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Tech Vanity: Which should I buy: Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire?

Posted on 12/17/2011 10:54:27 PM PST by Perdogg

I am going to buy either the Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire. I am not interested in an Ipad or Mac, thank you. Which is better?

I read the reviews online, but I am looking to hear from people who own one of the other.


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To: tallyhoe
With a kindle, no. Your books are on the "cloud", so you have a backup of purchases.

There is no countdown feature as of yet. Were that to happen, it would be like renting from a library, not paying full price for something which will go away.

41 posted on 12/18/2011 5:35:43 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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To: Perdogg

Sounds dumb, but I’ve been reading older books in .mobi format on my Palm Zire. I tried it to see it I’d like it. It isn’t bad, but i turn pages a lot. But I can read it at night with the lamp off, and if it falls on the bed between us because I nodded off, it’s not a big deal.


42 posted on 12/18/2011 5:37:58 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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To: Perdogg

I have a Kindle 3G (keyboard) and have downloaded almost 400 books. I can read them on the Kindle or on any of my computers (5 destinations allowed by Amazon). There are many free books offered for Kindle (many more than for Nook). These books do not disappear nor expire. I’d be lost without my Kindle.


43 posted on 12/18/2011 5:43:02 AM PST by Abby4116
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To: TopDog2

“My daughter has a Nook and likes it too, but you can’t beat Amazon for electronic books. They have the largest selection and tons of them are free.”

You can load the Kindle Reader on the Nook Tablet, so you can read books from either source on that one. Not the other way around.

My pick of those two is the Nook Tablet, but not entirely because of the above. Its specs are much better than the Fire, and it has a slot for a flash card so it’s infinitely expandable.

The only real downside to the Nook is that you can’t stream Amazon video, so if you’re an Amazon Prime member that might tip you back towards the Fire.


44 posted on 12/18/2011 6:26:19 AM PST by PreciousLiberty (Pray for America!)
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To: NoLibZone

“Which do you think will be around in 2 years?

Barnes and Noble or Amazon?”

Without a doubt, both.


45 posted on 12/18/2011 6:27:19 AM PST by PreciousLiberty (Pray for America!)
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To: Political Junkie Too

“They’re probably hoping that this “rental” concept will be accepted by the marketplace, and then they won’t have to keep people’s ownership records forever, just to let them access the “books” whenever they want.”

To be clear, there is not even an option to rent books on Amazon or B&N. They know such a thing would never fly.

With either device, you can “loan” your e-books to someone else with a device in the same family for two weeks.

I do hope good crack software comes along so we can save non-DRM copies of our books in our backups. That way their fate isn’t tied to the entity that sold them to us.


46 posted on 12/18/2011 6:29:56 AM PST by PreciousLiberty (Pray for America!)
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To: JosephMama

“Either way you go I’m happy you see the sheer ridiculousness of purchasing an Ipad. It’s purely a status symbol.”

LOL! Yep, the 40 million or so folk that have bought an iPad were all just that stupid...

No, actually it’s a great device that’s a pleasure to use and which has far more apps than any competitor - and any comparable device is right at the same price point.

Watch the iPad 3 with Retina Display continue to blow away the competition over the next year or two.

(BTW, a particularly interesting conversation lately was with a sailor who said the iPad has become quite popular as a navigational aid using its built-in GPS.)


47 posted on 12/18/2011 6:37:00 AM PST by PreciousLiberty (Pray for America!)
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To: Perdogg
We just did extended testing on both. (Full disclosure we have both the first Nook and an earlier Kindle.) The Nook tablet is better. More responsive touch, especially in keyboarding. Good crisp internet access and much better reading experience. I've always had outstanding response from Barnes & Noble's Nook support. They are really committed to making that work.

In truth, it will depend upon which vendor you want to be tied to: Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

Obviously, Amazon is the big guy, but B&N did an interesting thing. The family bought back all the stock before they made the venture into e-reading so they could take the company where it needed to go without the burden of public stockholders. Their response to providing support for the Nook indicates to me that they intend to be a player and see it as the way to be sure their company thrives.

