Which E-Reader Do You Favor Most?

Which E-Reader Do You Favor?

  • Kindle

    Votes: 6 28.6%

  • Nook (or Nook 2)

    Votes: 5 23.8%

  • Other brand

    Votes: 4 19.0%

  • I'm old fashioned, I prefer the real books.

    Votes: 6 28.6%
  • Total voters
    21
I'm new to the world of eReaders (still waiting excitedly for the delivery of my Kindle...) but I read somewhere that you can loan Kindle books to other folks. For the period you loan it, you're locked out from reading it and your friend can read it instead on his/her Kindle.
 
Nook does that too. I gues all the e-readers are getting into the "social media" thing. With Nook, I know you can have "Nook friends" and trade books back and forth. Won't work with library books though.
 
Beyond ADers' personal opinions, you might find these links useful:

Kindle vs. Nook vs. iPad: Which e-book reader should you buy? | Crave - CNET

Barnes and Noble site to compare features between the Nook Color and the Simple Touch:

Which NOOK is right for you - Compare Features - Barnes & Noble

Kindle vs Nook: Choosing the Best Ebook Reader - Phone Beta

Read all the comments on this one; very illuminating.

The original article is wrong about battery life on the Nook being only 10 days. That is only true if you leave the Wi-Fi connection on. But there's no reason to do that if all you're doing is reading. You only need the connection activated when you are in the process of buying something and you are not connected to your home PC. Otherwise, turn it off. Then the battery will last you a good long time; some sources say it will last up to two months.

You should, in theory, be able to try both of them (and others, like Sony) at a Best Buy, although I found that only my local Barnes and Noble had both versions of the Nook available to try.
 
AJWSmith said:
I'm new to the world of eReaders (still waiting excitedly for the delivery of my Kindle...) but I read somewhere that you can loan Kindle books to other folks. For the period you loan it, you're locked out from reading it and your friend can read it instead on his/her Kindle.
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I can't wait to hear what you think about your Kindle when you get it! :D Hope you like it!

Beach girl said:
Beyond ADers' personal opinions, you might find these links useful:

Kindle vs. Nook vs. iPad: Which e-book reader should you buy? | Crave - CNET

Barnes and Noble site to compare features between the Nook Color and the Simple Touch:

Which NOOK is right for you - Compare Features - Barnes*&*Noble

Kindle vs Nook: Choosing the Best Ebook Reader - Phone Beta

Read all the comments on this one; very illuminating.

The original article is wrong about battery life on the Nook being only 10 days. That is only true if you leave the Wi-Fi connection on. But there's no reason to do that if all you're doing is reading. You only need the connection activated when you are in the process of buying something and you are not connected to your home PC. Otherwise, turn it off. Then the battery will last you a good long time; some sources say it will last up to two months.

You should, in theory, be able to try both of them (and others, like Sony) at a Best Buy, although I found that only my local Barnes and Noble had both versions of the Nook available to try.
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Thanks for the links! I'm still pondering, wont be anytime soon unfortunately lol but I hope for one!

Bottesini said:
I love books. :D
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Books are awesome! and I'm glad its advancing because the possibilities are unlimited.
 
ladysolitary85 said:
I can't wait to hear what you think about your Kindle when you get it! :D Hope you like it!
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My Kindle has arrived! :dance:

I'm now charging it up. Can't wait to test it out. It's very light. And it's just the right size to hold in one hand and turn the pages with a slight push with my thumb. I can see the keyboard being a bit of a fiddle to use when typing in notes. The drawback is that I used up all my money buying it & I can't afford to buy any books. There are free books available so I guess I'll be reading the classics for the time being.
 
Keep us posted AJW! Kindle is still awesome unlike the Nook, it has the 3G vs the Wi-fi so you can read in quite a few countries where as the Nook your limited, which sucks for those who travel.

I think I'm leaning more towards the Nook or Nook Color only because of the ability to access public library books also to borrow books from friends and I'm big on touch screen stuff lol I just think the Nook/Nook Color would better suit my needs.
 
That's what it's all about, making the choice based on your own needs. There are good reasons for choosing either of them; really depends on how you want to use it and where.
 
