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eschwartz · 02-17-2014, 07:51 PM

Amazon has a reputation for rock-solid firmware, and B&N Nook has a reputation for being slow.

B&N limits you to 500MB of sideloaded books (including books you download from B&N and transfer via USB) plus 2GB of books downloaded through the device itself, whereas Kindle doesn't care where you get your books from. You can convert your old B&N purchases with calibre and store them on your Kindle, but not the other way around since the memory is restricted.

B&N is a dead platform. They've always played second (or third) fiddle to Amazon, in terms of popularity and workmanship in their devices. Consider the fact that they just fired a whole lot of engineers (since they apparently don't need them anymore), see here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=233564

I would suggest get anything other than the Nook. If you want EPUB/library ADE support, and the ability to tweak your reading experience, go with the Kobo. If you like Amazon or just want a simple clean reading experience, go with the Kindle.

02-17-2014, 07:51 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Amazon has a reputation for rock-solid firmware, and B&N Nook has a reputation for being slow. B&N limits you to 500MB of sideloaded books (including books you download from B&N and transfer via USB) plus 2GB of books downloaded through the device itself, whereas Kindle doesn't care where you get your books from. You can convert your old B&N purchases with calibre and store them on your Kindle, but not the other way around since the memory is restricted. B&N is a dead platform. They've always played second (or third) fiddle to Amazon, in terms of popularity and workmanship in their devices. Consider the fact that they just fired a whole lot of engineers (since they apparently don't need them anymore), see here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=233564 I would suggest get anything other than the Nook. If you want EPUB/library ADE support, and the ability to tweak your reading experience, go with the Kobo. If you like Amazon or just want a simple clean reading experience, go with the Kindle.