After months of anticipation Barnes and Noble's Nook has finally arrived. Though touted as the Kindle slayer it ends up being much more like its competition from Amazon. Both electronic book readers, the Kindle and the Nook are very similar in their looks. However, the Nook has a few features that the Kindle does not.
However, the Nook's extra features do not make up for a glaring lack of speed. From opening a book, to turning the pages, the Nook is much slower than the Kindle. When starting Amazon's Kindle 2, their current version, from pushing the power button to the point you can start reading is less than five seconds. In comparison, the Nook after pushing the power button made you wait almost 2 minutes before you could start reading. That huge difference is one that Barnes and Noble will need to address in future software updates for its Nook.
The Nook and the Kindle are very much alike once their up and running. They both have 6-inch black and white displays and both currently use AT&T's 3G Wireless Network for browsing and downloading books, magazines, and newspapers. E-readers will find that both the Nook and the Kindle currently have a $259 retail price tag.
When looking at the Nook and the Kindle side by side the most notable difference between them is that instead of tiny keys and a joystick at the bottom of the Kindle, the Nook uses a color touchscreen. It is this touchscreen that the reader uses to adjust the settings, navigate to their stored library or to go online to the Barnes and Noble bookstore. Many have found the Nooks touchscreen to be more useful than the Kindle's awkward keyboard. However, having a touchscreen gives the Nook a shorter battery life. The Kindle boasts an advertised 14 days between charges, the Nook when its Wi-Fi is turned off will stay up for 10 days.
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