Kindle Electronic Reader vs Nook?

[Pax]

I had a ton of books on my old Newton. I think a Nook would be fun for travel. If there are books of knitting patterns, that would really be a bonus! It would never replace my actual books, but I could see myself enjoying the portability.

Deb

Same here. When we were doing the five hour wait at the oncologists last month a fella was sitting near me using a Kindle...I definitely saw the attraction. He had on slim thing and I was encumbered with a bags filled with books, magazines, crossword puzzle book...

[papaver]

5 hour wait???? are you serious?

[PscyclePath]

I'm with Zen, too...

Another option, though, is the Kindle app for your iPhone... I have that one installed, even though I've yet to download a book to it... the paper ones have been more convenient, and the books I'd want to have stashed in my iPhone don't come in e-book or Kindle versions yet... :-(

[divingbiker]

I'm seriously considering getting some kind of electronic reader since my eyesight is getting bad enough that I can't really read the small print of books and magazines any more. (I've got an eye condition that makes my right eye blurry and it can't be fixed.) I'd love to be able to make the font a size and darkness/contrast that is easier on the eyes.

[MomOnBike]

I like the idea of a Nook or Kindle or any other type of portable electronic reader for newspapers. I really dislike the clutter that newspapers bring into the house, and we just have a hard time getting our poop in a group to go to the recycling centers. Give me a slim electronic reader any day.

I also like the idea of an electronic reader for reading at lunch. I've struggled with paperback books while trying to eat messy sandwiches. A flat piece of plastic would have been nice.

They'd also be nice for travel.

Looking this over, I guess I'm interested in this technology for (for lack of a better term) 'throwaway' type reading.

The archival stuff I want on paper. Also cookbooks and bike repair manuals - paper, stained.

[SlowButSteady]

Nothing will ever replace books for me.

But I recently purged sackfuls of books--donated to Friends of the Library. In fact, I am in the process of purging alot of clutter from my home (link to related thread: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...hlight=clutter )

My home has a dedicated library room. It's full. I need to purge some more.

Tentatively, I'm leaning toward Barnes & Noble's Nook. Its format is library compatible. More selections. Color touch screen. Titles are "lendable".

I also like the idea of financially supporting Barnes & Noble...I like their physical stores--the music, atmosphere, the Starbucks.

Kindle is marketed by Amazon. I don't have a neighborhood Amazon to experience.

[smilingcat]

There will be other me too products pretty soon. So unless you really want it, you may want to hold out. Maybe the price will drop even more. Kindle dropped its price and B&N's Nook matched the price.

I wonder if I can take the java applet for the reader off ipod/iphone and load it onto my net book. My netbook does have java support...

[limewave]

I was just offered a great deal on the new Kindle. I didn't think I'd ever be able to afford one. I'm so tempted to buy it. I love books. We have a big library at home and I can't imagine giving up my hardbacks. But I think I would love a Kindle for traveling . . . . . .

[Irulan]

I just bought a Nook for my son for the holidays. You can load PDF's right into one, or store them on a smart card. The kindle requires cumbersome software to convert PDFs into a readable format. Son has his entire D&D library on PDF, plus many of his college textbooks are available in that format. So for us it's an obvious choice. No more carrying around 65 pounds of textbooks for starters.

[Pax]

No more carrying around 65 pounds of textbooks for starters.

Ooooh, I hadn't thought of that application, excellent!

[arielmoon]

I am reluctant to get a first edition of any electronic gadget so that would rule out the nook for me. I have contemplated the kindle but it still seems like quite a bit to plunk down. The new books are not any cheaper in e-edition either.

I read A LOT and I make use of the library whenever I can. I only buy books that I cant get there. I keep the ones I will read again, and I try to give away or donate the others because I cant stand clutter!

[kenyonchris]

I am a bookaholic. I was an editor just out of college and read 800 plus pages a day of copy. I can't read at the speed to accuracy ratio I read on paper while on the computer. I don't know why. I can read fast and inaccurately or slow and accurately but not both. And it eventually gives me a headache. So I have avoided the Kindle even though it would be nice to have all three or four of the books I have going at any one time in one spot. People who have tried it tell me that they have the same issues withe the computer but not the kindle. Why is that, you think?

[Ritamarie]

I like the device known as the library.

It's free

Me too. When the library goes digital and I can download a book to an electronic reader, then I will buy one!

[7rider]

Me too. When the library goes digital and I can download a book to an electronic reader, then I will buy one!

The library did go digital*. And you can down load it onto a reader. Looks like you'll have to get one now! Actually, Google Books has a bunch of books that are in the public domain and available free for download. A good time to catch up on Poe, Twain, and all of the old classics that I never read (but told my lit. teachers I did!) in high school!

* Besides, you can't take the library with you when you're stuck in an airport waiting for your connection.....

[malkin]

... People who have tried it tell me that they have the same issues withe the computer but not the kindle. Why is that, you think?

I think the screen is different. Someone explained it to me once, but I don't have much understanding in that area, so it didn't stick.