Kindle vs Nook - Added a poll

[jrmasm]

I think it is relative. As I stated, just because something is free, doesn't necessarily mean it's something I want to read.

Also, you mentioned Outlander. That book was originally published in 1991. Woowee! Up until Oct 1st, Kindle readers had to wait 19 years for that bestseller to be free. By the way, there have been SEVEN books since. As I also wrote: One of the author's previous books may be, to get customers hooked on the author, and to buy the new[er] books.

So, one reads the free one in the series then has to buy the other ones. Roughly $7 x 8 Kindle eBooks = $56 for ONE series. That's about a third of the way to a Nook eReader.

Instead, one can get the 7 other eBooks free in a library downloads, depending on library selection, plus hundreds others, that probably one WILL read and not just download because they are offered "free."

I'm curious, what other current bestsellers have been free Kindle deals? This one has only been available 2 weeks. Are the other bestsellers still free for upcoming newbie Kindle owners, or did those promotions eventually expire?

While libraries do prune their eBook selections, they most likely keep the most popular and newest eBooks available for quite some time.

<sigh!> What we need is for BOTH eReaders to drop in price significantly to make them desirable & affordable so people can buy BOTH and have the best of both worlds.

First of all, I mentioned Outlander because there was some excitement about it here on the Dis. I saw 3 threads about it. I know nothing about the book.

What you seem to be missing is that the for me (and I suspect alot of others) an Ereader is a device of convenience, not savings. I like that I can buy a new book without going to a store or waiting for it to come in the mail. I also like that I can carry around a massive quantity of books with me at all times. So for me, free books on Amazon are simply an extra bonus. If I find a new author that I like because of a freebie, that is not a negative for me. More to read. And as I said before, few days go by that I don't find something new to try that is free or very cheap. There are that many available and availability changing daily is a GOOD thing.

The reason the library feature is not a selling point for me is that since my Kindle is a device of convenience, I do not want to wait weeks or months on a list for the latest best seller to be available. That does not appeal to me at all. If I really want it, I really want it now which means I'm going to buy it.

As I said before, I think the lend me feature could be a great feature if it was more developed.

People have different needs for their ereaders so it's good that we have options.

 

[Imzadi]

What you seem to be missing is that the for me (and I suspect alot of others) an Ereader is a device of convenience, not savings. I like that I can buy a new book without going to a store or waiting for it to come in the mail.

People have different needs for their ereaders so it's good that we have options.

Ah, you just beat me to editing my post. For me, most of the books I read are new and current, because they fall into nonfiction/technology/finance categories, where I have to stay up to date and read the newest info. And occasionally a new best selling novel. (I'm not into older novels. I tend to forget they are out there.)

Since I devour most of the new books and then discard them after being read, for me, saving money by borrowing from the library is key. I prefer to spend my disposable money elsewhere, than on a book I am only going to read once.

Libraries do allow up to 10 eBooks to be downloaded at once. So I can have several downloaded (plus the saved freebies,) before taking a trip where I won't have computer access.

Yes, I do have to contend with library wait lists, if I don't want to buy the book right away. But, usually a few I waited for becomes available, so it usually works out.