MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Kindle vs. nook in Canada

Aydin · 01-01-2010, 06:50 PM

I'm in the same situation here.

Kindle is easily available in Canada, and I really don't mind the $2 extra on books. However, I honestly dislike the Kindle hardware a little, and other eBook readers seem much better (in terms of design).

On the other hand, the nook has a much better design, looks very slick compared to the Kindle, and if I was in the US I would definitely choose it over the Kindle. It's not true that BN has lifted restriction on Canada. Canadians have access to a very limited selection of BN eBooks. Almost all of them say "These items ship to US only" and only a very few I've seen say "These items ship to US and Canadian addresses".

BN eBooks in Canada are a joke. Kindle offers 333,000 books as of today in Canada, and I doubt if BN offers even a quarter of that in Canada (no statistics so no one knows for sure). Despite this, I still rather have a BN library than Amazon.

It's driving me nuts, they both have ups and downs in Canada. I really can't decide.

01-01-2010, 06:50 PM	#4
Aydin Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: none	I'm in the same situation here. Kindle is easily available in Canada, and I really don't mind the $2 extra on books. However, I honestly dislike the Kindle hardware a little, and other eBook readers seem much better (in terms of design). On the other hand, the nook has a much better design, looks very slick compared to the Kindle, and if I was in the US I would definitely choose it over the Kindle. It's not true that BN has lifted restriction on Canada. Canadians have access to a very limited selection of BN eBooks. Almost all of them say "These items ship to US only" and only a very few I've seen say "These items ship to US and Canadian addresses". BN eBooks in Canada are a joke. Kindle offers 333,000 books as of today in Canada, and I doubt if BN offers even a quarter of that in Canada (no statistics so no one knows for sure). Despite this, I still rather have a BN library than Amazon. It's driving me nuts, they both have ups and downs in Canada. I really can't decide.