Should I buy a Kindle?

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Just for you, Random guy, I'll answer again although I suspect you could be just a bot.

You should first decide which screen you want: e-Ink or LCD. It depends on what you're reading. If just black & white novels then the better one would be Kindle or e-Ink Nook from Barnes & Noble. If you read electronic magazines or college text books with a lot of color graphs and charts or children’s' books with a lot of pictures then the better would be Nook Color LCD from Barnes & Noble. Then, you should understand the limitations of e-Ink eReaders - they are limited to be black & white for now they "blink" at each ebook’s page turn, they're not too good for web browsing, they need external light source for reading when dark, and they cannot handle videos.

Whichever device you choose, here's the advantages of the Nook’s (both e-Ink black & white and Nook Color) over Kindle:

- Any Barnes & Noble store provides free Wi-Fi to Nook's

- Nook allows to lend books for 2 weeks to friends or to your other devices that run B&N app (PC, MAC, Android phones, Apple iPhone and iPad, etc.)

- When you walk in with the Nook to B&N store, you're allowed to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi. With Nook, while in BN store you get exclusive articles from top authors, and great offers including cafe treats and unique deals.

- Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for library ebooks.

- Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for renting text-ebooks.

Nook Color is worth mentioning separately as this is a hybrid Android eReader/tablet device, something between Kindle and iPad. Even though Nook Color has LCD touchscreen, it's a new generation screen which is anti-glare coated and is better performing in sunlight and produces less glare all of which are dooming reading on iPad. Also, the screen is amazing and readable/viewable at wide angles.

Overall, Nook Color is more than e-Reader as you can also watch video and use Android applications on it. It's a hybrid device, much more than just an e-Reader but not a full tablet as it doesn't have a camera. If all you want is to read novels, Kindle (or the original e-Ink Nook) might be better for you. If you want something more from your device at half of the price of iPad or Galaxy tab, then Nook Color is your best bet.

Avoiding those stacks of books I wind up with after reading them is one of the primary reasons I bought the Kindle.

I feel incredibly guilty throwing away a book. It feels like I'm killing knowledge. By having a Kindle, I can keep my books forever. Even if it breaks, I can re-download previously purchased books, years later if need be.

Frankly, I'm not confident in Barnes & Nobles ability to survive the next few years, and I do not want to be orphaned owning a Nook, so I went with Kindle.

i would buy a graphite kindle its only $139 for basic with wifi, it also has a keyboard which isnt that bad...nook is also good but i prefer kindle