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Ebook Reader Devices

Nook vs Ipad? The battle of these ebook readers..?

So ya. What is everyones ideas about the nook and the ipad. I know there is a possibilities of rooting or jailbreaking both devices but I was wondering what people who had them had to say. I've talked to both apple and b&n about them. So let me hear what your thinking!

In short, I won't choose iPad or Nook Color, because they're using backlight screen like computer screen, and is difficult to our eyes. Just not suitable for reading purpose. For other ebook readers including the B&N Nook, Sony Reader, and Amazon Kindle, I'll go for the Kindle. For the Sony Reader, many books (especially new releases) cannot be easily find on it. For the Nook, it is good but it is slower and less user friendly compared to the new version of Kindle.

There is also quite a good comparison between the ebook readers here:

http://bit.ly/whichebookreader

Amazon Kindle : The Best Portable Ebook Reader

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Which eReader device to pick?

I'm in the military, so I can't really lug around too many books since we travel a lot. I had to end up paying extra at the airport for a bag I was carrying books in. I've been looking into different ebook readers and I'm not exactly sure which to go with. There's Amazon and Sony that seem to be the main ones, but there's a couple more.

I need something somewhat durable, looks nice, and works well. I read lots of different kinds of books but don't really read the newspaper or any of the sort, so serials aren't a big deal.

If you travels a lot, you must be going to the Amazon Kindle. It is the only device that have international 3G wireless (which is free), and you can download books and look for information on Google, Wikipedia, Gmail, etc.

Read here for a person who has tried both the Kindle and Sony Reader:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR266PE1Q47CYNH%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ASIN%3DB00154JDAI%26nodeID%3D%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Fpr%255Fcmt&tag=more_info-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

I own the Kindle 2 and I like it very much. It is better than Sony Reader because Amazon provide good content support, and the number of books available in Kindle format is kept on increasing (right now there are 300,000 Kindle books). Sony Reader, however, many users complain that it is difficult to find suitable books.

And the main problem is that books on Sony Reader are much more expensive than that on the Kindle (tips: if you're outside the U.S. all the Kindle books you see will have a price of US$2 added. But if you choose to download to computer when you check out, the $2 will be waived. So you can get the books US$2 cheaper even if you're outside the United States, and you can copy the books to your Kindle through USB cable). And many Kindle books, magazines and newspapers are cheaper than the actual paper version. Other benefits of the Kindle over Sony Reader include the free wireless internet access (now available internationally in many countries), and the text-to-speech function.

And you know, Amazon gave a price drop for the Kindle 2 just before Xmas. It is now at a really good price.

Hope this helps.

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Categories: Electronic Book Readers

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One Response

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   Rosanne:

   Many, many thanks Andy!!! Your survey helped me enormously in my search for a suitable provider.

   12.09.2010 13:19