<p>I have a first generation Nook and am thinking it would be nice to have a back light so that I can read in bed with the lights off. My daughters both have kindles but are on their own accounts (both kids are on their own now). I am trying to decide if I should stay with the Nook and get the Glowlight or switch over to the Kindle and get the Paperlight. Any thoughts out there? Pros/cons? Or should I be looking at something else? I told dh I would research this and then he could give me one of them for Christmas.</p>
<p>ONLY want to read or would watching Netflix or surfing the web/e-mail be part of this equation? I have a Kindle Fire and love it. Surf, watch videos, games, e-mail–lots of fun. Plus having everything sent by Amazon wirelessly. and back lit which I love. HUGE in the “turn off the light” bedroom wars…Life is much nicer back lit…
IF I only wanted to read and not have all the other goodies I would opt for the Paper White since it is lighter and has a longer battery life.
I don’t know a thing about nooks.</p>
<p>See, now I am torn. The fire sounds like so much fun. I have a lap top but it is so much bigger. My daughter has the fire but she told me that it wasn’t that easy on the eyes. Are there different Fires? I’m not sure if her’s is back lit. I guess I will have to try hers next weekend when she comes home.</p>
<p>You can adjust the lighting on the fire very easily–settings/brightness at the top of the screen. Makes it very easy on the eyes. And very easy to adjust the font also.<br>
All the fires are back lit. But there are new fires (mines the original), Kindle Fire (generation 2?) and then HD (most expensive–tablet range). Just gotta look them all up.
My biggest drawback to the Kindle Fire is weight–which depends on your needs-- and battery life which can be a problem on long travels. The lower end Kindles that only do books have some great battery life. You may never have to re-charge it the entire trip. But sitting in a hotel room surfing on the internet on your kindle fire or getting on Netflix and watching movies can be more fun–depends on you and where your travels take you.
I think I need two…</p>
<p>I sound like an ad for kindles but I’m sure a Nook fan will join in. I was just going to add that I used to carry my laptop around and the Fire fits very handily in my purse and pretty well filled all those needs.
If you really ONLY do books, then the Paperwhite would be the one–it’s front lit, lighter weight than the fire and longer battery life (but not like the cheapest ones).</p>
<p>If you like to re-read, bear in mind that you’d have to re-buy your library to read it on the Kindle.</p>
<p>The Fire is an Android tablet, so is by definition backlit.</p>
<p>We looked at Kindle Fire vs. Kindle Fire HD this weekend and side by side, the HD is noticeable sharper and much easier to read.</p>
<p>Bought ourselves a Fire HD ($199 for 16 Gb model), still cheaper than Ipad or other tablets.</p>
<p>Allyphoe, I think there are ways to switch your books over. I think some geek has figured that out. I would still have my nook even if I switched and to be honest, most of the books I like to reread I have in print.</p>
<p>Paperwhite is front lit, not back lit so it can be read in sunlight with no glare. Very cool technology. Fires are back lit.</p>
<p>I also have the original Nook and occasionally think I should get something else. They seem to be getting away from the e-ink formats though, which makes me sad. I work on a computer 8-10 hours a day, then use my laptop for grad school a few hours a day, then surf my social network sites… My eyes get so tired of looking at computer screens. The Nook has been a relief for my eyes. I’ll be watching this thread too, to see people’s opinions.</p>
<p>Books with DRM can’t be converted from the Nook format to the Kindle format without stripping the DRM. (Which is to say, not legally.)</p>
<p>Well, like I said, I would still have my Nook if I wanted to reread and if (and it is still an if) I jump ship, it would be better to do it sooner rather than later. I wish dh would just surprise me so I wouldn’t have to make the decision. :)</p>
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<p>We have both a Nook Color and a Kindle Fire. I say get the Kindle so you have access to the book lists on both websites (which is why I got the Fire for DH last year). I love having the backlit option and have never had a problem reading it anywhere. With the adjustable brightness and font colors you have a lot of control over how the pages look. I wouldn’t worry about that at all.</p>
<p>I received a Nook HD from my daughter for Chanukah. It is wonderful, backlit, great color, with a really good browser. Also Android-based operating system.</p>
<p>And for $200 it comes with a wall charger, and no ads.</p>
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<p>that looks like great deal on Fire 8.9–I just like the smaller size cause it fits better in my purse. Still…maybe I need an upgrade!</p>