Kindle vs Nook?
- Tatiana19
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Kindle vs Nook?
I currently have a kindle but I think it's about 6 or 7 years old!
Now that I'm trying to get back into reading I'm thinking of upgrading but am seeing people talk about Nooks?
Must admit I hadn't heard of this before so I'm just wanting to know the main difference between Kindle and Nook? Or is it like the Apple vs Android debate?
If it makes a difference, I am an android user and have a Microsoft laptop.
Thanks in advance!
- Wilson0323
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I think one of the most interesting distinctions between the Nook and Kindle is that the Kindle Paper-white version is waterproof and can even be submerged for a certain length of time. A unique feature of the Barnes and Noble Nook is that it has an actual button that allows you to turn the pages.
Both the Nook and Kindle have entry level, middle of the line and top models. You can find entry level Kindle Fire tablets for roughly $79 dollars and Nook entry level tablets for under $100.
Battery life of both tablets is similar boasting either a month long or weeks long battery sustainability.
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Thanks in advance
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I have a kindle. You need a kindle or its App to buy and read books from Amazon.
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I live in Australia, and also use Android for both my phone and tablet and Nook isn't available via playstore. I'm not sure whether you have access to the Nook app where you live, but worth checking that out first.
Regarding kindle/amazon kindle unlimited. You can subscribe for $13.99 p/m and have access to over a million titles without added costings. It's annoying to purchase e-books while paying this subscription fee, and oftentimes I find titles which seem ridiculously over-priced, for e-books, and sometimes stop reading e-books while I source a physical copy, and read that instead. But I'm not familiar with Nook's progress since I owned mine around ten years ago.
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"On a Kindle, users have access to dictionary definitions in the book, the Word Wise vocabulary builder, and the X-ray scanner. The scanner allows readers to quickly read a book to find references to characters, events, references and other information."
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She bought me the Kindle anyway.
I can say after attempting to use the Kindle with no experience of the sort with Amazon, furthermore with the Kindle in general, I had a horrific time trying to navigate the device and trying to figure out the available reads from the unavailable ones. It sounds rather petty and pathetic to say, of course, after having used a Nook for so long, that I appreciate the Nook so much more after never having used a Kindle up until that point. I can't quite place my figure on the whole of the issue, but I did realize after having used the Kindle in that one instance, that quite a few more books available through the Nook, even by rather large authors, sold for a grand less amount than on the Kindle.
I suppose though, that if you are more of an audio learning type of individual your more adept to listening to a book than actually reading one.
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Personally, I haven't used Nook but have read somewhere the differences between the Nook and Kindle as below-
1. The Kindle is from Amazon while the Nook is from Barnes and Noble
2. The Kindle uses a keyboard for input while the Nook uses a touch screen display
3. The Kindle does not have a microSD slot like the Nook has
4. The Kindle has an integrated battery while that of the Nook is user-replaceable
5. The Kindle lacks the LendMe feature of the Nook.
The Barnes & Noble Nook has some nice touches, but the Amazon Kindle is faster, easier to use, and has access to a larger store.
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There are of course advantages of kindle like you can carry it anywhere and takes minor space.
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When I have enough courage and confidence, I'll switch over.
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