<p>Interesting. I absolutely am not looking for reading in the dark (my books don’t light up, so I wouldn’t need a reader to.) Thanks.</p>
<p>I have three devices that I own on my kindle acct, and at least one device ea for my H, older D & younger D all on same acct.
I have to remember to turn off wireless syncing if any of us are reading same book, but no problems otherwise.</p>
<p>Mm I think I worded that poorly, I meant reading in the dark as in not needing a lamp for reading in bed or an armchair. It’s surprisingly freeing, especially if you have a low nightstand lamp that forces you to lean over slightly to avoid shading the right side of the reading device like mine does.</p>
<p>Oh, and I forgot to mention that I’ve ever seen a B&N book cheaper than Amazon, but the vice versa is not true. That seems too universal of a statement so I’m probably wrong though.</p>
<p>I do really like the little Nook simple touch my daughter lent me. I wish I could lay my hands on a kindle for comparison purposes. II am thinking maybe I would like an e-book for Christmas (maybe kindle will have their “glow” version by then.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I think I will do some research on e-book price differences between the 2. I started off by looking at the hunger games books that I am currently reading on her nook. At Amazon, the kindle ones are $5 for book 1, $5.99 for 2 and 3. The B&N Nook versions are $8.99 and $9.99. The last JD Robb book is $7.99 on kindle and on Nook. The last James Rollins book was is $12.99 on both. Ditto the last Daniel Silva book.</p>
<p>Well, that didn’t help at all.</p>
<p>We have 5 Kindle devices registered to the account for 4 people and numerous phones and an Ipad app. We may have reached the Kindle device limit but the apps do not seem to be limited. I have sync turned off so we don’t have to figure out if someone else is reading a book. </p>
<p>I think it really is a personal preference, but Amazon is due to announce new devices this fall, too. If you are not in a rush you might wait to see if you like it or other prices drop.</p>
<p>I have a kindle and love it. I find I rarely pay for books. Mostly I borrow them from the library. I love that option. Have an iPad also but find that when I want to read I pick up the kindle because 1) I like the e ink much easier on my eyes and 2) the battery life is much longer. </p>
<p>I like the fact that I feel I am cutting back on a carbon footprint, I don’t have books to get rid of and my H is less aware of my book buying problem. If you like to read new hardcover books the prices are cheaper.</p>
<p>I didn’t go with the Nook. At the time I bought mine the Kindle was superior, it’s much more even now and the Nook may have the advantage in page turning and the back lit option but I’m not sure.</p>
<p>The one thing I do feel bad about is not supporting the local independent book store. We have two here and although one does now sell e books, I haven’t tried it yet although I may go in there and have them help me. I can not get my kindle to download on to a USB cord, try as I might. I love bookstores and even though Amazon is great, it will not replace a physical bookstore. The nearest B&N is 100 miles away so having a store for support was not important to me since it was a non issue.</p>
<p>My kindle did lock up. I called customer service and they sent me a new kindle, it was very easy and I was very satisfied.</p>
<p>I’m an admitted Amazon-phile so anything I say will be biased.</p>
<p>But if you do get the Kindle I recommend that you get the cover that has the little light attachment so you can read it in very low or no-light situations.</p>
<p>You can actually supposedly have up to six devices per Amazon account, and we have eight, and have never been “blocked”. I’ve had the first generation Kindle, the second, the third, and now the Fire. I’ve also had the Sony ereader. Friends with Nook report customer service issues and hardware issues (mostly resolved now). imo, Kindle wins hands down. I’d actually vote for the regular e-ink Kindle for pure reading/battery and lightweight ease of reading.</p>
<p>Collectiv–No, I knew what you meant! 
