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Originally Posted by bigbrothad
If you intend to have a ereader mainly to read ebooks, you would be better off getting a e-ink Nook or Kindle.
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I respectfully disagree. I did a lot of research (both online and in hand) with both readers while trying to decide which to purchase. I went so far as to investigate medical reports on the claims of eye strain on LCD screens.
I don't disagree there are people out there who may not enjoy reading from an LCD screen or prefer an eInk screen, but anyone can google and find out LCD screens cause no more eye strain than eInk screens. When comparing the two, I personally was more annoyed looking at the Kindle's screen because it was not bright enough unless you were in daylight or bright lights. I find it MUCH preferable to have the ability to lower the brightness on the NC's screen while reading in bed than mess around with an attached light.
(It's funny how some people will spend hours reading message boards and browsing the web and then complain there's no way they could spend more than 15 minutes reading an LCD eBook reader without getting a migraine..)
Page turns on the NC are instant and don't need to invert and revert back to the correct display. The Kindle mentions their page turns are quieter now, the NC's page turns are 100% silent.. Color books can not be discounted. Magazines, newspapers, news web pages, etc. Don't forget about the full color kids books on the NC (which my children LOVE).
The only places an eInk reader surpasses the NC (in my opinion) is weight, battery life and in the case of the Kindle, their Whispersync technology.
If all you want to do is read books, I would argue the NC is a better solution because it allows a wider variety of book formats and from a wider variety of sources (libraries, Google Books, etc).
I agree with the annoyance of B&N's limitations on the home screen, but the device is so technically superior to other readers it's an annoyance I can live with by using the library versus the home screen.
Note, none of this takes into consideration the rooting possibilities or even what's coming up with the app store and the 2.2 update.. If you take rooting into consideration, there's seriously no comparison - even as 'just an eBook reader'.