What is the difference between the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook?

Question

What is the difference between the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook?

Answer 1

Hey, j_kubart, although it's not the first time I'm answering this same question, I feel like typing today. Here's the advantages of the Nook’s (both e-Ink black & white and Nook Color) over Kindle:

- Any Barnes & Noble store provides free Wi-Fi to Nook's

- Nook allows to lend books for 2 weeks to friends or to your other devices that run B&N app (PC, MAC, Android phones, Apple iPhone and iPad, etc.) Barnes & Noble allows (when you walk in with the Nook to B&N store) to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi. With Nook, while in BN store you get exclusive articles from top authors, and great offers including cafe treats and unique deals.

- Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for library ebooks.

- Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for renting text-ebooks.

All of the above is true for both Nook e-Ink and Nook Color eReader/tablet.

Nook Color is worth mentioning separately as this is a hybrid Android eReader/tablet device, something between Kindle and iPad. Even though Nook Color has LCD touchscreen, it's a new generation screen which is anti-glare coated and is better performing in sunlight and produces less glare all of which are dooming reading on iPad. Also, the screen is amazing and readable/viewable at wide angles.

Overall, Nook Color is more than e-Reader as you can also watch video and use Android applications on it. It's a hybrid device, much more than just an e-Reader but not a full tablet as it doesn't have a camera. If all you want is to read novels, Kindle (or the original e-Ink Nook) might be better for you. If you want something more from your device at half of the price of iPad or Galaxy tab, then Nook Color is your best bet.

Nook Color has several apps that already come with the device (Pandora Internet radio, QuickOffice, etc.) Also, Barnes & Noble recently released Nook SDK and Nook Developer platform that will allow most of the existing 100,000 Android apps be ported to it. Also, you can use the Social Settings screen to link your NOOK Color to your Facebook account and your Twitter account. You can also import all your contacts from your Google Gmail account. Once you have linked to Facebook and Twitter and set up email contacts, you can lend and borrow books, recommend books, and share favorite quotes with your friends.

Answer 2

The biggest difference is the primary bookstore and format the devices use.

Kindle uses an e-book format that is exclusive to their device. It can also use books in PDF format which gives you some purchasing options if the book you want is not available through Amazon. However, it does not have access to the public library system because of the format it uses.

Nook uses what has become the standard e-book format (epub) as well as PDF. It does give you library access and you have lots of options outside of the B&N store. Nook has a "Lend Me" feature that allows you to lend books to other Nook users for up to two weeks. Don't get too excited, though-only a limited selection of books seem to be eligible for lending.

Screen types also differ.

Kindle has a the new e-ink pearl screen, which has greater contrast and does not fade in sunlight.

Nook has the older e-ink version and a small LCD touchscreen just below the reading pane that you use for navigation.

Both machines have a 6" reading pane.

Battery life.

Kindle has tremendous battery life--over 2 weeks.

Nook has less (although I admit I don't know exactly how long) because of the power sucking LCD.

Kindle weighs less than Nook.

I have held both of these machines in hand and found the Kindle to be more comfortable. The LCD screen that was added to the Nook changes the height width ration and made it seem a little top heavy to me.

I myself am not too fond of either of these machines (I am a Sony Reader user), but because of that, I feel like maybe I can give a less biased opinion.

Answer 3

I had problems with the Barnes & Noble internet interface so on no account fairly in comparison it heavily with the Kindle which I already had. inspite of the shown fact that my niece those days offered a corner and we in comparison the two facet via facet. There are issues to love with the two. i think of I nevertheless choose the Kindle inspite of the shown fact that it is close. The corner shows books in colour. The Kindle is only black & white. The corner seems a sprint better in viewing diagrams & photos than the Kindle The Kindle exhibit screen is a lot greater suitable to the rest for my section. it is fairly straightforward on the eyes and is often examine conveniently in direct image voltaic. the two seem to have exceedingly stable bookmarking, looking, dictionary learn & observe taking helpful properties. The Kindle has a sparkling characteristic that i admire -- it enable's you spot highlighting that different Kindle readers have underlined interior the comparable e book i think of the corner does a greater pastime examining PDF information than Kindle Kindle & Amazon have many greater ebooks available the final time I checked. you somewhat won't be able to pass incorrect. the two are stable products.

Answer 4

Firstly, it is the operating system. Nook has android, which is way better for programming purposes, because it has all the latest SDK kits, meaning, that anyone who has any kind of knowledge in JAVA can make simple applications/plugins for it. Therefore, there are many extra applications released, especially for the new, colored nook.

Downside of nook is that it ships within USA only (some other countries too). I live in northern Europe, and had to use mail-forwarding services to ship it over here. However, kindle can be shipped more or less, world-wide.

You should check the comparison sheets for both of em. I suggest you to get the new nook. Or better yet none of these.

There is a new tablet, called ADAM (by notion ink). Which has both display types in it - e-ink and LCD. You can switch between those modes, meaning, e-ink when you want to read and LCD when you want to view media - movies, music clips, game applications etc.

Answer 5

In short:

> Don't go for Nook Color. It's using backlight screen like computer screen, and is difficult to our eyes. Just not suitable for reading purpose.

> Choose the Nook if you want to be:

- Able to borrow ebooks from library to your ebook reader

- Able to read books in epub format (without need of conversion) on your ebook reader

> Choose the Kindle if you want to be:

- Able to have free 3G wireless access

- Able to download books and use 3G wireless even you're outside of the United States

- Able to have text-to-speech function to read books to you like audio books



There is also quite a good review for comparison between the two here:



http://bit.ly/nookorkindle3