Saturday, September 24, 2011

Which one Would you Choose? The Kindle 3 or the Nook?


e-Readers

e-Readers are becoming something of a sensation lately. The latest wireless reading devices are becoming more and more sophisticated and convenient to use. This trend, like so many others that we have witnessed over the past few years like in the music industry, threatens to change the way we read books, and the high street bookstore forever. An electronic reading device has progressed to the point of the user being able to download several books within a few seconds and not even have to leave the comfort of their armchair.

The most popular e-Readers to date are the Amazon Kindle, the Sony e-Reader and the Nook. The most popular one at the moment is Amazons Kindle.

The very latest Kindle (Kindle 3) is incredibly light (8.7ozs) and as thin as a pencil which makes it a joy to hold for long periods of time and unlike a computer, it won't get hot. The battery can last up to a whole month if used in the correct way and the font size can be adjusted.

A neat touch is that your Kindle is will actually "read" to you, should your eyes get tired or you are away from a suitable light source. (A special cover and miniature light are available). Amazons reading device has the ability to download out of copyright book of which there are hundreds of thousands, for free, these are mostly the classics like Robinson Crusoe'.

A brief look at the NOOK.

The Nook from Barns and Noble, did not make its appearance until after the Kindle. One of the most obvious differences between these two is the Nooks screen which is more impressive and has a colour LCD touch-screen, complete with personalized screensaver. But at 11.6ozs, it's noticeably heavier than Amazons offering and also a little bulkier and less convenient to carry around. Not only this, the battery will only last for 10 days.

One of the most popular innovations regarding the Nook, is its Lend an eBook' to friends and relatives. You can loan them books that you have enjoyed free of charge.

The Nook can store 1,500 books while the Kindle can store 3,500 both are astonishing and enough to satisfy the most avid of readers. The Nook is going to be marginally more expensive than the latter.

Conclusion

If you are looking for something which is going to do its purpose very well, then the kindle 3 is the best of the two, I think this is because of the increased battery time of a 30 days which is amazing and also because it is lighter and less of a problem when holding due to the weight. Storage capacity I don't think really matters because, 1,500 to 3,500 is still a massive amount which will take the average reader a very long time to read through anyway. Both the kindle and the Nook have a great impact of the environment due to the absence of cutting down thousands of trees to create books, there is no longer a need for this with this brand new technology which is coming to this generation.


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