Nook or Kindle? why and why not

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01-17-2011, 07:17 AM

#31

websydhan

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My daughter bought me one of the very first Kindle, she also has one. I just love it. I think it was one of the best Christmas presents I ever got. My daughter and I are both heavy readers. She bought the larger hard drive and I got the one that came with the kindle it was big enough for me.

I would not ever part with my Kindle. When my husband was in the hospital I took my kindle with me, I spent day and night in the hospital for a week, "my husband past away". Before I left three of the nurse who took care of my husband order a Kindle and they just loved it. It is worth every penny! I don't go anywhere with out my Kindle!

01-17-2011, 07:29 AM

#32

Roberta

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I got both a Kindle and a Kobo for Christmas. I took the Kobo back, hated it but love the Kindle. There is also a website that offers free books for most readers, believe it's www.noob.com. If that isn't it PM me and I'll send the link along to anyone who wants it.

I've downloaded several books from that site and they were free. Some you have to pay for but most you don't. I'm loading up my Kindle for my hip surgery next month.

01-17-2011, 07:46 AM

#33

hazeljane

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Originally Posted by arimuse

Ah! I love the smell of books in the morning! I love books, paper, pens and pencils - I have so many books they are stacked in most rms of the house! (horders?!?) Most are reference type books, you name a catagory I have something. Im in the process of (wand ) scanning to get rid of a lot.
I want an ereader so bad, but cant figure out what to buy. I saw on a home shopping show this AM something called nextbook - very good price:@ 180$ and does what I want (I think) - The electronics show just happened in Las Vegas so Im waiting to see what the next gen in readers will be. (way back in the Dark Ages I worked for a co that did repair/maintenence on computers etc - in the 90s - and they sent reps to this trade show every yr. They came back w/ Dragon software the yr it came out - voice recognition to operate your word doc etc, very zoomy at the time and very expensive. Dragon is still around! but much cheaper now)
I also love audio books, theyre great on long trips, pop in a book and have it read to you makes the miles fly by. My SO has to travel @ 7 hrs each way when he comes and goes from work, once a month. His car only had a cd player and my books were cassettes, so I went to audible.com (I think thats the site) and you can plug in a voice headphone set and record what you read and download it on cds, so I made him a cd of poems and started reading a book for him about a person who sailed solo around the world in the 1800s. He really likes this idea. share t

I also love the smell and feel of books, and have forever. It's taken me some time to come to terms with an e-reader, but I read every day. I have plenty of books that I would never ever give up, but I also want to have books I can't afford to buy. When an out of print book I have been mooning over (PBs going for $45.!) came out in Kindle for 4.99. Something in me just said- ENOUGH! We resisted the iPod, because we're old, and it is the most amazing thing. So now, I want an eReader.

01-17-2011, 07:56 AM

#34

Laura22

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I tried both readers and decided on the Kindle. Here are the reasons behind my personal choice:

1. I liked the controls on the Kindle better, they felt more intuitive to me

2. I didn't like the backlighting as I feel it causes eye strain for me. I use a book light, just like I would with a real book when I read my Kindle at night

3. I have had some less than favorable experiences with the Customer Service 800# at Barnes and Noble but have had nothing but great experiences with Amazon Customer Service.

4. I had two different friends who broke their Kindles, not the product's fault, and both were replaced with new Kindles before they even sent their broken ones back because Amazon insisted they shouldn't have a lull in their ability to use the product.

5. With Calibre (free software for converting ebooks and putting them on your reader) and an iphone, (I have access to nook books on my iphone should I choose) I have found plenty of books. However, I have yet to use this feature much as I've never had trouble finding books.

01-17-2011, 08:11 AM

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I'm reading this and posting with my iPad. I have the kindle reader and the nook reader and both are free apps for iPad. The keyboard, when turned sideways, is big enough for me to type as if it is a regular keyboard. I can check my email and play scrabble, sudoku, mahjong solitaire, and kenken. It's a fully integrated entertainment system, and i LOVE IT!! Wouldn't have anything else.

01-17-2011, 08:35 AM

#36

husband-of-a-quilter

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You will get almost as many opinions for this as sewing machines. The Nook and the Kindle are the same but different. I have a Nook WiFi with 3g with an eink screen. I personally like the touch screen at the bottom of the Nook rather than the keypad of the Kindle. Since I have had the Nook I read more than I ever have. There are so many WEB sites for free books it is amazing. There are a lot of books written by start up authors that just did not get a publisher. Amazing stories at that and some not so amazing. Nooks can read PDFs, Epubs and DRMEpubs so there are no conversions. But as someone stated there is a free program that will convert to the azw format but it will not convert DRM encoded epubs. The cool thing about the Nook is you get all kinds of benefits if you bring your Nook into a Barns and Nobel store. Go to Best Buy, they have both there and try them, then make your decision.They are both very good devices. My wife has the Nook Color, now that is an amazing piece of technology.

01-17-2011, 08:43 AM

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nevrn

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I got a Kindle last year for Christmas and I dearly love it. I have over 60 books loaded into it right now that were totally free....I spent a hundred dollars on books before I found a blog that I receive every day that lists the books available on the Amazon Kindle site for free. You have to get them right away though because they are only up for free for a short time. My Kindle goes everywhere with me, and the best part is that I save all that money so I can buy more quilting supplies! If anyone wants the URL for the blog, email me privately and I will send it to you.

01-17-2011, 09:09 AM

#38

memephyl

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I have the kindle. Love it. I download the free books and have been happy with I have read. My daughter gave me a gift certificate to buy some, but only bought one or two, real bargain ones. Keeping the balance for a best seller that might be something I want to read.

01-17-2011, 09:12 AM

#39

Minding My Ps and Qs

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I don't have either yet, but only the Nook allows me to down-load books from my local public library. I can also get the books on my computer, but it is too heavy to take along for travel.
Sally

01-17-2011, 09:13 AM

#40

jolo

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i DONT know anything about either. I need to see some. with my limited budget I probable will stick to the paperbacks .the ones that I can afford that is. lol. I also use my library for books.