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Originally Posted by Noah98
I'm a big fan of Aldiko, and I would like to see it on the Kindle Fire. My wife is leaning towards getting a KF for Christmas  |
I really like Aldiko as well, but it's so slow compared to the Kindle and Nook. Add in the lack of highlighting and the semi-clunky bookmark interface and it is really falling behind. (Cool Reader is shaping up to be really nice, though...)
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Originally Posted by SCION
Possibly for a handful of folks within that target market who are spec driven. But if it's a basic choice between Amazon's stuff and B&N's stuff, there's no match up.
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Exactly, B&N wins. (Sorry, you left yourself open there...)
As I see it, they both have solid marketplaces. (I give an edge to the Nook for ePub support as it is better suited to a lot of the technical content I read, it is easier for me to modify my books when the publisher screws up, and I feel less locked in.) With the Nook I know what I am getting because I have seen it before. What people seem to be missing with the Fire is that it is still built on dreams at this point.
Will the Fire be able to download movies? Will sideloading Android applications really work? Is the interface nice and responsive? Is finding content easy? Is the battery life good? How is it to hold for long periods of time? At this point, I don't think we really know.
For me, personally, Amazon has only one strength that would matter to me: new-content video available for purchase. I'd love to have the option of buying the latest episode of Futurama and watching it on an airplane, but, currently, nobody is willing to sell me that. Amazon, at least, might change this up a bit.
Other than that, we are mostly arguing about a device vs. a slightly different device.