[rem736]

i just got the new nexus 7 (2013). the screen resolution is 1920 x 1200. my intention for this tablet is not for reading. having said that, because it's vanilla google android and open to the play market, you can use any reading app you want. this includes amazon's own kindle app, kobo, barnes & noble, as well as all other ebook reading apps such as aldiko, moon+, cool reader, fb reader, etc.

i've never had any experience with amazon's tablet, but i know that amazon has their own app store. so i don't know if amazon allows you to connect to google's app store (play market).

honestly, i don't think amazon cares if you buy their hardware. i think they are just as happy with you using the kindle app on other devices. afterall, the goal is to sell ebooks. they may even be taking a loss on the hardware, just hoping to make it up with ebook sales.

i did not get amazon's tablet because i felt i would be restricted to amazon's app store. in addition, with the nexus 7, you get the latest android os (4.3). and you get updates before anyone else.

i'm not sure if the new amazon tablet will even get 4.3. if history serves, this won't happen. and if history further serves, there will be no further os updates except for bug fixes.