kindle vs nook for programming books

[brianmanahan]

i am thinking about kindle or nook

and mostly i read books about computer programming with code in them

dear atot, what type of reader would be best for this?

 

[FoBoT]

ps. i had a thread about this earlier but allisolm locked it because it also talked about pooping.

well then it totally makes sense to mention that, again
well done and now i'll move this thread to the correct forum for you. no need to thank me, i got it buddy

 

[brianmanahan]

well then it totally makes sense to mention that, again
well done and now i'll move this thread to the correct forum for you. no need to thank me, i got it buddy

what? ok i removed it then

but i lol'd that drpizza had posted in the thread! obviously there was not a consensus

 

[brianmanahan]

wow i did not know we had a movile devices forum!

 

[A5]

For code books, I use them as reference guides so I still like paper (or Google...).

Beyond that, the non-tablet e-Ink readers are essentially identical at this point so it is pretty much all about whether you want to buy stuff from B&N or Amazon.

 

[jalaram]

Books are nice when they're near me, but I like the e-readers so I carry many books very easily.

That said, I use a Nook Color with CM7 on it. That way, I can read Kindle, Nook, and PDF books. I then just d/l the format with the lowest price.

 

[Veliko]

For any reference book you would be better off with a paper book.

E-readers just aren't suited for flipping back and forth like that.

Incidentally I am at work. I pissed myself with laughter at the 'talked about pooping' bit.

 

[alent1234]

For any reference book you would be better off with a paper book.

E-readers just aren't suited for flipping back and forth like that.

Incidentally I am at work. I pissed myself with laughter at the 'talked about pooping' bit.

ereaders are better because they have this cool search function that is a lot faster than flipping paper pages

 

[A5]

ereaders are better because they have this cool search function that is a lot faster than flipping paper pages

I've never, ever seen an e-reader with a good enough keyboard and fast enough software to beat me flipping to the index and then the page I need.

Unless you're doing really esoteric languages, Google is significantly faster than both though.