See its a good thing I started this thread, we can all talk e-readers, maybe help each other out on an issue or just suggest books :)
 
So tonight I decided to go to Barns and Noble to check out the Nook family in person. While 1st edition gives you the best of both worlds of LCD (for viewing the colors on a book cover if your the type to judge a book by its cover.) and still a e-ink main screen for reading, I thought that was nice, but I didn't care much for the navigation. The Nook (newer e-ink) was very light and I did think it was pretty cool for being a touch screen and e-ink reader. Then last but not least, I explored the Nook Color which I thought was pretty cool but even though I don't think I'd have any issues reading on a laptop, but I think the LCD screen would be stressing on my eyes at some times, but not all. I like the Nook Color for the Variety of things to do with it (I'd most likely be reading though)

Now here's the part that I'm bummed about.... my local library has yet to set up e-books! Soooo that wonderful feature is out the window, though the Barn's and Noble lady said theirs always google books I can get for free etc.

So now... I'm still debating. Kindle is not completely out of my eyes just yet as I've heard the e-ink quality is better on the kindle than the Nook, I'm still thinking on it.
 
ladysolitary85 said:
So tonight I decided to go to Barns and Noble to check out the Nook family in person. While 1st edition gives you the best of both worlds of LCD (for viewing the colors on a book cover if your the type to judge a book by its cover.) and still a e-ink main screen for reading, I thought that was nice, but I didn't care much for the navigation. The Nook (newer e-ink) was very light and I did think it was pretty cool for being a touch screen and e-ink reader. Then last but not least, I explored the Nook Color which I thought was pretty cool but even though I don't think I'd have any issues reading on a laptop, but I think the LCD screen would be stressing on my eyes at some times, but not all. I like the Nook Color for the Variety of things to do with it (I'd most likely be reading though)

Now here's the part that I'm bummed about.... my local library has yet to set up e-books! Soooo that wonderful feature is out the window, though the Barn's and Noble lady said theirs always google books I can get for free etc.

So now... I'm still debating. Kindle is not completely out of my eyes just yet as I've heard the e-ink quality is better on the kindle than the Nook, I'm still thinking on it.
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The big drawback to the Kindle IMO is that it's not touchscreen. I've read that the Nook is. It's a bit of a pain using the Kindle's little 5-way controller to get to the precise point on the page if you want to highlight a passage or look up the meaning of a word. The rumour is that the next gen Kindle will be touchscreen.
 
AJW! been waiting to hear back from you! That would be a pleasant surprise on Amazon's part with the touchscreen! Other than the navigation hassel, how are you liking your new e-reader? :)
 
ladysolitary85 said:
AJW! been waiting to hear back from you! That would be a pleasant surprise on Amazon's part with the touchscreen! Other than the navigation hassel, how are you liking your new e-reader? :)
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I've only just got my Kindle and have barely used it. First impressions are positive. I decided that I could live without a touchscreen as I don't want to look at all the smudges you get with a touchscreen. The other reason why I chose a Kindle was that I think Amazon will win the format wars, even if it's not the best format (like Apple with iTunes & ACC format). I find it fairly easy to navigate around the Kindle. Once I've decided on a book and am just concentrating on reading it page after page, it becomes a delight to use. I've also downloaded the Kindle app onto my smartphone & on my PC so I can read the same book elsewhere, starting from where I last was.

I think it will take me a few weeks to get an idea of the full functionality such as emailing documents to my Kindle, etc.
 
The one other reason why I want the Nook/Nook Color is not only because of the touch screen (I feel weird with manual buttons now lol) but also because I also want to support a good cause, keeping a bookstore alive.
 
I'm amazed that your local library doesn't have e-books yet! I wonder if you can check books out directly from Overdrive. That's the company that runs behind most libraries' e-books system.

Or you could just find a random library that *does* have e-books, and sign up for a library card. You don't have to be in a particular geographic area, far as I know, to get a libary card.
 
Wirelessly posted (sent from a smartphone. )

E books made me think of getting one for kids because books take space and they sometimes destroy them. Maybe its more appealing to the kids. We wont have to worry about losing one of the books somewhere in the house.
 
Good idea beachgirl! I'll have to look around hopefully I can get access to a library! but even if I have google books for free books than I can deal with that til I decide to buy books.

Sequoia, for kids (depends on age) I would go for the Nook Color because they have a kid's corner section, a read to me button, the pictures sometimes move also.
 
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