Kindle Fire, or Nook Color? I am debating between the two, I was wondering if anyone had any great, or horrible things to share about either?
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I have played with the demo verison of the Kindle but I find that lacks one thing that makes the Nook Color more appealing: expandable memory.
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Dear Tyler, The Extreme is compatible with the nook color too. Regards, Emily
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I have a Kindle Fire that was a gift. I still use it for reading books. But I love my iPad. It has been so easy to use so far and do everything else on it. I have trouble w/email and doing things other than reading w/Kindle. My iPad is addictive, I use for everything except payments which I do on home laptop for safety. I can take it w/me, so easy. Hope this helps . Go on Amazon, look at the like new and used for better price. Mine was like new an came a couple accessories. Amazon has great selection.
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There's a summary article on Ars Technica about this very subject. It may help.http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2011/11/kindle-fire-vs-nook-tablet-which-one-should-you-buy.ars
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Amazon seems to have combined the product pages for the HD + and the smaller Nook HD 7. Look for the selection button, just above the color swatches. I think there are reviews here, on same page, for both size versions.
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PLEASE... if Amazon is going to sell this product, PLEASE add Kindle to it. Kindle may not receive updates (no market) but at least it'll be there. That's really my only showstopper. I've been buying all my latest books so I can use them between my Android and iPad.
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By the way, the Kindle Paperwhite, is a backlit device that costs 119.00, and has been favorably compared to the Nook Glowlight. I have the Glowlight, but the Paperwhite looks like an excellent alternative. Remember though, Kindle takes only books bought on Amazon (on EPUBs that have been converted to Mobi format).
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There is a free kindle app foe the iPad but I have not used it. I have had a kindle for a lot longer than the iPad. I can share what a friend told me, though. She finds the iPad screen too bright to read comfortably, and learned the hard way not to read at bedtime. She says it makes her eyes hurt. I am happy with my old kindle, so can't offer you experience firsthand.
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I may be joining you in that boat shortly. I have a shortlist working on backup tablets if this doesn't look like it's going to happen soon. Gtablet is pretty close to the top (with tnt lite of course.) Problem is for me, I WANT a 7 in tablet. I'm also seriously considering the nook color now that it's been rooted. Going to have to keep an eye on development on that in the next few days...might pocket the spare money and sell it to upgrade to a tegra when they finally start showing up. I'm just really disappointed in stream tv's complete lack of any news or updates regarding their product.
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Thank you FearNot! The link to Kindle is great. Still not sure whether I'm going to get the Aspire or Kindle...I think maybe I'll get the Kindle for myself and an Aspire for my daughter. Then I'll have the best of both worlds. I appreciate your help.
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And I love the amazon android market. Go free app of the day! The cloud app and kindle app work fine.
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Dear Michelle, I finally got my Nook for Christmas. Not without some extra taxes I had to pay in the border, but anyway, finally here. I think that for reading novels in Catalan it's perfect really. The contrast of the screen depends much on the light you put in, but if the light is totally white, the constrast is very good!!! I'm pretty happy with the Nook, even if I cannot purchase directly any book because I don't have US billing address. The only little problem I found when reading for long time, is that because of the outside plastic it gets stuck on the hand and I have to change the position of reading every 15-20 minuts. I suppose once I get the cover I asked, I could handle in another way and the problem won't come back. One very bad experience!! I purchased the cover on Barnes&Noble and because is going to Europe you cannot track it. The point is that after more than one month it has not arrived yet!! But the worse is that the 2 times I send a mail to B&N they automatically resent me a mail forwarding me to the help system!!! I finally sent another e-mail to the company external of B&N that produces the covers for them and I didn't get any answer yet!! So I finally purchased it on Amazon. By the way I also bought a Kindle and it's supposed to arrive in a couple days. I bought it for the textbooks for my studies. Give me some feedback!!! Take care. Xavi
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I have the Kindle and the Nook app on my Coby 8024. Both work well, although with the Nook sometimes it asks me to download my books again; even after downloading them. The Nook app has more options in the menu screen; which possibly makes it a better app; but the Kindle app is so seamless and easy to use I find myself using that one more often.
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I was thinking the same thing. My son is five and he can navigate the Kindle Fire (and nearly anything else) with ease. The Fire is my wife's birthday gift, be she installed some kid friendly software on and he can pick out what books he wants to read and is very happy. I was looking at getting a Leapforg or a small laptop, but for the price and being a Prime member, this is a real deal. I only worry about damage and wear and tear. $200 isn't a lot (compared to a laptop), but it's still $200 dollars.
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I ordered my cm7 sd card from Nook Unlocked here on Amazon. It's a bit cheaper than N2A. I had an issue getting on my home wifi but resolved it be changing the encryption on the router. Other than that it has been smooth sailing with the nook and cm7. So many apps you can try for free to see if they fit your needs. So far I've got my family organizer, email, budget, games, news, my favorite websites bookmarked in addition to my books. It's really like a mini laptop you can carry in your purse. I bought a refurbished one from ebay and put in the SD card and haven't looked back.
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If your main use is reading (in school), a cheaper alternative would be either the Kindle or Nook E-Ink reader which would only cost $100. I just purchased a Nook Simple Touch ($99 & about 8 ounces) which has a battery life of two months before recharging. It allows sideloading of your own books, has a MicroSD slot, and allows purchase of books as well as software updates using Wi-Fi. Nook Tablet & Kindle Fire have much shorter battery life but are crystal clear color screens, allow video, email, web browsing, games, weigh close to a pound, and cost $200-$249.
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I tend to disagree...Amazon went out of their way to make a special version of android so that only the apps they make money from or approve make them onto the kindle. I'm sure Logitech will help but it is not their fault.