Nook or Kindle? Which do you prefer? I'm finally seriously considering buying an e-reader but I can't decide between the Kindle Touch or the Nook Ultra-light. Any suggestions?
Also, if this discussion already exists please feel free to send me in the right direction.
I recently bought a kindle fire and it is fantastic. One of the benefits is that you can adjust the brightness/font size/font etc - I'm not sure, but I don't believe you can on a kindle touch. My wife had the Kindle touch for a short while, then returned it because the screen wasn't great (dont recall exactly why), and got the fire as well. She says it is *far* better.
I have no experience with a Nook, though the E-Ink screen looks promising.
I have another route you could consider. iPad. Yep, I said it. With iPad you can download Kindle and Nook books as well as every other company that offers an application. This way you get the best of all worlds. The best price, just do a quick bit of research and it may actually save you money in the future. I was skeptical at first when it was brought to my attention, but it has made a great deal of difference in my life.
And it isn't so limited to just being an ereader.
iPad is so addicting! Good thing I gave mine to my mom.
Kindle, don't you have to have wireless to download? That's why I don't like it. Not sure about the Nook...would like to know more about that one.
I've had a nook and it is off of the wifi or 3G.
Kindle - you do not have to have wireless to download. You can download to your computer, then connect to the computer and download it from there. Easy as pie.
I have a plain jane Kindle and I like it. The battery lasts forever and it doesn't bother my eyes. For the most part, I like paper books, but for some light reads, the Kindle is wonderful. I really don't have anything bad to say about it.
I have a Kindle and an iPad. If you want to read a lot, Kindle is way better on your eyes. The nook is a solid device though and you should be good if you choose one. I went with Kindle simply because I buy a lot from Amazon already and I was a little concerned about B&N's future.
^and those are the main reasons I, also, should probably have bought a Kindle.
I've used amazon prime for a long time so I went with a kindle a few years ago. I love it, especially for traveling. It's way easier than carrying a couple books in a suitcase. I also have the kindle app on my phone so if I'm somewhere without my kindle I can still read in the same books and they all sync.
I have an ipad and have tried reading a few short stories on it using the kindle app but it's definitely rough on the eyes after a long enough time. Maybe i'm just a wimp. I definitely need that "paper" like screen.
My concern was whether or not there was some major disadvantages between the two. So far it doesnt sound like there is any. It would be just my luck that Barnes and Noble would go kaput after i buy a nook.
If you like indy books, or old school stuff (the classics) then Kindle is the way to go. Other then that eInk is eInk, and I don't know much aobut the tablets. And you can do wireless book downloads on the 3g versions, all of them have hte wifi built in, and all of them can do the wired downloads.
I don't understand why liking the classics would mean you should buy a kindle. Care to explain?
I have a nook. More stuff is available for the kindle - mostly due to ease of publishing to the kindle store.
Nook has a few cool features (which nook is starting to implement). One is - you can lend your books to anybody that has a nook (I don't know if this works for the app as well since I've never tried lending a book). I think they get it for 2 weeks and then you get it back after that. Another cool feature is - you can go to any Barnes and Noble store and read any book that is available for the nook for free (I think it's like up to 4 hours a day or something).
Books on the kindle used to be cheaper for some reason. And I commented about this somewhere else. Since posting it though, now they seem to be the same price. I believe that publishers set the price of the books now.
Amazon has way more of the classics (public domain) for free on Kindle then B&N does for the Nook, same for the indy books.
I use my smart phone and Google ebooks. The phone is always with me and I don't have to carry anything extra.
I got the Nook Simple Touch and LOVE it. It's super light, has tremendous battery life and you can download from more places than just B&N's website due to it using the epub format.
One of the best purchases I've made in a long time.
@Gary - Pretty much everthing has a smart phone app these days. Amazon, Nook, I want to say iBooks, Kobo, etc.
