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Originally Posted by lvillanueva5
Hello everyone. I am new to the forums and I have done some searching, but I really need some help.
I am an avid reader. More like I devour books >.<. Give me a good book and I'll finish it in one sitting and start on another. I actually went through 2 books in one day and started a third before my eyes finally gave out.
With that being said, I don't get out to the book stores very often and have been looking forward to purchasing an eBook Reader. Now I just need some opinions from to the community on which to pick as the ones I'm deciding on are pretty similar. I want the best bang for the buck and something that will last me a while.
My choices are the Kindle and Nook. I'm really not interested in the super expensive versions of either, so I was deciding on the the $139 - $149 version for the following:
Kindle: I have a router at home and free wifi at work so wi-fi is not an issue. I will have my books downloaded easily, so the 3G is just an added expense that I really don't want or have a use for.
Nook: I honestly could care less for the color option. I plan on only reading books, not magazines or anything else that color would be necessary.
I've looked up several authors and series I would be purchasing and both Amazon and BN book stores carry them for the exact same price. They both seem to use the e-ink technology. However, I don't know what the epub technology is...and I know that Kindle does not support that.
I realize that neither are backlit, which is good as LCD tend to drain power and are harder on the eyes, however, I do like to read in bed, so is there technology or assessories that can be purchased?
I would greatly appreciate any opinions on either of these two great products. I have been able to touch and feel the Nook at the local BN store, but with Kindle being from Amazon, am unable to do so for that product.
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It looks like your needs are real basic which is good.
- Do you need WI-FI? If not you might want to look at the SONY 350. It's the same price range as the nook/K3 but w/o the WI-FI. It's 5", steel casing, and has a touch screen interface, that does not interfere with the screen. And also has the Perl screen. It's also the smallest of the three and is very portable. It also has a stylus in case you need to take notes.
I have a Kindle 2 I can tell you the only wireless connectivity I've ever needed was 3G. If I have WI-FI access then I'm usally near my PC and most likely will plug in my reader and copy it manually since that is much faster than using the reader to download a book.
ePUB is a blessing and a curse. It gives choices and freedom for the publishers and readers. The result is you will have your books sprinkled around different book stores and some will use a different DRM. When people say they have a choice to buy ePUB what they are saying is any store that supports "Adobe Digital Editions". But is not completely it either see if you buy a book at B&N you will not be able to read it on your sony devices or if you buy a book on iBooks you will not be able to read on your nook/sony devices even though they are all ePUB format.
With the Kindle anything that is a Kindle format will work on a Kindle device. So you'll be able to read books on your iPhone that you bought for your Kindle.
Choice of of different vendors was also an attractive feature until the 5 publishers got together and fixed pricing across all stores the result is no online book store is allowed to drop their prices. At this point you don't really have an advantage.
Battery life is measures by page turn for most eInk devices because they only eat up power when turning pages, the nook you have to take the LCD screen into account as it drains the batter while it is on. By the sound of it I don't think any device will last three weeks with you. The nook will last days and the sony/kindle will last about 1.5 weeks. My Kindle last me a week, but I'm and oddball I use the TTS feature on my commute to work.)
The battery on the K2/K3 is user replaceable just youtube it and you'll see it's a 5min process. Amazon does not solder on the battery like Apple does. BTW these devices batteries are targeted to last 5-7yrs good luck in keeping your reading device around that long.
People seem to get caught on page turning,
I don't get it even the slow PRS-505 I use to have turned a page faster than I could a physical book. The newer models are much faster and the K3 is even faster than the K2 that I use. Still the SONY's are the fastest when turning multiple pages you can swipe and hold and the SONY will speed turn pages for you.
Honestly as much as you read I would limit my criteria on battery life, weight, color and contrast. Unless you plan on getting wireless(3G) on the nook or Kindle WI-FI is not a big plus.
I'd probably recommend the K3 or SONY PRS-350. The contrast will be easier on your eyes and the lighter weight will be easier on your hands.
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