The Nook reader has one screen for reading your ebooks and the second screen is for navigating through your book collection, other nook options and surfing the web. The first and large screen utilizes the E ink Vizplex technology which is 6″ diagonally with 16 levels of gray at 800 x 600 pixel resolution. The second and smaller screen is a 3.5″ color LCD TFT touch-screen at 480 x 144 pixel resolution. The Kindle 2 uses E Ink paper display at 600 x 800 pixel resolution and also 16-levels of gray scale. The Kindle also navigates the internet but in a more text-centric manner. If you want a little more flexibility with the net the the Nook reader may be the way to go. Although, some folks feel this small screen makes surfing the net a bit awkward.
The Nook has seen a few firm-ware improvements since it was released on November 30, 2009, with each upgrade making the user’s experience better. This shows a real commitment from Barnes and Noble in support of their machine. When the company stands behind their product, I give them extra consideration. Initially, many people were promised delivery dates of Dec 24, 2009 or earlier. All the people who were promised and didn’t receive their Nook’s til after December 25 ended up getting a $100 gift card from Barnes and Noble. Very cool!
The Kindle 2 has a text-to-speech feature. Basically the Kindle reads the book to you. Great if you’re driving or have to concentrate on other things. The nook reader has an internal memory of 2 GB, expandable to virtually unlimited via the microSD expansion slot. The Kindle, on the other hand is limited to only the 2 GB of internal memory.
With the Amazon Kindle you are limited to what the Kindle store offers, which is a huge amount. Over 510,000 titles. With the Nook you can purchase ebooks from the Barnes and Noble store and download them directly onto the Nook. If you wish you can purchase books from other sources but you must first download them to your computer then to the Nook.
As you can see there are a few differences and it is up to you to figure out which one will work better with your lifestyle. Both ebook readers are excellent machines and will give you good service.
James Dalton – The ebook reader is a new way of doing something. Like everything else it will evolve and become cheaper, while having more functionality and features. James is committed to keeping up with the changes so he is an indispensable resource for anyone who needs help choosing an ebook reader. To learn more about the nook reader go to James’ site http://bestportableebookreader.org
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