Kindle Vs Nook - An Honest Comparison of the Top E-Readers

This Kindle vs. Nook comparison boils down to five main questions that you need to ask yourself before making a purchase.

1. How much money do you want to spend?

The Amazon Kindle 3G costs - $139.00 - $379.00

The Barnes & Noble Nook Costs - $149.00 - $199.00

2. How large do you want your screen to be?

Kinde has a few options for you to choose from:

6 Inches (Price - $139.00)

6 (3G model) comes with free 3G + WiFi (Price - $189.00)

9.7 inches (DX Model) comes with free 3G and works globally (Price - $379.00)

Nook

Both versions of the Barnes & Noble Nook have a 6' diagonal display screen size

3. What's your screen preference? Backlit or e-ink?

Kindle

With the Kindle you can read anywhere including outside in full sunlight because it has a high contrast e-ink screen which is awesome.

Nook

The Nook also has an e-ink screen.

4. Do you want to have access to 3G wireless networks when using your e-reader?

Kindle

With the $139.00 model you can download Kindle books in seconds and also browse the web wherever you can get a WiFi signal using the Kindle browser.

The Kindle 3G model offers free 3G + WiFi and the Kindle Dx also offers free 3G plus it works globally.

Nook

The $149.99 model doesn't offer 3G Wireless but it does give you the ability to access WiFi at any AT&T hotspot plus you can also access WiFi for free at any Barnes & Noble location.

The $199.00 model does offer 3G Wireless through AT&T and you can also access WiFi everywhere else including AT&T hotspots plus Barnes and Noble locations.

5. Do you want to be able to access your books or data on other wireless devices.

Kindle

With the Kindle you can read your books anywhere and even access them on other devices like iphone, ipad, mac, pc, android phone or blackberry. It also has whispersync technology that syncs your place across devices so you never forget where you left off. Your books are also backed up online with your Kindle account so you never have to worry about losing your data.

Nook

The Nook offers the same functionality and lets you share your books on other devices like the ipad, iphone, mac, pc and android phone. At this time the Nook doesn't offer any synchronized last page read technology like Kindle but on the Nook website it says 'coming soon' so that could change any day...

Cool features comparison:

Text To Speech Reader

Kindle - Yes

Nook - No

Twitter & Facebook Integration (enables you to quickly share passages with friends online)

Kindle - Yes

Nook - No

Storage Capacity

Kindle - Holds up to 3,500 books

Nook - Holds up to 1,500 books

Battery Life

Kindle - Lasts up to one month with wireless turned off

Nook - Lasts up to 10 days with wireless turned off

Free books

Kindle offers over 1.8 million out of copyright pre 1923 books for you to download so if you're in the mood for reading a classic book during your day at the beach this is cool

Nook offers more than 500,000 free ebooks.

Low book prices

Kindle - Many books start at $9.99 or less including best sellers

Nook - Same.

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Kindle - Honest Product Review

Kindle is out of stock again in 2008. But there are other places you can buy one from if you have your heart set on it. Oh and did you know that Oprah has just named Kindle as her "Favorite Thing"? She loves it.

But first, let me do a product review of Kindle Ebook Reader so you have my opinion of the device.

One downside I would say is that you can only download 200 books, but that can be fixed by buying a little memory card, then it can hold up to 4000 books.

I think the best benefit of the Kindle is that it is small and light (it weighs only 10.3 ounces) and it will hold, electronically, 200 books. Just imagine being on a trip overseas and being able to have all your newspapers, blogs, magazines and books available on this one, easy to read, lightweight device. No more carrying heavy books while traveling.

If you are a Mom, finding time to read can be so difficult, but with Kindle you can take it with you when dropping children off to school and activities, you can read while waiting for Dr's and Dentists and really start to utilize those tiny bits of extra time efficiently.

If your eyesight is not so good, Kindle allows you to adjust the text size to your own preference. No more having to hunt out large sized text books. It's great keyboard also allows you to highlight parts of the books, clip text, edit and delete and to save parts of the text for later examination or study.

Kindle works wirelessly through the 3G network, so you wont have any Wi-Fi bills to pay. When you order a book it is delivered to your Kindle in less than 1 minute. And, for those of us who are electronically challenged it's very simple to use.

Did you know you can also surf the web, send emails and pictures and email word documents.

I love the fact that Kindle allows you to download and preview the beginnings of books FREE so you can decide if the book is one you want to read. I always do this when buying a book in a bookshop and I'm sure you do too.

Oh, just in case you didn't know, Kindle is also a MP3 player and an Audio Book Reader.

The only other downside that I can see with Kindle is maybe its battery life, but if you buy a spare battery then that will be taken care of.

I would highly recommend the Kindle.

Di McDonald is an avid reader and a gadget Queen. She is also a writer who loves to help and inform people.

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