I was answering straight–I don’t read in dark places like in bed–I always have daylight or lamplight. I’m not going to ever need a book that lights up.</p>
<p>We have 2 old nooks and I have an iPad 1. I love love love my iPad for reading books. I have the nook, kindle and overdrive apps. I use overdrive (library) more then anything.</p>
<p>It appears that there may be some new Kindle models coming out shortly -
[Amazon</a> set to introduce new Kindles at September 6 event? | E-book readers - CNET Reviews](<a href=“http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33198_7-57499257-286/amazon-set-to-introduce-new-kindles-at-september-6-event/]Amazon”>Amazon set to introduce new Kindles at September 6 event? - CNET)</p>
<p>And Google has introduced the Nexus 7 which would compete with the Kindle fire and Nook color so people might want to consider that one as well -
<a href=“http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7[/url]”>http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7</a></p>
<p>I may have just made your decision more difficult.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link. Not even going to think of something other than Nook or Kindle though. Confused enough already. And I definitely don’t want the bigger size ones, I want small and light. Must admit I am really liking my daughter’s Nook simple touch (trying to quickly finish a couple more books before I return it to her). I would probably go for that if it was not for the Amazon prime plus the fact that one of my old fav author’s (Georgette Heyer) e-books are $1 cheaper on Amazon than Nook. Wish I knew someone local with a kindle so I could try that for a few days. </p>
<p>I was so excited to find her books are e-books - I have old books from when I was a teenager and they have been reread so often they are disintegrating and have pages missing, plus I have lost several in my many moves. I plan to get a bunch of her books once I make the choice, and the $1 a difference per book will add up.</p>
<p>Can’t believe how long I resisted the idea of an e-reader - I am so excited about it now. The first time in don’t know how many years that I actually have an answer to “what do you want for Christmas” Well, I *almost *have an answer. Hopefully I will make a decision between the 2 by then.</p>
<p>I just had this strange little image flash of my as yet nonexistant grandchildren coming to visit and seeing my dusty collection of books asking “Grandma - what are these?”. I wonder if they will be amazed or amused.</p>
<p>^^That’s interesting. I have the Kindle 3G and I’ve loved it. I have the cover with the light that pulls out of the corner than pushes back in for night reading. I love the no glare screen for outdoor reading. I’ll have to see what the glow light is all about on Nook. My Kindle was a gift from my H so I never got to compare between Nook and Kindle. I’m hoping to get some tablet or tablet/phone replacment(s) this year to replace my laptop/Blackberry which might make my Kindle obsolete…that’s going to be my winter research.</p>
<p>Suggestions for trying them out: Find a store, like Staples, where you can return the item after a set time.</p>
<p>I bought a Nook (the smallest one) because I could return it at any Barnes and Noble; and, a Nexus7 at Staples, for the same reason. As I recall, the “trial period” was 14 days. We’ve kept both. </p>
<p>In general I prefer reading a book because of the ease in referring back to material or searching for sections within a chapter. For novels I prefer to literally see and feel where I am within a book. For work I’m accustomed to reading documents, like pdfs, on a computer screen, where I scroll down.</p>
<p>With those caveats, I prefer the Nexus 7 because it’s more versatile. My husband regularly uses both.</p>
<p>I didn’t know you could do that. Thanks for the tip. I have access to a couple of different Nooks so don’t need to do that with Nook, but may do it with Kindle. ?Thank you!</p>
<p>This cracks me up! You buy with intent to return and keep both! It only shows one item can’t do it all. And you can’t go too far wrong.</p>
<p>Don’t forget to check your library. Our local library has Nooks, a Kindle Fire, and a Kindle Touch 3G available for loans to patrons with a few preloaded books. I’ve tried out both Kindles and much prefer the Fire, mainly because I don’t like the gray-green screen of the Touch, and because I preferred the way it flipped through pages. I wasn’t overly impressed with the internet capability because of the lag but it did work OK. I’m still on the waiting list for the Nook but am now waiting to learn about the rumored mini-ipad. I do have an Itouch and have read books on it but it isn’t practical.</p>
<p>One problem I had with using a Kindle vs a real book is that I did not have a sense of how much book was left (even though I could look at the page numbers) so read way too far into the night.</p>
<p>Don’t the ebook apps have a bar at the bottom of the screen that indicates how much is left?</p>
<p>On my nook tablet there is normally a page number</p>