Kindke vs Nook general comparison
The world of technology is advanced day by day and it becomes really hard to keep up with the everyday changing trends. Due to the advancement in technology, today in so many aspects horizons are being widened up and that includes the reading business as well. Previously, writers used to rely on books, magazines, journals, and news papers for the publication of their work. But today due to the evolution of new technology, now reading is not limited to printed materials like books and newspapers but one can see publications printed in many other different ways as well. There are different gadgets available in the market that enable the users to read anywhere and anytime without even holding a heavy book in his hands. With time the eReader market is gaining more and more popularity.
Due to the everyday increasing demand of eReader devices Nook and Kindle makers comes up with their products in the market. Though both of the products are designed to serve for the same purpose that is for reading while on the go and hold almost same features but still there are some features of the products that can differentiate them from each other.
Kindle and Nook both offers wireless and 3G services that enables the users to download the new titles on the go if they have access to a wireless network. If the users don’t have access to internet then again they have an option to switch to the 3G cellular service to get the required publications easily.
Since, both Kindle and Nook have the Wi-Fi function on, therefore they need to use the battery quite faster. As per the results it has been noticed that the Kindle has a bit longer battery life then the Nook.
The Nook also includes the new Google software known as Android installed which is comparable to the iPhone software that helps in developing and using different applications. Therefore, there will be numerous apps available on the Nook ebook reader. Another feature that Nook holds in comparison to Kindle is that it allows the users to lend their books to others as well. The duration of lending is almost 2 weeks and during this time period the user means the lender of the book is not able to use the title. Color navigation is also among some features of Nook.
On the other hand the Kindle offers an extra ordinary feature in it that is a text-to-speech function that enables the device to read the text for the user instead of displaying it on the screen. This can be useful for only books and publications that allow the software programs for the text to speech function. This feature of Kindle can be considered as the specialty of the Kindle as it’s not found in the Nook. Mainly there are two features of the Kindle that gets Kindle a competitive edge over Nook, one its international coverage ability and second is the proven history of the Kindle. Due to these two main features in Kindle vs Nook comparison the Kindle is quite successful in beating up the Nook market.
Kindle versus Nook Basic Specs:
Content formats:
Kindle supports the following content format – Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion where Nook supports EPUB, PDB, PDF, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3 formats only.
Display support:
Kindle supports 600 x 800 pixel, 6 inch E Ink display. Nook has both 600 x 800 pixel, 6 inch E Ink display and a 3.5 inch 480 x 144 pixel color control display.
Dimensions:
Kindle's typical dimention is 8.0 × 5.3 × 0.36 in (203 × 135 × 9.14 mm). For Nook it is 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 in (196 x 125 x 13 mm).
Weight:
Kindle is lighter than Nook. Its weight is approximately 289 g (10.2 oz) where as a Nook will weight around 317 g (11.2 oz).
Kindle has a built-in web browser where as Nook has none.Kindle is based on a Linux OS where as Nook use Android.
Processor:
Kindle comes with a Intel Xscale 400Mhz processor. Nook uses Samsung S3C6410 Processor.
Included Accessories:
Kindle give Additional battery and Nook provides USB 2.0 cable, AC adapter, Battery.
Nook has a memory expansion slot but Kindle does not have that yet.
I was leaning toward the nook for its 3g capability and lower price ($199) but now I see that Kindle has come out with a version that has both wi-fi and 3g for $189. Since it seems to have just been released, I am hesitant because it may still have bugs that have not been worked out yet. Can you tell me anything?