Amazon Kindle - anyone?

[Munky]

LCD sucks for reading. E-Ink is king.

I have a nook color, and I disagree. In fact, it's often better because it doesn't require a well-lit reading environment.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Just bought a nook touch the other day as I liked it much more than the current kindle offering.

 

[xSauronx]

I have a nook color, and I disagree. In fact, it's often better because it doesn't require a well-lit reading environment.

ive got to say that ive been using aldikos night mode for a lot of my reading and just adjusting the brightness to my comfort, even when its not night time.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Um, Kindles are out, Nook Touches are in:

Touch Interface > Tons of Blackberryish buttons

I don't see how it matters considering it's a READING device. I'll take the one that has the best screen for reading and the best library, and leave the gimmicky shit to the idiots who wrongly believe it matters.

 

[sk8erdude]

e-ink is great and easy on the eye.but if you buy a nook color, which is in fact, more like a tablet rather than an e-reader, you'll be stuck playing angry birds on your device. So IMO, if you are thinking of purchasing an eReader just to read, i'd suggest kindle..

 

[poofyhairguy]

I don't see how it matters considering it's a READING device. I'll take the one that has the best screen for reading and the best library, and leave the gimmicky shit to the idiots who wrongly believe it matters.

Most people who would first see my wife's Kindle would try to touch their way through the interface. Our phones have made that the standard for such devices, so touch matters. As far as library, the Nook Touch wins as its the only device that can technically access both stores, and as far as screen it has the newest eInk technology with the fastest CPU (for turning them pages).

Barnes and Nobles has the winner currently, even if you don't consider the Nook Color.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Personally I dont want fingerprints all over my e-reader's screen - again because it's a device whose primary function is READING, not playing with and impressing people with. For that get an iPad.

Also I will never understand the complaints about the page turn time. It takes literally well under one second to turn a page. I don't see how this is an issue, unless you're a ridiculously fast reader (e.g. a robot).

I don't know what you mean by "Nook Touch wins as its the only device that can technically access both stores". As far as I know you cant access the Kindle store from a Nook, but I'm not sure on this.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I don't know what you mean by "Nook Touch wins as its the only device that can technically access both stores". As far as I know you cant access the Kindle store from a Nook, but I'm not sure on this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4MJungKIxY

 

[MagickMan]

The Kindle was the goto e-reader, now it's the Nook Touch. There's really no reason to get a Kindle, unless you're just sold on Amazon (with a little trickery you can use the Kindle app on the Nook). I've gotten used to using my iPad2 for everything just to cut down on gadget clutter, and for an LCD it's been fantastic. The ~12 hour battery life isn't nearly that of e-ink, but it's good enough.

I'll probably be selling my Nook Color pretty soon, as I'm getting a little burned out on Android rooting.

 

[bonkers325]

Nook touch is pretty nice. It is a little shorter than the kindle but is also a little fatter. The touch screen is nice and the cached refreshing is great if you use the native reader on the nook.

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[gorcorps]

Personally I dont want fingerprints all over my e-reader's screen - again because it's a device whose primary function is READING, not playing with and impressing people with. For that get an iPad.

Also I will never understand the complaints about the page turn time. It takes literally well under one second to turn a page. I don't see how this is an issue, unless you're a ridiculously fast reader (e.g. a robot).

I don't know what you mean by "Nook Touch wins as its the only device that can technically access both stores". As far as I know you cant access the Kindle store from a Nook, but I'm not sure on this.

e-ink screens are all matte, not glossy and they don't show fingerprints easily

If you don't see the perks of a touch interface then I don't know what to tell you. My biggest gripe with using the Nook and Kindle was the clunky interface when searching through my library. Once I'm actually READING then it's fine, but to find a book to read was always awkward. Now it's not... so Nook Touch wins.

 

[tdawg]

Personally I dont want fingerprints all over my e-reader's screen - again because it's a device whose primary function is READING, not playing with and impressing people with. For that get an iPad.

Also I will never understand the complaints about the page turn time. It takes literally well under one second to turn a page. I don't see how this is an issue, unless you're a ridiculously fast reader (e.g. a robot).

I don't know what you mean by "Nook Touch wins as its the only device that can technically access both stores". As far as I know you cant access the Kindle store from a Nook, but I'm not sure on this.

Annotating, highlighting, selecting words to send to the dictionary. These are all functions that are worlds easier to use with a touch ui. Yes, actual reading is the same experience on both a Nook and Kindle (placed together, I doubt anybody could tell the difference in e-ink screens between the two). Touch just makes all other functions much more intuitive and much less cumbersome.

I really like my original Nook, but would love to upgrade to the new Touch version.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Didn't even mention:

The Nook Touch has a MicroSD card slot, making it VERY easy to put tech documents (or any kind of documents) on the device.

EDIT: I also think the Nook Touch handles PDFs better than the Kindle (unless you want to pay for conversion each time).

 

[gorcorps]

Didn't even mention:

The Nook Touch has a MicroSD card slot, making it VERY easy to put tech documents (or any kind of documents) on the device.

Does the Kindle not have that? All Nooks have had a microSD card slot, even the first one. Weird that after several revisions that the Kindle wouldn't put one on.

 

[MagickMan]

Does the Kindle not have that? All Nooks have had a microSD card slot, even the first one. Weird that after several revisions that the Kindle wouldn't put one on.

Nope, no MicroSD slot, which is obnoxious. It's my only real complaint about the iPad also, not that Apple will ever add one, since they're hell-bent on making you pay a fortune for more built-in storage.

And yes, the Nook handles PDFs better than the Kindle. Not to mention support for a whole lot of document types that the Kindle doesn't read at all, like something as universal as Epub. So, if a person buys a Kindle and wants that, they better get intimate with Calibre and can expect some formatting bugs.