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ProfCrash · 11-30-2011, 10:04 AM

NicholasV: Ergonomics are a personal thing. I know folks who have returned the Nook Touch because they prefer the K3 or the Kindle Touch. I am thrilled that you found an e-reader that works for you and that you are comfortable with but not everyone agrees with you. I would suggest that you would get more milage saying that the Nooks are ergonimcally more comfortable for you instead of making a blanket statement that the Nooks ergonomics are better.

I have not used either device so I cannot make a recommendation.

I would suggest searching both book stores and seeing which book store has more of the books that you enjoy reading.

If you live in the US, go to a Best Buy or a Target and check out both readers. That will give you a feel for what they looke like, feel like, and how they work. That should help you decide which works best for you.

Also, ask yourself if you think you might want text to speech or an audio player for any reason. You can find those on the Kindle and not the Nook. If you think you might want to store more then a few thousand books on your device, the Nook has a memory card slot and the Kindle does not.

There are a ton of happy Kindle owners (me for example) and a ton of happy Nook owners (NicholasV). There are some differences with the devices but they tend to be based on personal preference and not on actual functioanlity. Since you have already indicated that you are not worried about converting, format is not going to be an issue for you. You will probably be happy with which ever one that you buy.

11-30-2011, 10:04 AM	#8
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	NicholasV: Ergonomics are a personal thing. I know folks who have returned the Nook Touch because they prefer the K3 or the Kindle Touch. I am thrilled that you found an e-reader that works for you and that you are comfortable with but not everyone agrees with you. I would suggest that you would get more milage saying that the Nooks are ergonimcally more comfortable for you instead of making a blanket statement that the Nooks ergonomics are better. I have not used either device so I cannot make a recommendation. I would suggest searching both book stores and seeing which book store has more of the books that you enjoy reading. If you live in the US, go to a Best Buy or a Target and check out both readers. That will give you a feel for what they looke like, feel like, and how they work. That should help you decide which works best for you. Also, ask yourself if you think you might want text to speech or an audio player for any reason. You can find those on the Kindle and not the Nook. If you think you might want to store more then a few thousand books on your device, the Nook has a memory card slot and the Kindle does not. There are a ton of happy Kindle owners (me for example) and a ton of happy Nook owners (NicholasV). There are some differences with the devices but they tend to be based on personal preference and not on actual functioanlity. Since you have already indicated that you are not worried about converting, format is not going to be an issue for you. You will probably be happy with which ever one that you buy.