Kindle vs Nook

[Ephany]

Can't you just have an extra book in backup in case you finish reading your current book while in a small town?

I'm seriously asking this and not flaming. I just wonder if you can only have one book at a time loaded on the Kindle or what??

I currently have an iPod touch that I use to listen to audiobooks during my commute. I download 5 books at a time from the library (that is the limit). So if I finish one book, I can start the next book immediately.

I am seriously considering getting an eReader for when we travel because I read several books while on vacation. It would be so nice not to have to carry around that many books! But I was thinking the WiFi version would be good enough for me. But now I am not sure??

Maggie

I have between 300-400 books on my Kindle and another few hundred stored at Amazon. I love, love, love my K2 and if I didn't like my Oberon cover so much and since I don't need a new Kindle, (I just want one), I'd be pre-ordering the newest one in a flash. We (DH and I) bought ours when they were a lot more than $189, and neither or us regrets it one bit.

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

The only people who were upset that I bought an e-reader were the flight attendants who were the regular recipients of my just-finished books in flight.... though I've made up for it by bringing tote bags full of books and leaving them in the crew lounges at the airport. Soon my bookshelves will be clear!

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

I have about 100 cookbooks on my Kindle. I love being able to display a recipe on it instead of having an actual recipe card. I also converted a word document of my favorite recipes to PDF and put it on my Kindle so that when I'm visiting family elsewhere I can pull up one of my faves and make it there.

I have between 300-400 books on my Kindle and another few hundred stored at Amazon. I love, love, love my K2 and if I didn't like my Oberon cover so much and since I don't need a new Kindle, (I just want one), I'd be pre-ordering the newest one in a flash. We (DH and I) bought ours when they were a lot more than $189, and neither or us regrets it one bit.

 

[Jaime4004]

Love love love my kindle! Don't have a nook, so can't compare. But some things I love about the kindle, is there are some places besides amazon that you can get free books (like gutenberg.org). I have also been known to download a book at the airport or while waiting for my kids at the bus, so having the whispernet is handy. I also love how it is hooked to my iphone, so if i happen to not have my kindle on me, I can pick up where I left off on the phone. Amazon also has free books, though most are not so good, but I have been hooked into many series being them offering the first book free.
Best gadget (besides the iphone) that I ever bought!

 

[abmitch01]

maybe my Nook will inspire to learn to like cooking

is it hard with recipes not having the pictures like in a regular cookbook?

 

[Jaime4004]

also need to add that amazon is supereasy to deal with. I had a problem with the port that the charger goes into on the kinde. I called them and they overnight shipped me a new one, had it the next day. Didn't even have to send mine into them first or have them try to repair it. They sent me a return shipping label with the new kindle.
Wish I could say the same for Acer, they were terrible, but that's a different story...

 

[budbeerlady]

I have about 100 cookbooks on my Kindle. I love being able to display a recipe on it instead of having an actual recipe card. I also converted a word document of my favorite recipes to PDF and put it on my Kindle so that when I'm visiting family elsewhere I can pull up one of my faves and make it there.

Ohhh, Dh would be so excited it I got rid of all of my cookbooks. Or atleast cut the pile down. I never thought of cookbooks! Thanks!

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

LOL... I don't know that it's made me a better cook but it's certainly made it easier for me to try new recipes! Without a picture (some DO have pictures, btw) I have nothing to compare my finished creation to so I feel quite successful based on taste alone!!

maybe my Nook will inspire to learn to like cooking

is it hard with recipes not having the pictures like in a regular cookbook?

 

[Kate and Pete]

I'm dying to get an e-reader, too, but I borrow most of the books I read, so I can't justify it until my library makes a move toward e-books.

Anyone know if I can join a library out of my area online and get their e-books??

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

I got started down the recipe road when my DD16 wanted fondue for her birthday meal. I found a fondue cookbook on Amazon (which I downloaded the sample for free) and used it when I was grocery shopping to make sure I bought the right ingredients. I must say I use it as much shopping for that reason as I do when I'm actually cooking. I found hundreds (if not thousands) of free cookbooks on Amazon so I am working my way through those!

Another thing I do is convert all my documents related to a particular trip into PDF files and put them into a directory just for that trip. Totally saves having to carry copies wherever I go and keeps my bag organized.

I really use my Kindle for more than just reading. I have a laptop, I have a netbook and when I need to access the web or work I use one of them. For reading and finding/viewing documents instantly, I use my Kindle.

Ohhh, Dh would be so excited it I got rid of all of my cookbooks. Or atleast cut the pile down. I never thought of cookbooks! Thanks!

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

Try the Boston Public Library. I understand the Philadelphia library has a program, as well. Both offer out of area memberships. Fair warning, though... the libraries have limited copies of new, popular books and the waitlists are sometimes into the teens. For the popular books that can mean waiting 15 to 26 weeks (think Eat, Pray, Love or Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc) - and then having to download it and read it within 2 weeks, even if 6 of the books you have on hold become available at the same time. Just like using the free Disney Bus system, there are drawbacks with regard to availability and convenience. As the number of people using ereaders grows, this will only get more difficult until libraries start purchasing more digital copies.

