eBook Readers: Kindle vs Nook vs other — any recent experience?
Apr 27, 2014, 11:39 am
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I enthusiastically recommend a Kindle Paperwhite. My steps that led to this purchase:
- bought a Nook. Felt economic book deals were rarer than with Amazon. Returned it.
- bought a Kindle
- shortly thereafter, bought a Kindle Paperwhite. And now I am content. I like it because I can read in a dark room or on a plane even if the lightbulb is burned out.
I signed up for bookbub.com. Everyday, I get an email with books that fit my profile, ranging from free up to $3.
- bought a Nook. Felt economic book deals were rarer than with Amazon. Returned it.
- bought a Kindle
- shortly thereafter, bought a Kindle Paperwhite. And now I am content. I like it because I can read in a dark room or on a plane even if the lightbulb is burned out.
I signed up for bookbub.com. Everyday, I get an email with books that fit my profile, ranging from free up to $3.
Apr 27, 2014, 9:18 pm
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Hmm, the links may be personalised then. There's some more details on Slickdeals:
https://slickdeals.net/f/6885692-ama...4-hdx-154-ymmv
Check the Amazon home page for offers or the Kindle product page for an orange bar at the top; that's where I originally saw it. You may have to refresh a few times.
https://slickdeals.net/f/6885692-ama...4-hdx-154-ymmv
Check the Amazon home page for offers or the Kindle product page for an orange bar at the top; that's where I originally saw it. You may have to refresh a few times.
Apr 28, 2014, 8:50 am
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It was a targeted deal, only for those who are Prime members and who buy a good deal of books. There was a discussion about this on reddit, which bummed some of the posters because they were told they didn't qualify.
Apr 28, 2014, 8:59 am
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I have a Kindle paperwhite. LOVE IT. Very easy to use, small, and I can read it in the dark as it has an adjustable built in light.
I've had Kindles since the first generation and love them. Can't even tell you how many times people come up to me while I am reading outside at a hotel to ask me if they can look at my Kindle because they can't see their iPad to read........
I've had Kindles since the first generation and love them. Can't even tell you how many times people come up to me while I am reading outside at a hotel to ask me if they can look at my Kindle because they can't see their iPad to read........
Apr 28, 2014, 9:23 am
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I guess that's why I'm not seeing it. I wouldn't mind a cheap paperwhite.
Apr 28, 2014, 9:39 am
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We're Prime and we buy books from Amazon (plus oodles of other stuff). Still can't find the Paperwhite offer... 
We're not completely in the market for a new reader but for $44 I'd take a Paperwhite any day of the week.
We're not completely in the market for a new reader but for $44 I'd take a Paperwhite any day of the week.
Apr 28, 2014, 3:19 pm
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Right on the front page when I log in to amazon is a $49.00 deal for a Kindle or $99 with wifi. It is a Mother's Day deal.........
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
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Apr 28, 2014, 3:28 pm
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I enthusiastically recommend a Kindle Paperwhite. My steps that led to this purchase:
- bought a Nook. Felt economic book deals were rarer than with Amazon. Returned it.
- bought a Kindle
- shortly thereafter, bought a Kindle Paperwhite. And now I am content. I like it because I can read in a dark room or on a plane even if the lightbulb is burned out.
I signed up for bookbub.com. Everyday, I get an email with books that fit my profile, ranging from free up to $3.
- bought a Nook. Felt economic book deals were rarer than with Amazon. Returned it.
- bought a Kindle
- shortly thereafter, bought a Kindle Paperwhite. And now I am content. I like it because I can read in a dark room or on a plane even if the lightbulb is burned out.
I signed up for bookbub.com. Everyday, I get an email with books that fit my profile, ranging from free up to $3.
I was already leaning toward the Paperwhite, since it only weighs about an ounce more than the entry model. Seems a worthwhile bit extra for the value of the light, and still comes in at about a third of the iPad's weight. I guess I'm sold!
Apr 28, 2014, 3:39 pm
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Right on the front page when I log in to amazon is a $49.00 deal for a Kindle or $99 with wifi. It is a Mother's Day deal.........
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
Apr 28, 2014, 8:37 pm
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Right on the front page when I log in to amazon is a $49.00 deal for a Kindle or $99 with wifi. It is a Mother's Day deal.........
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
Apr 29, 2014, 12:36 pm
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There is still the experimental browser and a few basic apps. It is not an enjoyable web experience, but basic games like Sudoku and a crossword work out just fine.