Kindle Vs Nook? Which one is best for ME?

Question

There's a bunch of Talk over Kindle Vs Nook Vs Nook Color Vs iPad. I would love to have an e-reader of my own, and it's one of the things I'm going to ask for for Christmas. I don't know which one I should ask for though, so I figure I'd ask for some help over the inter-tubes. **I think I should make the note that I absolutely do NOT want the iPad. In MY opinion, it's just a bigger version of the iPhone and it's TOO expensive.**

With that being said, I guess I'll say a little about who I am and what I'd actually use the iPad for.

I'm a nineteen (almost twenty) year-old college student. I LOVE to read, but I often end up shoving like 5 books in my purse everywhere I go because I worry I'll be bored, but I'm not sure which book I'm going to want to read. I'm on the go, busy with being a full-time student, volleyball player, music major, so it seems logical to me to get an e-reader to have to option to read wherever I go. But they're coming out with so many options now that I don't really know what I NEED, and what I could do without. When I leave the house, I usually leave it for a LONGGGG time, so I'd to get an e-reader with great (or at least GOOD) battery life. I don't think I'd use a bunch of apps. I MIGHT check the internet (if that's even an option?), but that wouldn't be an all day, every day kind of thing; it would be more for checking my Facebook occasionally to show my friends someone I know or looking up an unfamiliar word on dictionary.com. It would be nice if I could download a new book on the go. That being said, I'd like an e-reader that gives me a bunch of books to choose from. And can you bookmark pages in several books, so I know what place I'm at in each one? Can I save a page from a book, for instance it might be my favorite part? Can I upload pictures to it? Which has the best options for customizing it and making it "cute"? Haha I know that seems pretty arbitrary, but I am a girl for crying out loud. I also like simplicity, and the kindle isn't quite as easy on the eyes as the nook, but I want opinions! I'd would greatly appreciate any opinions, thank you SOOO much!

Answer 1

Wow, christy kay, that's more like 50 questions in one...

I'll start with the battery - while it's nice to have your battery last two weeks on one charge (like of e-Ink eReaders), I doubt that's a requirement by anyone. Nobody has issues charging your device once a day like you already do with your mobile phone. As long as you get 8 hours on one charge, you're golden.

Here's the detailed overview for you of the current market, it's your decision to make on the device.

Sony has never been a contender for any comparison by anyone as they only have like 5 books in their Ebook store and their devices are way overpriced. Borders is behind Kobo in US and as you might of heard, Borders is on a brink of bankruptcy. Kindle and Nook are the only devices to be considered as their eBook stores have over a million of free public ebooks as well as over a million of ebooks that you need to pay for available.

Having that out of the way, you should then decide which screen you want: e-Ink or LCD. It depends on what you're reading. If just black & white novels then the better one would be Kindle or e-Ink Nook from Barnes & Noble. If you read electronic magazines or college text books with a lot of color graphs and charts or children’s' books with a lot of pictures then the better would be Nook Color LCD from Barnes & Noble. Then, you should understand the limitations of e-Ink eReaders - they are limited to be black & white for now they "blink" at each ebook’s page turn, they're not too good for web browsing, they need external light source for reading when dark, and they cannot handle videos.

Whichever device you choose, here's the advantages of the Nook’s (both e-Ink black & white and Nook Color) over Kindle:

- Any Barnes & Noble store provides free Wi-Fi to Nook's

- Nook allows to lend books for 2 weeks to friends or to your other devices that run B&N app (PC, MAC, Android phones, Apple iPhone and iPad, etc.) Barnes & Noble allows (when you walk in with the Nook to B&N store) to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi. With Nook, while in BN store you get exclusive articles from top authors, and great offers including cafe treats and unique deals.

- Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for library ebooks.

- Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for renting text-ebooks.

Nook Color is worth mentioning separately as this is a hybrid Android eReader/tablet device, something between Kindle and iPad. Even though Nook Color has LCD touchscreen, it's a new generation screen which is anti-glare coated and is better performing in sunlight and produces less glare all of which are dooming reading on iPad. Also, the screen is amazing and readable/viewable at wide angles. Battery is good for 8 hours.

Overall, Nook Color is more than e-Reader as you can also watch video and use Android applications on it. It's a hybrid device, much more than just an e-Reader but not a full tablet as it doesn't have a camera. If all you want is to read novels, Kindle (or the original e-Ink Nook) might be better for you. If you want something more from your device at half of the price of iPad or Galaxy tab, then Nook Color is your best bet.

Answer 2

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest the Sony Daily Reader. 3G wireless. It's got a browser. It's great for toting aroung many, many books without feeling like it. You can bookmark every book or none at all (it will hold your spot in each book or you can place multiple bookmarks if you like to go back to a certain spot for reference) Built in dictonary. The Library Finder--hooks you up with the public library system. Many formats to choose for your ebook selection.

As far as I know (my old Sony has this feature, i don't see why they would remove it) you can display photos and play mp3s with the Reader.

It is an incredibly elegant looking device and extremely sturdy as it is made of aluminum instead of plastic.

The downside? This is one of the more expensive e-readers available at $299. Cheaper than an iPad, though. LOL

Answer 3

Get the ipad. It has iBooks, a kindle app, and a barnes and nobles app. That way you get all Tge book from the kindle, the nook, and the ipad. The ipad also gets a 10 hour battery life.

Answer 4

i rarely watch tv. you just do not get the same quality. i mean, try making walden into a television set show

Answer 5

Truly, there is absolutely no comparison....simply because watching television relies on the gunky creativity of a Television entertainer who's main concerns are budget, popularity and ratings and also to Hell with theme integrity, or, for that matter, anything truly creative.