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Which would be better for a first time ebook reader owning academic?
Thinking of buying an ebook reader for 60 year old English professor which would be better the kindle, nook 1st gen or nook touch?
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I don't think Barnes and Noble operates out of the US, do they? Even if you got your hands on the nook, would dealing with the USonly store be an issue?
I don't have those answers off hand for you, but my guess would be that the Kindle would be easier (says a nook owner) to deal with outside the US.
I don't have those answers off hand for you, but my guess would be that the Kindle would be easier (says a nook owner) to deal with outside the US.
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To clarify live in Australia if that affects the opinions
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I'd go with the Nook Touch. The Nook 1st Gen is a little two convoluted with the dual screens and whatnot. I think the form factor, weight, and screen of the Nook Touch are a perfect combination, and should fit a first time e-reader owner well.
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Don't live in Australia, but you will need to compare both online bookstores for quantity and quality of offerings. This is probably the most important consideration. One potential complication for Kindle is the lack of epub support. Outside the Amazon store, epub is the file format of choice, and is important to smaller ebook publishers (for niche markets) and to works that are free of copyright baggage (most of the classics are available for free in epub format!). The NOOK supports epub out of the box. The last time that I checked, the Kindle has to be hacked to support epub. By the way, if the NOOK doesn't play in Australia, look into Sony's ebook readers as they do support epub.
Do you anticipate the prof preferring to read in the same environments as he/she does now, or are you looking for low/no light performance? That will address most of the e-ink versus LCD display issue as an e-ink display is better where ebook reading is done in the same environments as conventional books. If eye sight is becoming an issue, and there is a need for larger text, then the Kindle DX might be worth consideration.
A final consideration is magazines. In my opinion, the iPad is the better option in the US as it covers more bases via dedicated magazine apps, compatibility and performance with HTML5 (e.g. Financial Times), ebook reader apps (from Amazon and Barnes & Noble) and magazine reader apps (e.g. Comixology and Zinio). However, I'm not sure about the situation in Australia . . .
Do you anticipate the prof preferring to read in the same environments as he/she does now, or are you looking for low/no light performance? That will address most of the e-ink versus LCD display issue as an e-ink display is better where ebook reading is done in the same environments as conventional books. If eye sight is becoming an issue, and there is a need for larger text, then the Kindle DX might be worth consideration.
A final consideration is magazines. In my opinion, the iPad is the better option in the US as it covers more bases via dedicated magazine apps, compatibility and performance with HTML5 (e.g. Financial Times), ebook reader apps (from Amazon and Barnes & Noble) and magazine reader apps (e.g. Comixology and Zinio). However, I'm not sure about the situation in Australia . . .
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I'm a 60 yr old, too. Every reader mentioned is too small. I read every day.on my iPad! A 10 inch screen is a minimum.
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