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Originally Posted by boswd
Hi Piper I'm not trying to get into a nook vs kindle ie Android vs iPhone or Mac vs Pc. I think they're fun to do but this seems like a nice thread
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Oh, I hear you, boswd.
Actually, the Mine vs Yours threads are tedious to me. lol I'm in a Kindle/Sony, and soon-to-be Nook Color house, and one of my best friends loves his Nook.
It's all about personal tastes and circumstances.
So I wasn't meaning my comments about the Kindle to be an argument. I just gave my personal reasons for choosing the Kindle over the Nook - as I said, they might not be the same needs or preferences as the OP.
e.g., For me, TTS is the #1 priority, but plenty of people don't care about it at all. Others might not need such long battery life, etc.
Like I said, if the things I listed weren't an issue, then I'd probably go for the $89 nook refurb.
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Originally Posted by boswd
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I mean we all can go round for round of why we chose our device as opposed to the comepetitions for me the nook provides the best top to bottom value to features.
Love the looks of it. Love going Barnes and Noble for the MoreInStore and all the fun features and freedbies from Starbucks.
Love the LCD, the LCD does go dark after a certain amount of time (10,30,60seconds)
To me charging it after 5 to 8 days is nothing. I have to charge my phone every night, my laptop gets 3hrs, so this is nothing.
the weight the nook weighs as much as 400 page trade paperback, I'm sorry I will disagree with you until the cows come home that is not heavy, sure the kindle may be light but my pencil is lighter than my pen, that doesn't make my pen heavy.
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Yup, and all those things are good to point out, so people can choose what fits their needs and wants.
FTR, I don't think the Nook is "heavy". I just wanted the least weight and size I could, all other things being equal, to make it lighter in my purse and to hold in bed. I also wanted a cover, which adds weight and bulk. If the OP doesn't, then there's that to consider.
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Originally Posted by boswd
but my point is if ePUb is something that is of interest to someone then i see absolutley no reason to get a Kindle and have to go through the work arounds to strip the DRM when fantastic ebooks readers are out there from the nook to the sony's and even the kobo.
So yes we can all go round for round but again my point is if ePub is of use, the available options out there are just too great and excellent to have to go through the work arounds to get Adobe's DRM stripped to format the Amazon when you just click and drag on fantastic eReaders available.
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This is the only area where we disagree.
- The work around isn't any work at all. It's also just a click and/or drag. You don't even have to use a cable.
- The OP wants to use calibre anyway. (Lots of people do - it offers a ton of awesome features, and it's especially helpful to keep track of books if you use more than one store, which is the common reason given for choosing an epub device.)
- It takes no work to strip DRM after the 1 time download and clicks to install the plugin. It's transparently done whenever you drop the book into calibre.
- It takes no work to convert - just couple clicks, and a minute or two.
From there, it's a right-click to send to the kindle, via email or usb. (For that matter, it automatically converts on send.)
So that's the only area we disagree on.
Sony/Nook/Kindle - they're all great ereaders. What makes one a better choice than another just depends on personal tastes and needs that vary between people.