Nook vs Kindle Review

The Barnes and Noble Nook is probably the biggest competition for the Amazon Kindle. In many user reviews of the Kindle and the Nook ebook reader user reviews as well, user ratings have been fairly close for both of these handy portable digital book readers. When looking at Nook vs Kindle you will see that there are a lot of similarities between the two players, but overall the Kindle is a much more popular product than the Nook in terms of sales and user ratings. Check out the comparison chart for the Nook vs Kindle ebook readers below and decide which reader is best for your personal needs. Also make sure to check out the new Kindle models - New Kindle Color Reader Review, Kindle Touch Screen 3G Review and Kindle Touch Screen WiFi Review.

	KINDLE						BARNES & NOBLE NOOK
Reader Models	Kindle Keyboard Wifi	Kindle Keyboard 3G + Wifi	Kindle DX 3G	New! Kindle Touch Screen Wifi	New! Kindle Touch Screen Wifi + 3G	New! Kindle Fire Color Reader - Books, Web, Movies, Apps. TV Shows	Nook Wifi	Nook 3G + Wifi	NookColor
Highlight Features	New! Full Color Screen (Kindle Fire) New! Movies, TV Shows, Books Via Fast Browser (Kindle Fire) New! Touch Screen (on Touch screen Kindles) New! Tap To Turn Pages (Kindle Touch models) Adjust Text Fonts As You Read No computer needed - download from reader No Glare E-Ink Pearl Display Screen Exceptional Battery Life Sync with iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, PC, MAC, Android..more Facebook and Twitter From Reader Reads To You Listen To Music While Reading Web Browser						Touch Screen (with Nook Color Model) No Computer needed - download direct from reader No Glare E-Ink Pearl Display Screen Sync with iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, PC, MAC and all devices Expandeable Memory for more storage LendMe Technology - Lend books to friends Color Navigation Panel - All Models Listen To Music While Reading Web Browser
Reviews
Features	Kindle Wifi	Kindle 3G + Wifi	Kindle DX 3G	Kindle Touch Wifi	Kindle Touch 3G	Kindle Fire Color	Nook Wifi	Nook 3G	Nook Color
Screen Size	6" diagonal	6" diagonal	9.7" diagonal	6" diagonal	6" diagonal	7" diagonal	6"	6"	7"
Display Type	E Ink Pearl	E Ink Pearl	E Ink Pearl	E Ink Pearl	E Ink Pearl	7" Vibrant Color IPS	E Ink Pearl	E Ink Pearl	7" Vibrant Color IPS
Touch Screen	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Full Color Screen	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES - VividView™ Color Touchscreen
No Glare Screen	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Dimensions	7.5" x 4.8" x 0.335"	7.5" x 4.8" x 0.335"	10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38"	6.8" x 4.7" x 0.40"	6.8" x 4.7" x o.40"	6.8" x 4.7" x 0.40"	7.5" x 4.7" x 0.45"	7.7" x 4.9" x 0.5"	7.7 " x 4.9" x 0.5"
Weight	8.5 oz	8.7 oz	18.9 oz	7.5 ounces	7.8 ounces	14.6 ounces	11.6 oz	12.1 oz	15.8 oz
Colors	Black	Black or White	Black	Silver	Silver	Black	White	White Front/Gray Back	Dark Silver
Web Browser	Experimental browser	Experimental browser	Experimental browser	Experimental browser	Experimental browser	Amazon Silk cloud-accelerated very fast browser	NO	NO	YES
Storage Space	3GB (3500 books)	3GB (3,500 books)	3GB (3,500 books)	4GB - 3,000 books	4GB - 3,000 books	8GB - 80 apps plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books	2GB (1,500 books) w/memory card slot up to 16gb	2GB (1,500 books) w/memory card slot up to 16GB	8GB (6,000 books) w/memory card slot to expand
Expandable Memory	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	Free unlimited Amazon Cloud Storage	NO	YES w/SanDisk Memory Card up to 32GB	YES w/SanDisk Memory Card up tp 32GB
Battery Life	1 month w/wireless off and 3 weeks w/wireless on	1 month w/wireless off and 10 days w/wireless on	2-3 weeks w/wireless off and 7 days w/wireless on	8 weeks (per 1/2 hr reading a day) wireless off	8 weeks (per 1/2 hr reading a day) wireless off	8 hours continuous reading or 7.5 hours video playback	10 Days w/wireless off	10 days w/wireless	8 Hours w/wireless off
Free 3G Wireless	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO
Global Wireless Coverage	NO	100 countries & territories	100 countries & territories	n/a	100 countries & territories	n/a	NO	NO	NO
Wi-Fi	YES	YES	NO (3G instead)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
PC + Software Required for Downloads	NO - download from reader w/wifi	NO - download from reader w/3G or Wifi	NO - download from reader w/3G	NO - download from reader w/wifi	NO - download from reader w/3G or Wifi	NO- download from reader w/wifi	NO - download from reader w/wi-fi	NO - download from reader w/3G + wifi	NO - download from reader w/3G + wifi
Free Books	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Free Book Samples	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Cost of Books	Over 800,000 books at $9.99 or less						$9.99
PDF Support	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Sync w/all other devices	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
mp3 Music	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Archive/Back Up	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Reads To You	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Portrait & Landscape View	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Lend/Share Books with Others	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES - LendMe™ Technology	YES - LendMe™ Technology	YES - LendMe™ Technology
Auto Bookmarks	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Built-In Dictionary	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Facebook and Twitter Sharing From Reader	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Quite Page Turning	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Price	$99.00	$139.00	$379.00	$139 or $99 - Special offers display on Kindle when you're not reading	$189 or $149 - Special offers display on Kindle when you're not reading	$199	$149.99 Retail	$199.00 Retail	$249.99 Retail

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Nook Vs Kindle Review

Overall the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook lead the market in ebook readers.  When looking at Kindle vs. Nook it is important to compare the particular features of both models. Whenever shopping for ebook readers and comparing Kindle, Nook and other readers it is important to read user reviews, those are the people that will tell you more than anyone else about the particular features, pros and cons. But, for now let's look at how the Nook compares to the Amazon Kindle.

