Amazon's Kindle 3 Ebook Reader vs. Barnes and Noble's Nook eReader - Who is the Winner?
If you are a passionate ebook reader then you must know the real tough competition going on in between the two biggest players of eReader device producers. The first one is Amazon's Kindle 3 device which was first launched on 27 August 2010 and since then its popularity has gone through the roof. People from all over the world have responded tremendously to the launch of Kindle 3 device.
On the other side, Barnes and Noble's Nook eReader is the only one in the market which is giving a real tough fight in terms of overall sales and popularity in the market. It is really hard to compare both of them. But if you want to find out the real winner then we must compare them head to head on the basis of minute features and benefits. So lets find out who is the real winner amongst both of them.
Some strong sides of Nook eReader:
1) The batteries are replaceable: The batteries for Nook reader are replaceable which you can replace if the batteries are damaged. This feature is lacking in Kindle 3.
2) Rental facility for ebooks: Barnes and Nobles have created the system where any Nook owner can lend any ebook for 14 days. This facility is absent in Kindle 3.
3) It supports ePub and DRMed ePub: Majority online ebook stores including Amazon bookstore sell ePub books along with Digital Rights Management. But Nook store supports ePub along with DRMed ePub.
4) It has custom screensaver facility and changeable back casing: Nook ereader has a changeable back casing which we can change as per our choice and it has in-built custom screensavers which is a part of personalization features of this device.
5) We can read library ebooks on Nook device: Most ebook readers only allow reading library books with DRM in existence. But Nook supports ePub and DRMed ePub which helps to read library books without any issues.
Benefits of Amazon's Kindle 3 device over Nook reader:
1) Kindle 3 is priced lower than Nook device: The actual retail price of Kindle 3 is $189 while the market price of Nook reader is $199. So in terms of price factor, Kindle 3 stands taller than the Nook reader.
2) Avalanche of ebooks to read: There are more than 800,000 ebooks present in the library of Amazon bookstore. It is one of the largest ebook stores in the world. Nook store is more limited in terms of total number of ebooks available to read. So the availability of larger number of ebooks is another strong advantage of Kindle 3 reader.
3) Simplicity in handling the device: Kindle 3 is more user friendly when it comes to read the screen text and the picture quality is more sharp and crisp as compared to Nook eReader. The two sections of the screen of Nook reader makes it somewhat complicated to read the text.
4) Kindle 3 has a greater screen contrast ratio: The new graphite screen is much superior in terms of picture quality and font clarity. The screen contrast ratio for Kindle 3 is 50 percent greater than its predecessors. When you compare both ereaders, you will automatically come to know the real difference.
5) Kindle 3 is highly thinner, compact and lightweight in nature: Nook device is very much thicker and bigger than Kindle 3 device. The overall weight of Nook reader is more than 12.1 ounces while the weight of Kindle 3 reader is just about 8.7 ounces.
There are still more benefits and features in Amazon's Kindle 3 ebook reader as compared to Nook device. It has improved PDF document support, text to speech facility, internet connectivity via 3G technology, huge number of cheap ebooks to download from a huge library, etc.
Kindle 3 is also available to buy worldwide while Nook is limited to few countries. All these amazing features and benefits make Kindle 3 eReader the strongest candidate for a best ebook reader in the market as well as it beats Barnes and Noble's Nook reader in multiple departments.
So Kindle 3 is our clear winner in the race of best ebook readers.
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