Another Kindle Thread

Okay girls - do any of you have a Kindle? What are the pros and cons? Do I want one? My grandma just gave me a very generous monetary gift and I am thinking of getting a Kindle. What do you think?

I have the app for the Itouch and just love how I can read on the go. I have to admit I do want an kindle though so interested in seeing this thread.

I wanted a Kindle for a long time but finally choose the Nook. It is my gift from my parent's so I don't have it yet. I just liked the look of the Nook and the color touch screen.

Hmm. I hadn't heard about the Nook, but I just went and checked it out. And, I think I would choose it over the Kindle too.

Anyone else have opinions?

Can you order books from Amazon with the Nook? I am interested in both, and just wondered.
Thanks,
AL

Isn't the "reading space" really, really small, compared to a page in a book?

I saw them on Amazon and thought they looked kinda neat, but my concern would be that the print/size would be too small.

Oh never mind...I just went and watched the video on Amazon.

Have I ever told you guys that you're a really bad influence on me? LOL I'm always seeing stuff that I just HAVE to HAVE! hehe

I love love love my Kindle. You can adjust the text size to be as big or small as you want. I just love how light it is. We have spent alot of time this last year in hospitals, doc waiting rooms, etc. with sick family members and it has been a lifesaver. I always tried to carry books with me but I love that you can get the instant download so once you finish a book you can order your next one immediately. Or if you want to have several different kinds of books going at once, you can, without having to tote them all around. I also have an iphone but its way to small for me to enjoy books on personally.

oohlala said:

Can you order books from Amazon with the Nook? I am interested in both, and just wondered.
Thanks,
AL

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No. You buy the books from Barnes and Noble. However, it looks like the eBooks for the Nook are in a format that works on different readers. It doesn't HAVE to be a Nook. The books for Kindle only work on a Kindle. Also, the Nook has a color display. And, it looks like they have a program where you can share your eBooks with a friend for 14 days, which is cool. AND, it seems as though B&N has a larger library of available eBooks than Amazon has.

As I looked at it, the Nook has pretty much everything that the Kindle has with the addition of a few great features. So, that's why I think I would lean toward the Nook at this point.

The only problem for me is that the Nook isn't shipping until January 15, and I am not good at waiting!

Is the Kindle easy to use in Canada? Are there any additional costs involved??

i've got a kindle - love love love it i've had it for well over a year (not sure exactly when i got it ... it's been a while though!) i also use the kindle app on my iphone too - a LOT - b/c i read in the dark a lot and like the backlit screen ... i'm not familiar with the nook, but it sounds great ... in general, i think eeaders rock!

I recently compared ebooks to get one for my dd for Xmas. I first saw the Nook which got me interested. I really liked the Nooks features, better so than the Sony version. I too noticed that the availability date for the nook was sometime after the new year. But then I saw Amazon had the Kindle. And my biggest question, since both Nook and Kindle have very similar basic specs, was the selection and availability of books. Sure, Nook is cool if you go into B&N and can download materials with their wifi. But in comparison, the Kindle has 3G network and you can download materials from practically anywhere the network reaches! That is what really sold me. Plus, I compared many of the book prices on titles we would buy and they prices were equal. I believe both B&N and Amazon to have extensive selections so really, there isn't much difference between the two.

Actually, the Nook uses the same AT&T 3G network that the Kindle uses. But, you can also use the free Wifi in their store if you are there. The free Wifi isn't that big of a selling point in my opinion, but they do have the 3G network.

Anybody know if ebook prices are cheaper at BN if you have a membership there?