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vferdman · 12-01-2011, 01:57 PM

Sorry, I made a typo referring to Kindle. I meant Nook Simple Touch. I edited the typo out. Kindle Touch did not feel nearly as good in use as the Kobo or Nook. I really like the Kobo Touch, but at $30 premium Kobo will either have to follow suit or perish. Nook Touch is a nice little reader and seems to have similar features to Kobo. It also feels way faster, but again, this is from an experience playing with it in the store, whereas I own and use Kobo Touch every day. Who knows, after being loaded with content Nook may be a bit slower, but on the shelf int he store it feels and looks great. In fact I would have chosen the Nook had it not been more expensive than Kobo. Great hardware buttons for page turning (page fwd and page bkwd on either side of the screen) that Nook has are worth a lot in everyday use.

12-01-2011, 01:57 PM	#3
vferdman Member Posts: 12 Karma: 176190 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Touch (black)	Sorry, I made a typo referring to Kindle. I meant Nook Simple Touch. I edited the typo out. Kindle Touch did not feel nearly as good in use as the Kobo or Nook. I really like the Kobo Touch, but at $30 premium Kobo will either have to follow suit or perish. Nook Touch is a nice little reader and seems to have similar features to Kobo. It also feels way faster, but again, this is from an experience playing with it in the store, whereas I own and use Kobo Touch every day. Who knows, after being loaded with content Nook may be a bit slower, but on the shelf int he store it feels and looks great. In fact I would have chosen the Nook had it not been more expensive than Kobo. Great hardware buttons for page turning (page fwd and page bkwd on either side of the screen) that Nook has are worth a lot in everyday use. Last edited by vferdman; 12-01-2011 at 02:01 PM.