I own a Nook Color - the $249 version that was available the January before Kindle Fire came to pass. I held out waiting for a touch-screen tablet-style digital reader because touch screen was the deal-breaker feature for me. Nook finally won my business because the Nook Color came onto the market before the Kindle Fire. It was a shiny, awesome novelty for a few months...and then it got old.
Not the device itself - the device is fine, even though the touch screen is a little sticky through the screen protector. What got old was being a Barnes & Noble digital customer. Browsing from my Nook was a tedious experience and I more often than not found myself at Amazon browsing, then going to Barnes & Noble to look for the title (and sometimes being frustrated because Barnes & Noble either didn't have it or charged more for it). I found myself more and more picking up my Nook only to find the battery was dead, so I had to recharge it and wait to read--so by the time it was re-charged, I no longer had time to read.
Very frustrating.
And then the Kindle Fire came out and I was a little mad at myself for not waiting a few more months, then buying the Fire. Grr.
And I used my Nook even less...and more less...until I started thinking about asking for a Kindle for Christmas. It doesn't even have to be the fancy tablet (I'm over the gadgety-ness of that). It just has to be a Kindle. I might not even wait for Christmas. I want to be able to comfortably read now, darn it! Maybe for Octoberfest instead of Christmas... :)
In any event, I'm curious what reading device you use. Are you a Kindle user or a Nook user? If Kindle, did you use Nook first? If Nook, did you use Kindle first? Do you not use either of the big devices, and instead use something different? Why did you choose the reader you've come to love?
I have been tormenting myself over this entire kindle v nook thing for awhile now. I own a nook and have for many years though I upgraded from the original to the color a year ago. My only complaint is it doesn't format books from publisher sites well when I "sideload" them. I've been told kindle doesn't either.
ReplyDeleteMy dilemma is all the book options with amazon seem vastly better. These free book offers drive me crazy when I can't take advantage of them. So I want to buy an amazon compatible device for around $200... should I go kindle? Or maybe the new google nexus and download the amazon app? Then I also have better capability for facebook, email, etc. I am so confused! I have no answers and everyone has a different opinion.
I'll be following this conversation to see what others say. I just want more functionality than the nook can provide.
I really LIKE my Nook Color as a device. I suppose if I knew anything about rooting in order to get some different apps on it I might be tempted to stay with it. But as a reader, I really want access to Amazon's book selection, better shopping/browsing experience, and yes, even the free books.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize Google's Nexus might be an option that would allow for a little more functionality.
In my case I'm probably going to go with a reader-only device the next time I buy. Whatever I buy.
I currently use a Kindle Fire which I love, prior to that I had a regular Kindle. For me there was never a question of Kindle or Nook because I had been an Amazon customer for years prior to ereaders becoming available. Amazon released the Kindle first and, since I was already a long-term customer, I bought it.
ReplyDeleteI've never regretted that choice. I love Amazon!
I have always had a Kindle product. I had the regular Kindle but now I have a Kindle Fire. I do love it because I find it easy to maneuver. The only thing I am not happy with, is that I can not books my books in folders.
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Kindle. Right now I have both a Kindle e-reader and a Kindle Fire. But I'm about to upgrade the Fire to the iPad--I find I use the FIre more for streaming movies, and I'd like to have the additional app functionality, so the iPad it will be. I'll keep the Kindle e-reader for reading until the Paperwhite comes out in a few weeks; I expect I'll have one by Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteAmazon's ecosystem simply beats the pants off B&N's. Prime is brilliant with the Fire, and now that Amazon released an Instant Video iOS app, I think that translates well. Barnes & Noble is an exercise in futility and frustration, and its discoverability just can't compare with Amazon's.
I'm a really basic Kindle User. As in, an older wifi only model and I love it. I don't really purchase from Amazon, but I scour www.ereaderiq.com daily for the latest free Kindle downloads and have found some great reads. I also convert ebooks purchased from other vendors using the free program Calibre as well as Kindle's free conversion feature. I love the fact I can also convert my personal documents (rtf, doc, html, pdf) for free through them and read them on my kindle.
ReplyDeleteI got the original Nook the day it came out. Loved the original shopping experience at BN, but they have "improved" the site so much it's now a PITA. I liked the original Nook, it had a convenient clock on screen and a charge meter right there too. Battery getting low. plug it in and keep reading. Reading before an appointment, keep an eye on the on screen clock. Kept it until last week,the battery was getting flaky. Got a "Simple Touch", if I want color I'll use my Galaxy Tab (bigger screen). Don't like the new quite so much, but only because of the lack of the on screen clock and battery meter.
ReplyDeletehope I'm not late to the discussion!! kindle paperwhite is wonderful, Amazon made it very good. Specially if you are looking for a read-only device. Used Sony eReader in the past but the screen was not as good as Kindle in my opinion, specially vs the new kindle.
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Kindle is my choice - after paper. I like the simple easy use. And that I can read outside. I would recommend Kindle.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a Kindle or a Nook. I prefer a book in my hand. I guess I'm just old-fashioned. I never have to worry about the battery going flat.LOL
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I have a kindle and love it..
ReplyDeleteI have a kindle fire and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!
ReplyDeletei have the kindle paperwhite and it's amazing. but before, i had a kindle keyboard and it is also a great e-reader. i think the e-readers are preferable to any color tablets
ReplyDeleteI have the basic Kindle, it's a couple years old and I did have it replaced last year due to screen malfunction. Love the battery life! Mostly though my husband grabs it and it is full of wood working and penny stocks type books. He's reading the Harry Dresden Series, on book 4 so it will be awhile before I would get it.
ReplyDeleteI recently bought a cheap android tablet(a trio) for $79 from tigerdirect. Downloaded the kindle app and an epub reader. I can download direct from Amazon and have a couple epubs from Smashwords so I know that reader works.It has some games, some news apps etc, so it is handy for a few things besides reading. I thought it was a good compromise for me, since I didn't wan tot pay for a Kindle Fire.
I'm way late but I have a Sony ereader. I like sony because for awahile sony was the only device you can use to buy books and other sites: kobo, all romance, smashwords.. I think that has changed some now, but I still like mine.
ReplyDeleteI am considering getting a kobo reader, but we'll see.
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