So, I like the Kindle app, and I have bought books for my ipad/laptop/cellphone through it... but I won't by a kindle itself. Amazon is creating a walled garden in the Kindle where only kindle things get in. Other stuff can be added, but it's not a straight forward process.
I got the Sony reader first (PRS600 at the time) b/c I wanted to be able to add my own books via USB or SD card and not be limited (as limited) as the kindle (at that time). For things like cbr/cbz (rar'ed or zip scanned comic books for those that don't know) this is important. Most of mine are my old Savage Sword of Conan's so they were in black & white originally anyway, so e-ink is perfect for them. The 1st Gen Nook used a microSD card so it has the same advantage, storage upgrade ability. It's also android underneath and It can be rooted (with said microSD card). There are a lot more 'apps' for it once it's rooted too. I rooted mine to get better sorting of the library than the native Nook interface provided. When I'm reading I really don't need to know what ppl are twittering about, or I'll check my cell phone for that info. The other thing to consider, at ~$100 you're almost 1/2 way to a cheap tablet price point. If you need color or games or a camera or a quickie-web surfer you may want to hold out and get a tablet. There are tons of epub and pdf readers for tablets. E-ink is great for reading books outside in the daytime, but inside any tablet will work. I tend to read a lot of sci-fi & theology and for those there isn't a lot of text that has special formatting interspersed in the books so e-ink screen are good for them. For technical manuals & things I jump to the ipad. I find that the e-ink screen is better for not worrying about the device and just reading, while with the back-lit ipad I can never forget that the web is 2 jumps away... One interesting thing about the Amazon vs. BN war, the low price kindle is the new kindle version, B&N's is it's 1st gen offering... Sorry I got a little off topic there, but hope the info helps, --Donald PS. Yes, I recognize the irony and not wanting to get into the kindle walled garden while espousing the ipad. But at the time I got mine there was nothing comparable... and unfortunately not many of the other tablet makers have gotten to where they can compete with apple well yet in this space. On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Chad Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > Amazon responds... lol. > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_70020_21439970_pe_hero/?ASIN=B0051QVESA > > If I was to pick one of these two up, what would you guys recommend? > > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Rafael Troncoso <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you want to read technical books this is not for you. I own one of these >> and they are great for reading novels, but when you put a pdf with some kind >> of format the text is all screwed. >> I also have been looking for a reader for technical papers and your best >> option is the kindle dx, but I also read some bad reviews when converting >> such papers. >> >> On Oct 15, 2011 9:31 AM, "Chad Bailey" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> For those interested, here's a direct link: >>> >>> http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook1-overview/379002696/ >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Chad Bailey <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Thanks for taking the time to point this out, Tim. Marshall, Tim's >>> > description says, "Primary document formats for Nook are ePub and >>> > PDF." This tells me the answer to your question is yes, it natively >>> > supports PDF. I'm not sure about that, just going off of this scrap of >>> > info. If you want to know for sure, there's always Google. >>> > >>> > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Marshall Davis <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> I am looking for a reader for PDF version books. A friend said he loved >>> >> his Kindle (original), but it was horrible for technical books (like >>> >> O'reilly or Dummies) due to having to convert PDF to another format, >>> >> which >>> >> did strange things to code snippet boxes. Does this handle PDF natively? >>> >> I >>> >> am wondering if I should just get a low cost android tablet, as battery >>> >> life >>> >> isn't that big of a deal. Suggestions? Thanks! >>> >> >>> >> Sent from my iPhone >>> >> >>> >> On Oct 13, 2011, at 8:34 AM, Tim Holloway <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> One more thing. This was advertised on the web, with free shipping and >>> >>> handling. I don't know if it applies in-store or not. 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