Ereader Nook If you buy that new ereader the nook do you still have to pay for the books you down load?
You need to pay for any books that have copyright. Only those books that are in the public domain will be allowed for you to download for free. The following website provide many books for you to download, and they can be read on any ereaders:
http://manybooks.net/
I'm not sure if it helps. but I've compared the Barnes and Noble's Nook with Amazon Kindle, so let me tell you my findings.
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.
- The price of ebooks for the Nook on Barnes and Nobles are more expensive than the ebooks on the Kindle. This can make quite a difference in long term, the price difference adds up as you buy more books.
- 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. They also added native PDF support for their Kindle 2.
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. Finally, if you're an avid reader, price of ebooks will also be a big concern, as ebooks on the Nook are more expensive.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook readers I've ever read:
Just check up their homepage to see the latest price of the devices. The price is most up-to-date, and if there is any price change it will be reflected immediately on their homepage. BTW, the Nook seems to be in stock only in Jan 2010, so you'll not be able to get it in X'mas...
You can consider yourself to be mighty lucky if you have a brand new ebook reader to flaunt this Christmas. And the next thing that you need to be wary of after having received the gadget is to provide adequate protection to it, so that there are no dents or scratches to mar your experience with this wonderful device.
When it comes to means to protect your ebook reader, there are choices galore. The best thing that you can do is to have a soft cover, sleeve, jacket or a case to safeguard your ebook readers. These can be made from leather, nylon, microfiber, memory foam or from canvas material that is also water resistant. The branded leather covers may cost you a bit more but they surely have a more refined look and feel. The softer covers might be a lot more comfortable though it all depends on one’s personal preferences and choice. And if you are used to the hard cover books, then covers that can make your Electronic Readers to look like a real book are the ones that you can go for. Also available are hard shell covers though it’s the softer shells that are more in demand.
If you travel a lot then an ebook reader case or a travel pouch might be a better option to shield your ebook reader, which can be enhanced further by additional padding like neoprene or memory foam. To have a strap for the case will be a nice thing for those who are always on the move, which will keep the reader handy.
If you are fond of the skins for your cell phones, then you might also like to have a skin for your ebook reader. These provide a cover just to the back of the ebook reader but they also act as a shield of your ebook reader up to some degree and will allow you to express yourself through a variety of appealing colors and designs. So this is another option for you for protecting your ebook reader, whether it is a Kindle or the Barnes and Noble Nook .
There is also a range of choices for those who won’t mind forking out a bit more for safeguarding their ebook readers. For them, there are the options to have their ebook protectors customized or hand-knitted to suit their tastes. Some of the more popular vendors in this field include Belkin, Bobarra, Cole Haan, M-edge, Kate Spade, Strangedog, and Stylzworld. So if you intend to buy Kindle DX or any other ebook reader that can’t exactly be considered cheap, you might well consider any of the above options.
Generally, notwithstanding your idea of ways to protect your ebook reader, the thing that you need to keep in mind is to have a clear understanding of the material and the type of padding so as to be sure that you ereader is adequately protected from the bumps and scratches that might come its way. Price too can be an important deciding factor in selecting the right cover or case. For instance, if it is a cheap Kindle 2 that you have bought, then just a simple anti scratch LCD screen protector that does not cost more than a few dollars might well serve your purpose.
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