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Originally Posted by Kypt
I would say nook except I haven't had a chance to hold a Kindle 3 in my hands. I love the nook's screen, look, and feel, however the battery life does make me want to get a kindle. With that said, however, I do not want to be locked to the Kindle store regardless how good it is. One way or another I'll withhold vote until my friend gets his new Kindle and I've had a chance to play with it.
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Kindle does MOBI (without DRM)
Nook does EPUB
Both formats are easy to get and convert between in a few seconds.
Kindle doesn't lock you into anything (unless you buy everything from Amazon with DRM on it, but same for Nook and B&N)
I have a Nook, but battery life is poor (about 10 hours reading), the OS is flaky. In the morning the battery might be dead, even with a full charge at night. It might not wake up from sleep and I have to pull and insert the battery while plugged into a PC. I just want to read books, the Nook doesn't always allow me to do that (it works properly about 28 days out of 30). The Kindle is far more stable (battery life about 30 hours) reading, and if choosing again I would go for a Kindle.
I don't live in the USA, I can't change it for a new one, many Nooks have problems and require returns to B&N. Not a problem if you live in the USA. I would say this device is really not suitable for residents of other countries.