I've done a lot of research on this, since I've been in the market for an e-reader for some time now. The kindle has one of the nicest screens (I haven't directly compared the two, but I've heard that it's slightly nicer than the Nook) out there, right up there with the newest generation of Sony readers.
As far as DRM goes, a quick google search will show you that it's not all that hard to strip it from just about any book. After that, a quick conversion with Calibre can make any book readable on any e-reader that you can think of.
Honestly, though, I'd also look into the Sony readers. The PRS 350 is really quite nice from what I've heard, excellent screen, and right now it's $10 cheaper than either one. No wireless, though, I don't think.
I guess the questions that you need to ask yourself are
1. Am I okay with stripping the DRM out of a book (ethically and timewise)?
2. Is how I get the book onto the e-reader important (like wireless, 3G, etc)?
Also, make sure to check out the Mobileread forums. They're very active, and everyone has made their case for just about every ebook reader on the planet there. Good information.
As far as DRM goes, a quick google search will show you that it's not all that hard to strip it from just about any book. After that, a quick conversion with Calibre can make any book readable on any e-reader that you can think of.
Honestly, though, I'd also look into the Sony readers. The PRS 350 is really quite nice from what I've heard, excellent screen, and right now it's $10 cheaper than either one. No wireless, though, I don't think.
I guess the questions that you need to ask yourself are
1. Am I okay with stripping the DRM out of a book (ethically and timewise)?
2. Is how I get the book onto the e-reader important (like wireless, 3G, etc)?
Also, make sure to check out the Mobileread forums. They're very active, and everyone has made their case for just about every ebook reader on the planet there. Good information.
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Kindle or Nook?
- 31/01/2011 03:41:20 AM
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My thoughts.
- 31/01/2011 12:12:01 PM
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Re: My thoughts.
- 31/01/2011 07:13:28 PM
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Just make sure you look at your library's Online selection first.
- 01/02/2011 01:43:49 AM
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Books bought from Barnes and Noble do have DRM.
- 01/02/2011 01:39:54 AM
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I asked this same question a few months ago.
- 01/02/2011 05:31:20 AM
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you don't need batteries with real books *NM*
- 01/02/2011 10:50:30 PM
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And you don't need bookshelves with ereaders.
- 01/02/2011 11:06:39 PM
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And you don't need bookshelves with ereaders.
- 01/02/2011 11:06:39 PM
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Which is more irritating, bookshelves taking up space or running out of batteries while reading?
- 02/02/2011 10:57:50 PM
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Bookshelves taking up space.
- 03/02/2011 06:10:54 AM
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Re: Bookshelves taking up space.
- 03/02/2011 07:45:34 AM
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I was sure that the best I could ever do was tolerate ereaders.
- 03/02/2011 07:10:55 PM
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You know, I was thinking about e-readers and all the extra features that everyone loves...
- 03/02/2011 08:22:06 PM
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Re: You know, I was thinking about e-readers and all the extra features that everyone loves...
- 03/02/2011 10:00:07 PM
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