Nook Vs. Kindle?

[Saturn0660]

Get a Nook... One simple reason. If your local library has an Online version then you can rent books from it.. FREEFREEFREE

 

[B.J.]

For various reasons, I've pretty much decided on a Nook. Does anyone know anything about the certified pre-owned Nooks that B&N is offering, other than it being $50 cheaper?

 

[Venardhi]

They're just the returned nooks, mostly 'cause grandma couldn't work it, or dad got an ipad the next day or whatever. If your nook breaks and it is still under the protection plan, those are the ones sent out as replacements.

 

[RoJoHen]

This thread is making me want to buy a Nook.

 

[Venardhi]

Join us, we have coupons for cheesecake and free coffee.

 

[B.J.]

Well, that seals it then. I just got a free $50 gift card to B&N!

 

[jefferiestubes8]

Kindle 2 For $89. on November 26 via Amazon.com

Sort of knew this was coming...

Kindle 2 model priced at $89. on November 26

last-gen-but-still-good Kindle 2 for just $89, starting at Noon EST on Friday. They'd like to remind you it uses the same e-ink tech as the current Nook!

The latest Kindle, which uses newer e-ink with 50% better contrast, can still be had for $139.

http://gizmodo.com/5698212/amazon-black-friday-kindle-2-for-89

While not giving it away they are offering something for less than $90.!
from the E-readers and critical mass discussion thread:

on Black Friday one of the top 3 E-Readers is being priced at $100.

a 33 percent drop on the price of a Barnes & Noble Nook Wi-Fi to $100.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/11/12/best.buy.black.friday.to.have.big.mac.deals.more/

This blog predicted it:

You can think of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as the Crazy Eddie of the e-book business: Every time a rival gets close to the Kindle's prices, Bezos goes even lower. He will not be undersold!

Why e-readers will soon cost less than $100.
http://www.slate.com/id/2263787/
and wherever Barnes & Noble goes Amazon.com will follow...

 

[ST-One]

Re: Kindle 2 For $89. on November 26 via Amazon.com

Sort of knew this was coming...

Kindle 2 model priced at $89. on November 26

last-gen-but-still-good Kindle 2 for just $89, starting at Noon EST on Friday. They'd like to remind you it uses the same e-ink tech as the current Nook!

Yet the display on the NookClassic is much brighter and the text a lot sharper (even more so with the latest 1.5 firmware update).

I haven't touched my KindleDXi since I've bought my Nook in August.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

I was originally leaning toward a Kindle but I think I'm getting a Nook next year.

 

[ST-One]

I was originally leaning toward a Kindle but I think I'm getting a Nook next year.

Good choice
Which one? The Color or the Classic?

 

[Flavius]

I just ordered a Kindle for my wife.

 

[ST-One]

I was originally leaning toward a Kindle but I think I'm getting a Nook next year.

Oh, and if you buy the Classic, you should try to softroot your Nook. This would give you (among other things) a cover-flow-library that is otherwise only reserved for books bought and downloaded from B&N; it's a way to navigate through your collection that is far more convenient than the usual flipping through pages and selecting via cursor/arrow-keys (like on an unrooted Nook or a Kindle).

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Classic, for sure. I've already got laptops and shit if I need color. And I most certainly would root my Nook.

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

Get a Nook... One simple reason. If your local library has an Online version then you can rent books from it.. FREEFREEFREE

What? You can take out library books on a Nook?

How does this work?

I was given a classic Nook as a present recently, and I'm still trying to figure out all that I can do with it.

Wondered at first if I'd been given something just in time for it to go obsolete--but I saw the color Nook and decided I didn't like it. Plus...I'm not gonna look a gift Nook in the mouth.

 

[Saturn0660]

Get a Nook... One simple reason. If your local library has an Online version then you can rent books from it.. FREEFREEFREE

What? You can take out library books on a Nook?

How does this work?

I was given a classic Nook as a present recently, and I'm still trying to figure out all that I can do with it.

Wondered at first if I'd been given something just in time for it to go obsolete--but I saw the color Nook and decided I didn't like it. Plus...I'm not gonna look a gift Nook in the mouth.

Adobe Digital Editions. Download Epubs or EPdf. drag and drop into your Nook.

 

[ares93]

i was going back and fourth between a netbook, a nook, and a kindle. but i managed to get a hold of a kindle 2 for a bargain so i couldnt resist. yeah, its not the newest model, but it'll do.

 

[B.J.]

About the library books thing, you may want to ask your local library, since I imagine that varies. My local library has an agreement with a 3rd party e-book lender, but of course you have to have a library card & account to access it.

 

[Saturn0660]

About the library books thing, you may want to ask your local library, since I imagine that varies. My local library has an agreement with a 3rd party e-book lender, but of course you have to have a library card & account to access it.

Mine uses three types. Mobi ePub ePdf. Nook can read ePub and ePdf..

 

[RoJoHen]

Does anyone know if the Nook 3G requires a subscription?

 

[Snaploud]

Does anyone know if the Nook 3G requires a subscription?

I believe the 3G requires no additional subscription fees (if you pay for that $199 Free 3G + Wifi model).

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/features/techspecs/index.asp?cds2Pid=35611