There are many different ebook readers from which you can choose from, but why is it that only two seem to wind up standing out? I'll bet you know which ones I'm talking about. The Barnes & Noble ebook reader and the Kindle ebook reader. Call me a product of my environment but I have come to trust both of these names. Why? Because when I think of books I think of Barnes & Noble and I think of Amazon.com who owns Kindle. I know these people sell books. They sell more books than any one, so I know I'm not going to be buying an ereader that I can't get books for. Mystery number one, solved.
So What Is The Difference?
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In a brutal battle to develop supremacy in the ebook market, these two giants wield distinctly different technological clubs. Amazon is a tireless brute who in it's bid to strangle the Nook and dominate the market employs the mobi format. This is the same technology used to power up the mobi pocket reader, which Amazon owns. Amazon employs the mobi format and incorporates a file extension for protecting Copy righted material or DRM which stand for digital rights management, so the Kindle has a unique file extension, a hybrid of the two if you will, aptly referred to as .amz. Barnes & Noble uses the epub format which is the standard used by the international digital publishing forum and is short for electronic publication. This is the more widely used format by epublishers but again the Nook also incorporates a file extension for protecting copy righted material. Whew!? So what does this mean to you? These devices will not get along and you will buy books from Amazon if you buy Kindle. You will buy books from Barnes & Noble if buy Nook. Mystery number two, solved.
Why Can't They All Just Get Along?
Inconsistencies in a common ability to down load content has been the hindrance to the ereader since its inception. Assuring that the authors and publishers are compensated for their material is just fair, but the confusion for the consumer is absolutely fatiguing. There are many of us who have trouble getting the "dang thing" to turn on. How can we possibly be expected to understand how to interpret the available file extensions for down loading material from each e reader. We can not. So we know Kindle works and in Amazon we trust, and we know Barnes & Noble is THE place to get books, so who better to trust for an ereader? Mystery three, solved.
Finally, Which one is best?
Both of these products are good. Darn good. You can get about the same number of books from either of them. Both offer good black and white readers, although I tend to lean towards the Nooks because of the file formats provide a more abundant outside source for downloading. For me the answer is simple. I like to read but I like being able to read color magazines. I like to stay connected and the color Nook's built in wifi does just that. It is a nice balance between traditional reading and modern survival tools like an interactive children's book with sound and animation when the traffic backs up, email, web browsing, games, Pandora radio, and lots of apps. For me there is no mystery, the color Nook is a great choice.
Color Nook Ebook Reader? Mystery Solved BARNES AND NOBLE
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