When my original Nook had an issue I took it into a store and they put a new one in my hands in 5 minutes flat.

My 76 year old mother-in-law who lives with us set up her new Nook tablet last night by herself. The only thing she need from me was the wireless password. To me that indicates a pretty good user interface.

48 posted on 12/18/2011 6:45:50 AM PST by Roses0508
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To: M. Thatcher
I have the iPad and the Fire. The Fire suffers by comparison in every respect. The extra cost for the iPad is WELL worth it, IMO.

Own both myself, was going to say the exact same thing. The WiFi range on my Fire seems to be a tad better than my iPad though. Still, you won't see the plethora and quality of app's that are available on the iPad available on the Fire.

49 posted on 12/18/2011 6:54:13 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Perdogg

I’m no apple fanboy, but I am very happy with the iPad 1 I purchased on Ebay for about $350. Many useful apps in addition to books, etc.


50 posted on 12/18/2011 7:28:28 AM PST by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: cowtowney

Publishers have been “renting” digital textbooks for years. The access is good for one term. It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to move that model to general trade books. I would see it offered as an option along with the ability to purchase.


51 posted on 12/18/2011 7:44:28 AM PST by socal_parrot (I hate to say I told you so, but...)
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To: Swordmaker

I have not only used one, but have purchased both an Ipad and Samsung Galaxy. I have sold many different tablet pcs and am quite familiar with the ones that I haven’t.

The Galaxy is a superior device on a superior OS. If you like being restricted by Apple on apps that you can download then go with the Ipad. Opensource will trump the Apple OS within the next few years.

But I’ll admit those Ipads sure are pretty.


52 posted on 12/18/2011 9:05:08 AM PST by JosephMama (Who to choose, who to choose...)
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To: Jonty30

rented a movie recently, off the web, and a 48 hour countdown started when I started the movie. After 48 hours, it disappeared. I can see that with renting, but are you not buying the book for your Kindle or Nook etc?


53 posted on 12/18/2011 11:25:33 AM PST by tallyhoe
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To: JosephMama
Opensource will trump the Apple OS within the next few years.

Agreed. I've been an iPhone user for a few years now and Android makes iOS look like a baby's toy. The problem heretofore has been that Android was primarily designed with phones in mind, making it a bit clunky on tablets. Now that ICS is out and open source, it will take hold very quickly.

54 posted on 12/18/2011 12:12:32 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (Perry's idea of border control: Use both hands to welcome the illegals right in.)
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To: Perdogg

Nook is better.

It has password protection and no subsription fee. It is faster, has more storage (can expand to 32 gigbytes, more books are avialible. No advertsiing, tech hel at any B&N store.


55 posted on 12/18/2011 12:27:29 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: tallyhoe

Maybe you missed my post, when I said that publishers are also starting to do that with books.


56 posted on 12/18/2011 1:23:17 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: BenLurkin

i like the face to face help with my nook. i got it to travel and took it to hawaii. was able to surf, work on Christmas letter, read books i downloaded from library (and a free book from BN that sells for $100), and played some light games. plus i can read anything for hour for free in a BN store (one is 1.5 miles from my house).


57 posted on 12/18/2011 1:25:11 PM PST by bravo whiskey (If the little things really bother you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm; Perdogg
IMHO, you’ll regret it if you buy any of them now


He's right, I'd wait, or buy a cheepie, or a used one off of Craigslist for now. Get to know it, and what you like/don't like, and then in the spring, shop for what you want.

That's my plan, and Wifey, er...Santa, got me a cheepie for the same reasons. Good luck and Merry Christmas.

58 posted on 12/19/2011 8:54:53 AM PST by papasmurf (I pledge to vote (R). How 'bout you?)
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To: BenLurkin

The update that Amazon just pushed out to the Fire now has password protection. Since the Fire is WiFi, there is no subscription fee whatsoever.

I would totally disagree that the Nook has more books available. I would also disagree that the Fire has advertising. I haven’t seen any.


59 posted on 12/21/2011 12:25:06 PM PST by TopDog2
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