think their reader displays other formats, too; but i'm not sure if they allow you to buy books from other sources or just their own store, and since their store uses their proprietary format it has a smaller selection than amazon or B&N...
i'd probably go with a kindle, just to be sure i'd have access to the largest library, and save yourself some money if you don't need to check email on the go and get the $139 wifi model.
Thats the stuff... they don't require batteries and you can throw them around and they wont break(for the most part). Plus you can lend them to a friend and not worry they're going to steal them. And my favorite part... libraries lend them to you for free... all you've got to do is bring them back on time(or they make you give them a nickle).
Namreg
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all true, but ereaders do have an advantage: you can fit hundreds of books inside. that means not having to carry a large, heavy stack of books around. plus, they let you sync your reading across multiple devices: if you are on page 349 on your kindle, then your PC with the free kindle software will move to page 349 when you open the book there.
and while new ebooks do cost money, they are usually cheaper than their paper counterparts. older books (the ones without copyrights, such as the works of mark twain for example) are completely free. in addition, amazon lets you download free samples of a book so you can try before you buy.
and while new ebooks do cost money, they are usually cheaper than their paper counterparts. older books (the ones without copyrights, such as the works of mark twain for example) are completely free. in addition, amazon lets you download free samples of a book so you can try before you buy.
I read somewhere that it can fit something like 3,000 books, that's alot!
I was ambivalent about e-readers, and I really do have enough little gadgets, but then I started thinking about how I seem to have an Amazon order about every other week or so and that for its Kindle book prices it may be the more sensibly economical option.
jinxypie
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Looks to be a good comparison...
Kindle vs Nook vs iPad vs Sony Reader - which ebook reader should you buy?.
Looks like the Kindle did very well in this review.
Kindle vs Nook vs iPad vs Sony Reader - which ebook reader should you buy?.
Looks like the Kindle did very well in this review.
jinxypie
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I tend to read a lot of books that aren't appropriate for all-ages. Right now I have Insatiable Wives by Dr. David Ley and My Other Self, Sexual fantasies, fetishes, and kinks by Angela Lewis, PhD, that I'm trying to read. I have the physical copies of the books but it'd be a whole lot easier for me to read them if I had them in a digital format on an ebook reader. I could take them anywhere (gym, living room, family gatherings) and read them without the dreaded evil stares or questions from children.
Plus, it would take up a lot less space in my already over-crowded purse!
I would like a Kindle.
I got the Nook as a gift and have been happy with it. I've seen, but haven't compared the Kindle to it.
I do still like a nice hardcover best. A good novel, cup of tea or good cup of coffee, and a hardcover...that is a great few hours.
(Currently reading Nelson DeMille's "Lion's Game" and enjoying every hardcover minute of it)
I do still like a nice hardcover best. A good novel, cup of tea or good cup of coffee, and a hardcover...that is a great few hours.
(Currently reading Nelson DeMille's "Lion's Game" and enjoying every hardcover minute of it)
My brother is the type that is anti-[insert anything mainstream here] but he got the kindle and he loves it. He said he is now reading twice as many books per month (he reads quite often). He only has to recharge the thing once a month and he says he has it on constantly. Hey, if this technology is getting more people to read then I'm all for it.
The screen on these things just blows my mind, though. It looks like it's just laminated on there or something. Extremely easy on the eyes
The screen on these things just blows my mind, though. It looks like it's just laminated on there or something. Extremely easy on the eyes
vodkazvictim
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^^This.
Ace Boobtoucher
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Yeah, that's what I think is the better benefit of e-readers. I've noticed more people talk about the books they've read too -- and, then, the ability to immediately purchase and have access to the book in conversation.
And doesn't the Nook have a loaner function?
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