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Care · 08-14-2010, 05:44 PM

The Nook and Kindle 3 do most of those. The only exception is that mobi files (kindle) are hard to find in libraries. I know none of our libraries have mobi ebooks, most are in epub which can be used with the Nook.

If library books are important to him, I would check his local library and see where they get their ebooks from to check if they have lots of mobi files.

I don't have a kindle, but I can tell you I love my Nook. <3 I was actually all set to get a new Kindle, but after getting a Nook to try out, I fell in love with it. It has 5 font sizes but only 3 fonts (but i love the amasis). i can get library books on it easily, and download ebooks from almost anywhere with the epub support. The battery won't be as good as with the Kindle 3. I read 4-8 hrs a day and I get 3-4 days a charge (I seem to read a lot more than the average person, lots of times I read a whole book in one sitting). It's smaller than the previous generations Kindles, but bigger than the new Kindle 3. It fits fine in my purse.

Oh and the price was $ 149.99 US, plus I paid $44 for the 2 year extended warranty via B&N. I was told I could drop it in the water or smash the screen and it will be covered, so that was a plus for me.

The Kobo does all these things as well. The screen resolution isn't as good as the previous two, but it's not bad. There were a few things I didn't like about it though. It couldn't do collections or tags (which the Nook does when rooted, but will hopefully do it with a new software update), I couldn't turn the page left handed, and it didn't tell me page number (which is a big deal for me as I am addicted to goodreads.com). It is still a nice reader though. Very light and small which is a plus.

08-14-2010, 05:44 PM	#2
Care Aes Sedai Posts: 659 Karma: 46166 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.	The Nook and Kindle 3 do most of those. The only exception is that mobi files (kindle) are hard to find in libraries. I know none of our libraries have mobi ebooks, most are in epub which can be used with the Nook. If library books are important to him, I would check his local library and see where they get their ebooks from to check if they have lots of mobi files. I don't have a kindle, but I can tell you I love my Nook. <3 I was actually all set to get a new Kindle, but after getting a Nook to try out, I fell in love with it. It has 5 font sizes but only 3 fonts (but i love the amasis). i can get library books on it easily, and download ebooks from almost anywhere with the epub support. The battery won't be as good as with the Kindle 3. I read 4-8 hrs a day and I get 3-4 days a charge (I seem to read a lot more than the average person, lots of times I read a whole book in one sitting). It's smaller than the previous generations Kindles, but bigger than the new Kindle 3. It fits fine in my purse. Oh and the price was $ 149.99 US, plus I paid $44 for the 2 year extended warranty via B&N. I was told I could drop it in the water or smash the screen and it will be covered, so that was a plus for me. The Kobo does all these things as well. The screen resolution isn't as good as the previous two, but it's not bad. There were a few things I didn't like about it though. It couldn't do collections or tags (which the Nook does when rooted, but will hopefully do it with a new software update), I couldn't turn the page left handed, and it didn't tell me page number (which is a big deal for me as I am addicted to goodreads.com). It is still a nice reader though. Very light and small which is a plus. Last edited by Care; 08-14-2010 at 05:49 PM.