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Originally Posted by arsingh1
Secondly I would like to Know Irrespective of warranty which one would you recommend considering the screen contrast and quality of the product .
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It's a little unfair to compare the Nook Simple Touch and Kindle Basic, as the NST is a touch screen eReader and Kindle Basic isn't. I don't know if you can find a Kindle Touch in India, but that was really what should be compared to the NST and Kobo Touch.
At any rate, I have the Kindle Basic and the Nook Simple Touch and I like them both. The Kindle Basic is thinner and lighter and has the darkest font, with a slightly whiter background (but they're both close). I do more reading on the Kindle Basic now because most of my books are bought from Amazon. I love the "Send to Kindle" feature, use that a lot. Mostly I just read -- making very few notes or highlights, so the lack of a touch screen (with touch keyboard) is negligible. The Nook Simple Touch has more features. A touch screen. Easier to use page turn keys (or just touch the screen). More fonts. A microSD slot (which I've never yet used). Better control over line spacing and margins and a graphical cover display. It is wider and thicker and slightly heavier (with a "rubberized" case), which actually makes it a bit more comfortable to hold (though I have cases on both the Kindle and NST). The Kindle Basic's bezel shows finger prints easier (but they're not hard to clean) but the NST (since it used the infrared touch screen) has a more inset screen, which makes it a little harder to keep clean. One advantage of the non-touch screen in the Kindle Basic is that if you get dust on the screen, you wipe it off without turning the page. Hardware-wise, I don't think you would go wrong with either one. But (unless I'm wrong) Barnes & Noble infrastructure is non-existent in India (and poorer in the U.S.), whereas Amazon has some great online features.
Good luck.