New Kindle 3 vs Barnes & Noble Nook, which one is better?
I’m new to Yahoo Answers, but as I’m doing my search I found there are plenty of information on the Kindle and the Nook given by some people here. I’ve been thinking to get an ebook reader, and I just learned that Amazon has released their new version of Kindle. It has been a hard time for me to decide whether to choose the Kindle or the Nook. So now there’s a new Kindle, is the Kindle better than the Nook?
I get to say the latest improvement of Kindle 3 really makes it stands out from other competitors like B&N Nook or Sony Reader. It has a new better eInk screen (of 50% better contrast), triple of battery life, double of memory, lighter weight, faster page turn, and better PDF support (with notes, highlight, dictionary, zoom, and access to password-protect PDF), as compared with the Nook. And the Kindle 3 now also supports WiFi, which is used to be limitation of the Kindle 2.
There are some new features of the Kindle 3 worth to mention. These include accessibility for low vision or blind readers, via text-to-speech function for homepage and menus. It now also supports CJK fonts, which means the Kindle can now display Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian characters, etc. These cannot be found in any other ebook readers.
I myself own the Kindle 2. I chose the Kindle 2 instead of the Nook or Sony Reader at that time, because it has the text-to-speech function which means I can “read” books with my hands and eyes free to do other things. I use this function often when I’m on public transport, doing housework, etc. I think it is really a cool feature that cannot be missed.
And if you get the Kindle 3G version, it has web browsing function over both wireless network and WiFi (while the Nook only has web browsing over WiFi, i.e. only when you are around WiFi hotspot, which is the same as the Kindle WiFi only version; the Sony Reader doesn’t even have a web browser). The free internet plus the web browser allow me to look for information whenever I’m in need. And it is free inside the U.S. and many other countries, it is just incredible when you bring it to trip.
And indeed, the Kindle has more available books, and some ebooks are a bit cheaper on the Kindle as well. Barnes and Nobles always count in the one million free books from Google, which can also be read on the Kindle. For Sony, many users complain it is difficult to find books for it.
Here are the millions of free books available to the Kindle, and all Kindle books in latest bestselling order, that you can check from time to time:
Finally, there is also the new Kindle DX Graphite which is available now. You can read this article to decide whether to choose the new Kindle or the new Kindle DX:
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