Something I really prefer about the Nook over the Kindle

NickyWithNook · 08-14-2012, 06:34 PM

as I have both now . . .

My NST shows the cover art, and I can scroll through the covers. I must be a visual-memory person, because I remember which book is which by the cover more than the title or author's name. I have a hard time remembering which book it is I am looking for without the picture of the cover. I end up going onto Amazon.com and searching for a name to see if it's the one I think it is.

Not for really well known books. Those I know the name of. It's more the Indie books. I think, "Oh wasn't there a book about X - let me find that one and read it." I am lost without the cover art on those.

qlob · 08-14-2012, 09:52 PM

The Kindle Touch has been modded to do this. It's not a vanilla feature though... See the JBPatch thread in the Kindle Developer's Corner for details.

jhempel24 · 08-16-2012, 08:49 AM

Yeah, I do like the B&N over the Kindle....just more sleek, and it has page numbers LOL

NickyWithNook · 08-16-2012, 10:08 AM

Yeah I like the page numbers too. I don't know why the Kindle doesn't have the page numbers.

qlob · 08-16-2012, 11:33 AM

It does...(only In certain books though)

peitsao · 08-17-2012, 07:36 AM

epub is so much better, esp page numbers and nook is easier to hold in my hands than kindle. I don't turn pages by accident on nook as I do on the kindle touch.

booklover6 · 08-18-2012, 07:53 PM

The Sony T1 also shows covers. You can tap on Books and show either the cover view, or the list by title. And it has buttons!

rhadin · 08-19-2012, 07:48 AM

I have both a Nook Tablet and a Sony 950. Both show page numbers. What I like is that I can start a book on my Nook (or Sony) and then switch to my Sony (or Nook) to continue reading. All I need to do is enter the page number I'm on in the Nook (Sony) into the Go to Page # and I'm in the same place. It isn't as easy as synchronization, but it is still very easy and lets me make use of each device under different circumstances.

tannenba · 09-04-2012, 12:29 AM

fwiw, kindles can also show page numbers. the kindle mobi format has page numbers as optional - years ago, most kindle ebooks at amazon did not include page numbers, but today practically every book does. so i think it is more accurate to say both readers include page numbers. in the nook vs kindle debate, i think both devices are excellent. i love the competition between the two, as i think the consumer is the real winner.

08-14-2012, 06:34 PM	#1
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Kindle Pwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	Something I really prefer about the Nook over the Kindle as I have both now . . . My NST shows the cover art, and I can scroll through the covers. I must be a visual-memory person, because I remember which book is which by the cover more than the title or author's name. I have a hard time remembering which book it is I am looking for without the picture of the cover. I end up going onto Amazon.com and searching for a name to see if it's the one I think it is. Not for really well known books. Those I know the name of. It's more the Indie books. I think, "Oh wasn't there a book about X - let me find that one and read it." I am lost without the cover art on those.

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08-14-2012, 09:52 PM	#2
qlob Official Lurker Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7096675 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle 3.4	The Kindle Touch has been modded to do this. It's not a vanilla feature though... See the JBPatch thread in the Kindle Developer's Corner for details.

08-16-2012, 08:49 AM	#3
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Yeah, I do like the B&N over the Kindle....just more sleek, and it has page numbers LOL

08-16-2012, 10:08 AM	#4
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Kindle Pwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	Yeah I like the page numbers too. I don't know why the Kindle doesn't have the page numbers.

08-16-2012, 11:33 AM	#5
qlob Official Lurker Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7096675 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle 3.4	It does...(only In certain books though)

08-17-2012, 07:36 AM	#6
peitsao Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 32760 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Allegheny Mountains Device: Kobo mini, PW3,NookST	epub is so much better, esp page numbers and nook is easier to hold in my hands than kindle. I don't turn pages by accident on nook as I do on the kindle touch.

08-18-2012, 07:53 PM	#7
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	The Sony T1 also shows covers. You can tap on Books and show either the cover view, or the list by title. And it has buttons!

08-19-2012, 07:48 AM	#8
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I have both a Nook Tablet and a Sony 950. Both show page numbers. What I like is that I can start a book on my Nook (or Sony) and then switch to my Sony (or Nook) to continue reading. All I need to do is enter the page number I'm on in the Nook (Sony) into the Go to Page # and I'm in the same place. It isn't as easy as synchronization, but it is still very easy and lets me make use of each device under different circumstances.

09-04-2012, 12:29 AM	#9
tannenba Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2004 Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	fwiw, kindles can also show page numbers. the kindle mobi format has page numbers as optional - years ago, most kindle ebooks at amazon did not include page numbers, but today practically every book does. so i think it is more accurate to say both readers include page numbers. in the nook vs kindle debate, i think both devices are excellent. i love the competition between the two, as i think the consumer is the real winner.

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