Barnes and Noble’s Nook VS. Amazon Kindle
While Barnes and Noble’s Nook and Amazon.com’s Kindle are very similar, there are ten main differences:
- The Nook has a color navigation screen, whereas the Kindle does not.
- The Nook has Wi-Fi, but again, the Kindle does not.
- The Kindle has a web browser, but the Nook does not.
- The Nook has an expansion slot, but the Kindle does not.
- They both have 3G, but the Nook uses AT&T and the Kindle uses Sprint.
- While they both run Linux, the Nook specifically runs Google Android, a flavor of Linux.
- Kindle can read books to you (when allowed by the publisher), but the Nook cannot.
- Barnes and Noble is offering over 1 million eBooks versus Amazon.com’s 360,000.
- The Nook can share annotations and notes with others between devices like smart phones & PCs.
- The Nook can get books from the Google Book Project.
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| Barnes and Noble’s Nook | Amazon’s Kindle | |
| Price | $259 | $259 |
| Thickness | Just under 1/2 inch (.48 in) | Just over 1/3 inch |
| Weight | 11.2 ounces (oz) | 10.2 ounces (oz) |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | No |
| 3G | Yes, AT&T Carrier | Yes, Sprint Wireless |
| Storage | Up to 1500 books | Up to 1500 books |
| Expansion | SD Card up to 16GB | None |
| Battery Life | 10 Days | 14 Days |
| Reading Screen | E Ink® Vizplex | E Ink® Vizplex |
| Reading Display | 6″ Diagonal display size | 6″ Diagonal display size |
| Dictation | No | Read-to-Me Text-to-Speech* |
| Dictionary | Yes | Yes |
| Web Browser | No | Yes |
| Plays MP3s | Yes | Yes |
| Built-In Speaker | Yes | Yes |
| Lend Books | Yes, Share for 14 Days* | Yes, on an iPhone |
| Selection | Over 1 Million ebooks | Over 360,000 ebooks |
*Not all ebooks will allow these features.
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