Kindle questions!

Re: Kindle questions!

• Amy4773

  December 2010

  I just got a Kindle, and while I like it a lot, if I had purchased it (it was a gift) I would have gotten the Nook.  I like the idea of being able to get books from a variety of locations, and with a discount if I buy from B&N since I'm a B&N member.  I also like that you can "lend" books to friends with the Nook.  My local B&N has classes on how to use the Nook every Saturday at noon, which I also find pretty cool.  There's a Nook desk set up so you can ask questions anytime, which I'm sure they have at all B&N.
  

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• jaymers99

  December 2010

  I just saw a post on Kindle vs. Nook on the MM board.  Most posters preferred the Nook for the same reason as Amy -- it uses the standard ebook file type and you can borrow ebooks from the library.

  http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/46324201.aspx 

  

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• BoBride28

  December 2010

  Thanks for your responses! I'm going to check out that thread!

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• sanae78

  December 2010

  Amy4773:

  I also like that you can "lend" books to friends with the Nook.
  

  Apparently the Kindle is going to have this feature soon.  

  I just read an awesome review on amazon that compares the Nook and the Kindle.  It's actually the first review on the page for the Kindle and it's VERY thorough.  Here's a couple things he mentions that might interest you:

  "* ePub
  
  Nook uses the ePub format, a widely used open format. Amazon uses a proprietary ebook format. Many libraries will "lend" ebooks in the ePub format, which works with nook but not kindle. However, a free and reputable program called Calibre allows you to translate ebooks from one format to another - it supports many formats, including ePub and Kindle. The only catch is that it doesn't work with copy-protected ebooks, so you can't, for example, buy a Kindle book (which is copy protected) and translate it to ePub so you can read it on a Nook.
  
  * lending e-books to friends
  
  Nook owners can "loan" ebooks they purchased to other nook owners for up to two weeks. You can't do this with kindle - yet. Amazon has announced it will soon add this lending feature to all kindles (via a software update that will be available to people who already own kindles)."

  I suggest reading the reviews on amazon because even though it's an amazon product, a lot of people give really good reviews comparing the Kindle and Nook.  HTH!
  

  

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