E book reader recommendations

ManAtHome

I don't think there was any significant difference in e-reader prices a couple of years ago. I bought a Kindle (keyboard) then, would probably buy the Nook today (although possibly not last year when it was closer to £80...).

SteveJW

Nook gets my vote for the price and battery life

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Beachview_2

Looks like I'll be getting the Nook then The Kindle is too expensive for me.

Argos has them at 69.99 for the Nook one with the glow light. Tesco has the Kindle for the same price.

mcfisco

SteveJW wrote: »

Nook gets my vote for the price and battery life

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The Nook has a great price and is well regarded but what's special about battery life?
My Kindle easily lasts a few weeks between charges with a couple or three hours per day reading, does it last longer than that?

want_to_save

Hi. I have the kobo touch and its Fab for ease of use and battery and storage and can be expanded via SD card. The nook is a good price I was very tempted however if you (like me) intend to utilise kobo, smashreads etc for legitimate free books the maximum non nook books that can be held on the nook is 240mb Which for most people is alot but tbh it isn't my collection is now up to 1100 believe me i just need to find the time to read.

I would suggest going over to mobilereads.com and have a look..

Chewbumpkin

I have a Nook glowlight and find the battery life excellent, even using the backlight and wifi. With wifi off and only using the backlight when necessary, it will easily last over a month between charges. Unlike the Kindle, it has a space for a micro sd card, so mega loads of storage for books (over 1,000 on mine so far). There are dozens of sites online for free ebooks without having to resort to changing the format. I would also recommend the Kobo as that also has a micro sd slot.
I'm afraid I have a down on Kindle due to the cost and the fact that the choice of books is limited to what Amazon have unless you are prepared to go through the hassle of changing to its preferred format. Not too great a deal, but even so....

mcfisco

Chewbumpkin wrote: »

I have a Nook glowlight and find the battery life excellent, even using the backlight and wifi. With wifi off and only using the backlight when necessary, it will easily last over a month between charges. Unlike the Kindle, it has a space for a micro sd card, so mega loads of storage for books (over 1,000 on mine so far). There are dozens of sites online for free ebooks without having to resort to changing the format. I would also recommend the Kobo as that also has a micro sd slot.
I'm afraid I have a down on Kindle due to the cost and the fact that the choice of books is limited to what Amazon have unless you are prepared to go through the hassle of changing to its preferred format. Not too great a deal, but even so....

You can simply load any books onto the Kindle in the .mobi format without the need to change anything.
One plus for the Kindle for me is I don't need a PC, If I'm travelling and want a particular book or publication, I can simply buy it either via the Kindles WiFi/3G or just use my iPad, I don't have to live with whatever I have pre-loaded.
Buying and loading books on the nook seems very clunky by comparison

roadster1

It may be worth noting that the Nook and KOBO are natively compatible with your local Library system whereas the Kindle isn't.

Chewbumpkin

One plus for the Kindle for me is I don't need a PC, If I'm travelling and want a particular book or publication, I can simply buy it either via the Kindles WiFi/3G or just use my iPad, I don't have to live with whatever I have pre-loaded.
Buying and loading books on the nook seems very clunky by comparison

Just as easy with a Nook. I have bought books both on the pc and the Nook. Each time they have downloaded to the Nook instantly. No clunks at all.
BTW, I didn't realise that Kindle took mobi format. I think that is because my neighbour had a Kindle and was always moaning that she had problems with ebooks from sources other than Amazon without converting via calibre. I now stand corrected.

alevin

Beware!The kindle screens are extremely flimsy.I've had two that have broken.The first simply fell from the back of a sofa on to a thickly carpeted floor.As it was still under guarantee Amazon replaced it.The second I merely had in my coat pocket (in it's case) on a two hour flight.Up to that point I had been wrapping it in an old teeshirt and zipping it into shaving gift box.However something that now resembles a small britannica is hardly portable, especially on a low cost flight.The cost of a replacement screen is getting on for the price of a new reader.
Read the Amazon reviews, especially the 3 stars and below.A very common fault I'm afraid!Given the amount of stuff I've bought and not read, I suppose I'm going to have to have mine repaired.Had I known from the outset though, how flimsy these ereaders are, I would definitely have NOT bought a kindle.