Do you have a Nook or a Kindle? Why?

[Janik]

I find that I prefer the Kindle more because of its features and the price. It's just an all around satisfying and easy to use ereader.

[pretzelsnow]

I have a kindle. I like it because it's light, very easy to use and has a nice long battery life. I like the built in dictionary feature too.

The majority of books are cheaper to purchase and there's no postage to pay.The best thing is not having to wait for a book. I order most of my paper books online (usually on amazon) and I hate waiting for them to arrive. With Kindle it arrives straight away.

That's what I like too!

[bookowlie]

Three years ago my husband wanted to buy me a Nook tablet or Kindle Fire for Christmas. He already had an iPad and we were getting my son an Android tablet for Christmas. Since I am an avid reader, he felt I should have my own tablet and the Nook or Kindle Fire would fit the bill. He asked me to pick the one I wanted and he would order it. I did extensive research online, and also tried both devices in Best Buy to see which suited me best.

Here's why I picked the Kindle Fire instead of the Nook:
- In an in-store test, the Kindle Fire was more user-friendly. It was very intuitive and easy to navigate. In comparison, the main screen on the Nook was user-friendly and I had to keep asking the customer service rep how to access different screens.
- I am a happy Amazon customer and their customer service is probably the best I've ever encountered. Their CS is always quick and helpful. I can't say the same for Barnes and Noble's customer service. When I've had problems with orders in the past, B&N customer service online is not quick to respond. I always have to call and stay on hold. In addition, they are not always helpful with solving problems in a satisfactory manner. It's one thing to order a book, but if I buy an electronic device, I want great CS. Also, I read reviews that most of the time, Barnes and Noble's CS will tell you to take your device to a local store for instruction or problems wit the device. I don't want to have to drive to a store and wait for someone to help me. In addition, I don't find my local BN's Nook staff is that expert in solving problems. Whenever I am in the store, I overhear them stumbling around for answers to questions posed by customers bringing in their Nook to learn how to use them/problems.

The funny thing is I really want to like the Nook better, and I went back to both Barnes and Noble and Best Buy to try the device in-person before making my final choice. The Nook did have some features that were better than the Kindle Fire at the time (haven't done a comparison with future generations) and the device actually looked more attractive vs. the KF.

[sieting_gough]

I have had the opportunity to use both. I personally am a kindle person though.
I ended up giving my daughter my nook and then getting a kindle hd. I also convinced my husband to get a kindle. There are several reasons why the Kindle just fits me better.
First of all the Nook and the Kindle are pretty similar. They have a lot of the same capabilites and they have a lot of great points to them. The one point that was a deal breaker for me though, at the time that I bought my kindle was that as far as I could find out, the nook didn't have the read to me option. This is something that was essential to me, as I used to do janitorial and would listen to kindle books witht he read to me option while I cleaned up offices.
The second point that I prefered on the kindle was really price points and availability. I didn't like the idea that to buy the nook version of a book, I had to pay a substantially larger amount of money and it was harder to find the free classical books on it that I could easily find and download to my kindle.
Another point that helped me to decide was similar to what a lot of you have said. which is that Amazon is my go to place to shop. I love Barnes and Nobles but I suppose they are one place that I enjoy going into the store itself and it's online version of a store just doesn't have the same ease of use for me that the Amazon site does.
I will say for Barnes and Nobles though that their online site has really great educational options and as I am an avid educational book reader (yep, weird obsession I know) and I homeschool my kids. This is something I found very useful.
All in all though, ease of use and options for a kindle are greater and the customer service for amazon if far better in my opinion that it is for Barnes and Nobles and that, to me, is extremely important.

[CYMH090909]

Well I have a nook which is the first e-reader I ever got and I love it but I am wanting to get a kindle also because there are some books that I want that don't come in the format for my nook. I am a nook fan but since I haven't had a kindle before I couldn't tell you which is better or not.

[readingeyes10000]

I have both a Kindle and Nook and both are good on their own terms. My kindle hd 7 doesn't have extended memory capabilities, but my nook hd+ does.

[Himmelslicht]

Because when a bookworm moves to a country where bookstore is a weird word, you will need to purchase books digitally.

[dunappy]

I have a kindle, a tablet with the Kindle AND Nook apps and a computer with the kindle AND Nook apps. I prefer the kindle for the text to speech function while commuting, The tablet with the apps for when I'm the one NOT driving because the backlighting makes it easier to read when it gets dark.

[sboykin]

I use my android, and a third party app that allows me to read any epub/mobi format. It's a shame more people don't use Nook, though. As an author, I find Nook's back end formatting process much simpler and intuitive than Amazon's Kindle.

[alliebunny]

I had a kindle for a long time and I guess the only reason would for it would be because I am a Amazon fan through and through. Even now that I have an iPad, I still have the kindle app for it because really there is just not better way to read a book on a tablet then through their app. The fact I have a ton of kindle books also may be a factor as well haha.

[melbuhtoast]

I have a Kindle. I generally read books in print when I can, but because I travel a lot for work, the Kindle comes in handy so I don't have to back three books (which can get heavy!) for my trips.

[lydiaprice]

I use Kindle on my iPad and iPhone now, but I used to have a Kindle Fire (I gave it to my son). I love using Kindle on my i-devices!

[3chicnP]

I have both. I have a Kindle Paperwhite and that has my Diary of a Winpy and Dork Diaries book (childish, I know) my Nook has audiobooks. I don't have a lot of books on e-readers because I like having a book shelf. I buy a lot 96% of my books in a physical copy.

[A P Bullard]

I was given a Nook GlowLight this past Christmas, and am absolutely in love with it. I can read in bed when my husband wants to sleep and needs the light off. I can carry around hundreds of books without breaking a sweat. I can save my place without worrying about a bookmark falling out in my purse. I can get a whole bunch of free books without having to walk to the library.

Before I was gifted this, I never wanted an e-reader. In fact, I abhored the very idea of giving up my precious, tangible editions of books. There is no denying the convenience of an e-Reader, but I highly doubt we will have to worry (at least not anytime soon) about physical books disappearing. Libraries and bookstores are still in high demand, and not everyone can afford an e-Reader. It would also be much easier to teach a child to properly handle a book before giving him something as expensive and fragile as an electronic device such as a Nook or Kindle.

[Smiley40+]

I use my the kindle app on my iPad.