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Originally Posted by parias1126
Anyone have a kindle that now has a Nook? Which do you like better and why?
I just purchases a Sony Daily Edition and really like it, but the book prices are insane compared to what iv seen with the B&N store and Amazon. I purchased the Sony because I wanted to be able to have it NOW! I hate ordering, waiting, then if I'm unhappy.... Having to send it back.
I tried the Nook in thenstore and the horrible lag with page turning and the lag when one screen was trying to catch up to the other, I thought would drive me bonkers.
So..... Please tell me the differences.... What you love.... What you don't love on both the Kindle and Nook. I plan on researching a bit more and not sure if I'll keep my 900, return it, or give it to my husband.
Thanks!
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I've got all 3 of them and some others.
My ranking of your 3 units: Sony 900, nook, Kindle 2.
In brief:
Sony 900:
For me, best form factor of all units.
The usual elegant and minimalistic Sony design.
I really like the cover and the user-replaceable battery.
I like the startup page.
I don't have any problems with the display quality. It's certainly below iRex 800, Kindle 2 or nook. But not that much to really trouble me. I've stopped comparing my units to each other. I just check each unit on its own and I really enjoy Sony 900.
Kindle 2:
It took a while for me, to actually like it. At first sight, I was extremely disappointed about the appeal of the assumed market leader.
But it did grow on me and clearly is a very functional and efficient device.
nook:
It's a bit more appealing than Kindle 2. Not quite Sony level yet, but close enough.
And it's got WiFi, which is a huge benefit for me. I'm purchasing tons of books and it's really convenient to download them without USB. (I've got the US version of Kindle 2 and Kindle DX, so I can't use Whispernet over here in Germany. So nook actually was my first unit for wireless transfer. And I prefer WiFi over 3G anytime.)
I wouldn't really need the touchscreen. But it's a looker and works good enough.
File formats aren't a big issue for me. But it's nice to use my old .pdb files on nook, which I've bought for Palm Pilot years ago.
Concerning the lag you describe for nook: I guess, this was the old firmware. I've only got mine for 5 days now and didn't have any problems at all from the very beginning. Todays firmware update makes it even faster.
Concerning prices for books: There are (relatively simple) workarounds, to port eBooks from one unit to another. So I wouldn't dump my Sony just because of Amazon's bookstore. And you should be able to find competitive sources for ePUBs, which work on Sony and nook.