That being said, I do like downloading library books to my pc, even if the selection is limited. You can do that without any kind of ereader at all. I don't particularly like to read ony my pc so I do take the additional step and convert the files so I can read them on my kindle.

I'm dying to get an e-reader, too, but I borrow most of the books I read, so I can't justify it until my library makes a move toward e-books.

Anyone know if I can join a library out of my area online and get their e-books??

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

I played with both a kindle and a nook before making my decision and I found the kindle easier to figure out. The Kindle was easier to navigate and took less time to open books, plus the dictionary was easier to use. Of course this was when the nook first made it into stores so they could have improved things since then.

I got my Kindle in January and since then I have downloaded approximately 200 free books. It has been fun discovering new authors I normally wouldn't have even heard about. With the amount of free books they offer, I haven't been too disappointed with the lack of library books.

If you do get a Kindle feedbooks.com and smashwords.com are good websites to get free or cheap books other than amazon. Projest Gutenberg is also good and they just added a mobile website that you can type into the kindle's web browser and download books directly to the kindle, http://m.gutenberg.org

 

[cseca]

I'm dying to get an e-reader, too, but I borrow most of the books I read, so I can't justify it until my library makes a move toward e-books.

Anyone know if I can join a library out of my area online and get their e-books??

What you can do is check your local library overdrive collection first

http://search.overdrive.com/ListLibraries.aspx

Click "Find Your Library" option, and type in your zipcode and see which consortium the libraries around you belongs to. You'll see there will be a big list of library branches but they all belong to the same consortiums.

When you pick a library name another screen will pop up. Then could could start searching for authors or types of books, etc.
Some consortiums only carry wma format (audio), some carries ebooks and audiobooks.

Nook can handle epub and pdf.
So you can search for those 2 formats.

Philly library zipcode is 19103, in case you want to poke around.

 

[Nancy F]

I'm getting used to the touch screen. And I have long nails so it wasn't easy at first. It's super easy to use now.
Nancy

 

[maggiew]

Try the Boston Public Library. I understand the Philadelphia library has a program, as well. Both offer out of area memberships. Fair warning, though... the libraries have limited copies of new, popular books and the waitlists are sometimes into the teens. For the popular books that can mean waiting 15 to 26 weeks (think Eat, Pray, Love or Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc) - and then having to download it and read it within 2 weeks, even if 6 of the books you have on hold become available at the same time. Just like using the free Disney Bus system, there are drawbacks with regard to availability and convenience. As the number of people using ereaders grows, this will only get more difficult until libraries start purchasing more digital copies.

That being said, I do like downloading library books to my pc, even if the selection is limited. You can do that without any kind of ereader at all. I don't particularly like to read ony my pc so I do take the additional step and convert the files so I can read them on my kindle.

So wait ... you are able to read the library books on your Kindle? I thought people were saying you can only read the library books on the Nook. Is it just a matter of converting the file types? Is it legal and/or easy?

Maggie

 

[JamesMom]

Kindle Lover here.

I have had my Kindle 2 for about 16 months now and have read about 60+ titles on it. I still used the library for printed books I don't need to 'own'. I read about 8-10 titles a month and can't afford to buy them all.
People keep bringing up on the Nook, storage and battery replacement. You can store up to 1500 on the K2 and 3500 on the K3. If you read 10 books a month then you can store reading material about 13 years on the K2. That's a lot of books! And Amazon stores them on their website so you can download it again (if purchased via Amazon even if it cost $0). However, I rarely re-read a book so having all those books immediately available to me is moot.
As to the battery, I have read 60+ books so far and my battery still holds a weeklong (non WiFi) charge same as when I bought it. Chances are good that if the battery goes, I'll buy the newest Kindle.
Amazon offers at least 4-8 free titles a week (on tuesdays) and classics out of copyright are free everyday.
I will stay with the Kindle simply because I have already invested 170 books (only about 15% I have spent more than $1 on) on it and access to those books will transfer to a device that runs Kindle software.
Regardless a new technology will come out before you can read the 1500 titles you have stored and make all the current e-readers obsolte anyways, so enjoy what you have.

 

[sophie832]

So, the big difference between the $139 and $189 Kindle is the 3G coverage, right? Is this just for if you want to download books anywhere (vs. in a wifi zone), or does it have other functions? I noticed there is a beta version of a web browser on there...can you browse the web on your Kindle?

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

So, the big difference between the $139 and $189 Kindle is the 3G coverage, right? Is this just for if you want to download books anywhere (vs. in a wifi zone), or does it have other functions? I noticed there is a beta version of a web browser on there...can you browse the web on your Kindle?

You can browse the web but it is not very efficient. I only use it if I have no other choice.

 

[cseca]

So wait ... you are able to read the library books on your Kindle? I thought people were saying you can only read the library books on the Nook. Is it just a matter of converting the file types? Is it legal and/or easy?

Maggie

I've asked this repeatedly on other boards and the answer seems to be you can... illegally. Seems that you are not supposed to covert DRM-ed books. Buuuuut, since I don't own Kindle I can't say 100%. That is the biggest issue I have with Kindle and I've done research on it before purchase. If this is incorrect ... then I apologize.

 

[Minnie]

I loved my Kindle enough that I purchased one for my mom for her birthday