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What is the best e-book reader?

What is the best ebook reader?

  • I am thinking of getting an ebook reader for the new year. Can anyone give me their opinions/experience with any of the readers out there. I am trying to get a good one at an affordable price but need more info to decide on the right one. I know the Kindle and Nook are very popular, what do you all think?

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    Hi, Princess Yoda, when choosing an eReader, you need to consider not only the physical properties of the device, but also compare eBook stores behind it. Sony has never been a contender for any comparison by anyone as they only have like 5 books in their Ebook store and their devices are way overpriced for what they offer. Borders is behind Kobo/Cruz devices in US and as you might of heard, Borders is on a brink of bankruptcy. Kindle and Nook are the only devices to be considered as their eBook stores have over a million of free public ebooks as well as over a million of ebooks that you need to pay for available. Having that out of the way, you should then decide which screen you want: e-Ink or LCD. It depends on what you're reading. If just black & white novels then the better one would be Kindle or e-Ink Nook from Barnes & Noble. If you read electronic magazines or college text books with a lot of color graphs and charts or children’s' books with a lot of pictures then the better would be Nook Color LCD from Barnes & Noble. Then, you should understand the limitations of e-Ink eReaders - they are limited to be black & white for now they "blink" at each ebook’s page turn, they're not too good for web browsing, they need external light source for reading when dark, and they cannot handle videos. Whichever device you choose, here's the advantages of the Nook’s (both e-Ink black & white and Nook Color) over Kindle: - Any Barnes & Noble store provides free Wi-Fi to Nook's - Nook allows to lend Nook books for two weeks to friends and family or share with your other devices that run B&N app (PC, MAC, Android phones, Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad, etc.) Barnes & Noble allows (when you walk in with the Nook to B&N store) to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi. With Nook, while in BN store you get exclusive articles from top authors, and great offers including cafe treats and unique deals. - Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for library ebooks. - Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for renting text-ebooks. Nook Color is worth mentioning separately as this is a hybrid Android eReader/tablet device, something between Kindle and iPad. Even though Nook Color has LCD touchscreen, it's a new generation screen which is anti-glare coated and is better performing in sunlight and produces less glare all of which are dooming reading on iPad. Also, the screen is amazing and readable/viewable at wide angles. Overall, Nook Color is more than e-Reader as you can also watch video and use Android applications on it. It's a hybrid device, much more than just an e-Reader but not a full tablet as it doesn't have a camera. If all you want is to read novels, Kindle (or the original e-Ink Nook) might be better for you. If you want something more from your device (color graphs and charts of college text books, childrens books, photos and videos, web sites in full color) at half of the price of iPad or Galaxy tab, then Nook Color is your best bet. Nook Color has several apps that already come with the device (Pandora Internet radio, QuickOffice, etc.) Also, Barnes & Noble recently released Nook SDK and Nook Developer platform that will allow most of the existing 100,000 Android apps be ported to it. Also, you can use the Social Settings screen to link your NOOK Color to your Facebook account and your Twitter account. You can also import all your contacts from your Google Gmail account. Once you have linked to Facebook and Twitter and set up email contacts, you can lend and borrow books, recommend books, and share favorite quotes with your friends.

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DON

my family just got a nook ereader and it is great! there's cool extras, pandora, and you can change brightness, text/font settings, plus, there's tons of free books and samples! hope this helps! :)

Lucia

Without a doubt the Nook Color. If you only want to read only . . the Nook 2nd Generation. But the Nook Color is a full blown media device with an update coming in January that takes the OS to the Android 2.2 which will improve battery life and more features PLUS supposedly a B&N Android Store. I've tried the iPad (I'm a big Apple fan) Kindle, Kobo, Pandigital (total junk) Velocity Micro Cruz Series (three different one's . . must be the same as Pandigital) and the Sony. The Sony is really nice BUT its eink only and websites really look lame without color. At the price of $249 with email, eReader, web, and multiple book sources (Amazon, Borders, B&N) through the download and transfer through your computer to the storage folders, this unit is a winner. Like I say, I've tried them all and I would never try another now. Also, this past few weeks the Nook Color was Rooted and if you know what that means, then you know the unit can now be a full blown Android Tablet for $249 which kills the iPad.

itsthedoc

i think kindle is a best ebook reader Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology More Text per Page. The top bar is gone, the location bar is moved to the very bottom of the page, and the gap between the last line of text and the location bar has been reduced. This combines to make a significant difference – At size 4 (or perhaps it was 3) the Kindle 3 fits in 4 more lines per page (19 compared to 15). WiFi support – WiFi support is important as now you can connect to WhisperNet anywhere there is either AT&T coverage or a WiFi hotspot. WiFi is much faster than 3G so you can browse faster, shop faster, and you get more time for reading. ==========================

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

Micheal Shwan

In my opinion, the Kindle is the superior device from a hardware perspective. It's got the new Pearl e-Ink display and they've nailed the ergonomics on it. The Nook however offers extra service features that the Kindle doesn't, like being able to check out e-library books, read books for free when you go into the Barnes and Noble store, and offers discounts on merchandise when in the store.

Uncle Pennybags

Below is the link to a very interesting article that scored thousands of e-reader and tablet customer reviews and shows what is important to the customers and how these devices compare. This may help you to make a right choice for your needs. http://tinyurl.com/amp4ereader

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