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Old 05-24-2011, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cherylncliff View Post
Here are some thoughts-

As mentioned, the e-readers make the books portable. There are several e-readers available, some color and some black and white. The most popular readers are Kindle from Amazon and NOOK from Barnes and Noble.

Kindle currently only comes in black and white and comes in three versions- $189 has WiFi and 3G so you can download over any wireless connection via a direct wired network connection or over an "internal" direct connect phone type service(free and part of the purchase). The $149 has the WiFi but not the 3G (only wireless or direct connect internet) and the $114 has only WiFi and has ads that pop up periodically to cover the lower cost. Currently you can only get books from Amazon but that is supposed to change soon so that you can borrow from libraries. I do not think they currently have a color version.

Nook by B&N has a black and white 3G/WiFi mode for about $189 and a WiFi only for about $149, The Nook has a small color panel at the bottom that is a touch screen for entering commands and such. The Kindle has no touch screen but has a keyboard instead. Nook allows you to download from libraries. (Note- if you share a single account with a friend or space, then you can share books easily, PM me for details)

NOOK Color by B&N is a full color screen and the whole screen is touch sensitive. It is about $210. It is nice for things like magazines or periodicals and includes multiple touch functionality like on the I-phone.

How to choose- go try them. Best Buy carries both I think as well as some of the other brands. B&N carries the various NOOKS. My wife and I (and our daughter) have the B&W NOOK. THe color NOOK tends to glare and is hard to read in the sun (B&W NOOK and Kindle both use e-ink- which is low glare and great for reading outside or in bright lights, just like a paper book). If you GOOGLE "compare nook and kindle" you will find many reviews.

Good luck with your choices.
The new nook announced today replaces the $149 black and white one and is much better. The color nook sells for 249 and is the one I own.
JJ