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eReader question (Kindle/Barnes & Noble Nook)?

I plan on buying an eReader (Preferably a cheap one) but I was wondering if it has internet (Like WiFi)?

Strictly speaking, only the Kindle can access internet through its free wireless network. The Nook has both Wi-Fi and wireless, but it is restricted to buying books only. I've looked into comparison been the Kindle and the Nook, so let me tell more of my opinions here.

From the official page of B&N, here is how the Nook compares with the Kindle:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compare/

Since Barnes and Noble page is only mentioning the advantage of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to tell more about the benefit of the Kindle 2 over the Nook:

- There is no internet browser for the Nook. So even with Wi-Fi, you can only use it to purchase book. You cannot do searching in Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., like what you can do with the Kindle.

- The Amazon Kindle has international free 3G wireless which covers over 100 countries. So even if you're in places like the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless only within the U.S., and is limited for use of buying books only

- The Kindle is available outside the U.S. (it ships to 176 countries), while the Nook only ship within the U.S. at this moment.

- The Kindle has text-to-speech function, so it can treat an ebook like audio book. This function is not present on the Nook.

- Amazon is already doing some change after the Nook is announced (still more than one month for it to be available). They dropped the price of their International Kindle even further. And they are going to release a PC software which can read their Kindle books.

One more thing to be aware is that, at first glance you may think the Nook can read ebooks with color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small screen beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.

In my opinion, it is a tie between the Kindle and the Barnes and Noble. But if you may travel and you enjoy reading during your trip, you should go for the Kindle for sure. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies very soon, like improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player in the ereader market right now, and I believe it will put enormous effort to hold its position.

I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR3QM7LGL62MZ4X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Frdp%255Fperm&tag=ereader-2-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

Hope this helps you decide.

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Where can I buy e-books?

I want to buy e-books, I usualy buy them at the Sony web site and I use the eReader, but I want to try buy in other sites. Also Sugest me good sites to buy e-books in spanish. I read classic books but also new ones. So please tell me. Thanks

I would usually give you the links in order for you to check the information; unfortunately, Yahoo is suffering some sort of glitch when posting links and is trying to fix it. If you are not happy with the answer or you need more information, then feel free to contact me via e-mail and I will do what I can to help you.

Try pasting the link into the address bar at the top of your screen.

Free ebooks (These will keep you busy.)

http://newfreebooks.com/

http://www.balajisebookworld.com/page_1.html

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/

http://www.coolscifi.com/forums/sci-fi-fantasy-books/free-online-novels-116808/

http://www.free-online-novels.com/

http://www.ebooklobby.com/

http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com/

http://books.google.com/

Hypertext Projects

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/hypertex.html#s

A grand total of over 100,000 titles is available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources.

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.literaturemaster.com/

http://www.truly-free.org/

http://www.bibliomania.com/

http://www.readprint.com/

http://www.readbookonline.net/

http://www.fictionpress.com/

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/

http://www.free-ebooks.net/

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