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RE: Nook

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The Nook vs Kindle eBook Readers

Below is a comparison review - the Barnes & Noble Nook vs Kindle portable reading devices. Barnes & Noble Nook is the newest wireless reading device on the market that can compete with the Amazon Kindle reader on the same playing field.

We also have a more detailed review of all current ereaders, including Kindle vs Nook vs Sony ereaders here: Ebook Reader Comparison Chart

Features that The Nook has that the Amazon Kindle is lacking:

Feature	Barnes & Noble Nook	Amazon Kindle
Color Touch Screen	3.5" TFT Color LCD	16 Level Gray Scale
3G Wireless Connectivity	AT&T®, the nation's fastest 3G network*	Sprint™ Wireless
Wi-Fi/802.11b/g	1st 3G and Wi-Fi-enabled eReader (free in B&N stores)	No WiFi
Ability to Expand Memory Size	Virtually unlimited using Micro SD expansion slot; a 16GB card holds up to 17,500 eBooks	Cannot Expand
Number of Available Titles	More than a million titles + 500,000 free ebooks	Today, 360,000+ books, newspapers, magazines, blogs
PDFs	Directly load & read PDFs	Needs to be sent via email for fee
Sharing Ability	1st eReader with digital lending; between nook™, iPhone™, iPod touch®,BlackBerry®, PC, Mac OS®	Cannot share
Replaceable battery	Replaceable, rechargeable battery	No, permanent internal rechargeable battery
Price	$259	$259 for U.S. & International / $489 Kindle DX