Consumer Reports announced that the Nook has taken over the Kindle in the reader ratings (here is the link to the story: http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2011/06/in-a-first-nook-beats-kindle-in-our-e-book-ratings.html). As an owner of a Nook Color and Kindle, it is a hard call between the two. I love the battery life of my Kindle, but the color screen and browsing functions of my Nook Color make it my most used e-reader. While Amazon offers more books for the Kindle, the Free Fridays for the Nook have stolen my heart.
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Showing posts with label E-Reader. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E-Reader. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
E-Readers (Or, Why I Love My Nook Color)
Before December 25, 2010, I was a skeptic. I didn't get e-readers. I loved paper. I needed my books in hard form.
It has all changed. I totally get e-readers now. It took a few pages of the first book I purchased for my Nook Color to get used to the screen, but now I don't want to go back. The convenience, ease and accessibility of reading books in electronic format surpassed my expectations. I love being able to change the font size (since I'm about half-blind), make notes on what I'm reading, and look up words that befuddle me (and there are plenty of those). I still love books, but I'm a convert.
Like an obsessive shopper, I purchased several novels (the Fever series) I already owned in hard form so that they would be on my Nook if needed when I travel. I am looking forward to trips so I can take my Nook with me.
I would love to hear everyone's experiences with e-readers.
It has all changed. I totally get e-readers now. It took a few pages of the first book I purchased for my Nook Color to get used to the screen, but now I don't want to go back. The convenience, ease and accessibility of reading books in electronic format surpassed my expectations. I love being able to change the font size (since I'm about half-blind), make notes on what I'm reading, and look up words that befuddle me (and there are plenty of those). I still love books, but I'm a convert.
Like an obsessive shopper, I purchased several novels (the Fever series) I already owned in hard form so that they would be on my Nook if needed when I travel. I am looking forward to trips so I can take my Nook with me.
I would love to hear everyone's experiences with e-readers.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
E-Readers
Too much travel makes a girl weary. And I am beat. But I finally came to the realization as to why I need to get a Nook or Kindle.
Last week I flew to Rhode Island for a deposition. The flights weren't too long, but the layovers were. I packed three books to take with me (I'm a fast reader). I polished off two books with the flight up and first night in the hotel. Work occupied enough of my time, that I didn't crack open the third book until I arrived at the airport for the flight home.
Did I mention I arrived at the airport about five hours before my flight was scheduled to leave? (Work was done, and I hoped I could charm my way onto an earlier flight). I tore through book three, polishing it off before I hit my three hour layover in Charlotte. I needed another book. I really didn't want to offer up my kidney to the airport bookstore in exchange for more reading material seeing as how I'd given them other organs for a Diet Coke and Twizzlers.
I totally understand the wisdom behind an E-reader now. If I'd had a Nook or Kindle, I would have had a huge library at my disposal and/or could have quickly bought another book. No, this is not a commercial (although if the good people at Amazon or Barnes and Noble want to send me anything, I wouldn't refuse it), just an observation based on my personal experience.
So, in an effort to procrastinate starting on the book I just outlined, I will be doing internet research today comparing the Nook and Kindle. All input and comments are welcome!
Last week I flew to Rhode Island for a deposition. The flights weren't too long, but the layovers were. I packed three books to take with me (I'm a fast reader). I polished off two books with the flight up and first night in the hotel. Work occupied enough of my time, that I didn't crack open the third book until I arrived at the airport for the flight home.
Did I mention I arrived at the airport about five hours before my flight was scheduled to leave? (Work was done, and I hoped I could charm my way onto an earlier flight). I tore through book three, polishing it off before I hit my three hour layover in Charlotte. I needed another book. I really didn't want to offer up my kidney to the airport bookstore in exchange for more reading material seeing as how I'd given them other organs for a Diet Coke and Twizzlers.
I totally understand the wisdom behind an E-reader now. If I'd had a Nook or Kindle, I would have had a huge library at my disposal and/or could have quickly bought another book. No, this is not a commercial (although if the good people at Amazon or Barnes and Noble want to send me anything, I wouldn't refuse it), just an observation based on my personal experience.
So, in an effort to procrastinate starting on the book I just outlined, I will be doing internet research today comparing the Nook and Kindle. All input and comments are welcome!
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