Amazon Kindle vs B&N Nook
The Amazon Kindle has really changed our view of books. After the first Kindle came out, people started to question the need for these huge, clunky books, when we could have a nice slim form-factor that can store all the books in our home libraries. Now that a couple generations of the Kindle have came out, and now that it is slimmer and lighter than ever, a lot of different companies have jumped on the E-Reader bandwagon (i.e Astak, Sony, and Barnes & Noble). Sony has come out swinging with a medley of different styles for their E-Readers, including a full-touch screen device. Astak has come out with a somewhat cheaper line of these electronic books, though they are still close to 200$. Then there is Barnes & Noble. The new guys to the game, and possibly the Kindle-killers.
The Nook (259$) is B&N’s new Reader. This E-Reader has had some high expectations, mainly because it is coming from a huge national bookstore. It is a vert=y nice looking device with a nifty colored touchscreen display at the bottom, which is where the keyboard is on the Kindle. The Nook also has WiFi and when you are on the B&N WiFi network in the store, you can browse and read all books in the Nook library free. The downside to the color display and WiFi is the battery life is drained faster.
The Kindle (259$) seems to do everything right. It is slimmer and lighter than the Nook, has longer battery life, but no color/touch display or WiFi, and has 3G built in (as does the Nook). Since the Kindle doesn’t have the small touchscreen at the bottom, it sports a large, spacious keyboard. The keyboard is nice as a keyboard, but does not have much use other than browsing for books. The Nook has a virtual keyboard which works just fine and that is one thing Amazon must think about.
The Nook is oh-so-very close taking down the king of E-Book Readers, but the battery life is a killer and it can lag at times. They both feature a 6” screen and built in 3G, but the Kindle seems smoother in the transitions and has a lighter form-factor which makes it more travel friendly. The Nook runs a version of the Android operating system, which opens up the future for this device. Overall, it is not a Kindle-killer…yet.
buy the Nook at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/
buy the Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation/dp/B0015T963C/ref=dp_ob_title_def
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