Nook Versus Kindle Models
It is the fact that both the Kindle and the Nook have comparable models available.  Both of them have a color reader and both have touchscreen models, however, Kindle does offer more options for the consumer in the form of a basic reader and a couple of non touchscreen models that use a keyboard for input.

Price Ranges of Kindle Vs Nook
Price is one of the major considerations for most consumers below you'll find a comparison of the prices for Kindle vs. Nook.

• The classic Kindle with no touchscreen) is $79 with ads and $109 without.
• Kindle Touch and Nook Touch cost the same at $139 for the Wi-Fi version, but Kindle has an ad supported option for $99.
• Color Readers: Kindle Fire is $199 versus the Barnes & Noble Nook Color at $250

Reading features
The overall reading experience really does depend on whether you buy a color reader or one of the e-Ink screen models.  Other than that the reading experience is basically the same in Nook vs Kindle.  The e-Ink models offer the most true paper like reading experience while the color models have an LCD screen that is very much like a computer.  This means eyestrain and glare in bright sunlight in contrast to the e-Ink screen, which provides for no glare in bright sunlight and no eyestrain. Many users actually report that e-ink is better than real paper because there are no grains.  As far as the color models go they are pretty much the same with similar designs and resolution.

Both the Amazon ebook store and Barnes & Noble offer of very extensive library of digital books for sale as well as many classic books that are free.  One thing to note that it is important when comparing the Nook vs. the Kindle is the fact that that Nook uses the ePub file format for books while the Kindle is only compatible its own file format.  This means that the Nook is a much more compatible with other ebook or resources online.

Connection options
Both the Noook and Kindle off for Wi-Fi on all of their models, however, the Kindle does offer free global 3G on several of their devices.

Storage space
When it comes to storage space all the models from Amazon and the Nook models offer ample storage space and can store thousands of books. Keep in mind however, that if you choose a color reader this capacity wil be much less when storing the very large movie, picture and music files. But, the new Kindle Fire color reader does come with unlimited Cloud storage on Amazon servers. Not one of the Kindle models offers expandable memory, while Nook does.

Review of Additional Features of Nook Versus Kindle
One of the more notable features that the Kindle has and Nook does not is that the Kindle reads to you.  Fast page turns, sharing book with books with friends, free ebooks, games and music on color readers are standard on both the Kindle and Nook models.  One thing that's important to note is that the Kindle fire is smaller and thinner than the Nook color and therefore will be more mobile. Both the Kindle and Nook sync with other devices. The Kindle does offer tap to turn pages feature on the touchscreen models that Nook does not.

Overall, you get a lot more for less money with Kindle, features, connectivity options, and a solid user base of excellent reviews make the Kindle a safer and more reliable choice than the Nook.

Specific Pros and Cons of Nook vs Kindle

As you can see from the Nook vs Kindle table above there several pros and cons for both of these ebook readers, here is the summary of the Nook vs Kindle.

Pros of the Barnes and Noble Nook

The Barnes and Noble Nook includes lots of the attributes which customers adore about the Amazon Kindle - a large library which includes a large number of books, newspapers as well as magazines. Additionally, it provides the exact same advantage of integrated wireless access, such as Wi-Fi and 3G. When in Barnes and Noble stores, users have the special capability to be in a position to browse the textual content of books fully.

The color touchscreen display is exactly what sets the Nook ebook reader apart from various other e readers when it comes to its appearance, and also the expandable memory space is very beneficial should you need to use more space than what is all ready included. The Nook furthermore features a variety of beneficial features which help to make it ultra special and useful, such as the ability to customize screen savers, web browsing, creating photo galleries, mp3 player, notes and reading from local libraries, and of course the ability to lend books to friends for up to 14 days, a feature that as of now is exclusive to the Nook reader, though Kindle promises to add this feature sometime this year.

Cons of the Barnes and Noble Nook

Since the release of this ebook reader, Barnes and Noble has been bombarded with various complaints from customers who were having issues with creating bookmarks, loading of the reading device and also concerns and problems with the user interface, while the Amazon Kindle has rave reviews from thousands of users, and a very small bad to good review ration.

Pros of the Amazon Kindle DX

A large screen model created for those that don't mind spending more money to get a larger screen, Global coverage with free 3G wireless is a great feature in the Kindle since it allows travelers to use their Kindle in over 140 countries and territories. One of the best pros of the Amazon Kindle is the incredible battery life that with wireless off allows the user to read and use the Kindle for 1 month on a single charge, quiet page turning, auto bookmarks, wifi, download books in 60 seconds directly from the reader, no glare innovative E-Ink Pearl display screen that is easily readable in bright sunlight, sync with all other devices and of course the fact that they Kindle reads to you.

And as opposed to the Nook, there has not been a rash of complaints from customers, in fact most user reviews are glowing about the Kindle and how it functions.

Cons of the Amazon Kindle DX

The large screen on the Kindle DX model probably over priced, in fact, it’s more expensive than many other readers on the market.