Elysio Soares on 2009-11-19
Amazon has just released a kindle reader on your PC and promissed a Mac version soon.
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Directly load & read PDFs
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Bastiani on 2009-11-23I have an iPod touch and a Treo - given my experience with those, the Treo's real keyboard wins hands down. I haven't tried the Kindle's keyboard, though, which is likely not as easy to "thumb" with.
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Bastiani on 2009-10-21Well, I want a nook over the Kindle EXCEPT for the missing keyboard. Who wants to annotate without a keyboard? Also, no mention of text to speech. I'm guessing that means there isn't any.
For use in schools, I think the lack of a keyboard and MS word doc support is a problem, although being able to read a PDF potentially erases that problem as long as you have software to convert your docs to pdfs.
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Bastiani on 2009-10-21this is a little misleading - yes, there is a fee for wireless access to your document, but you can freely have it converted to kindle format and transfer it using the usb cable
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EPUB and eReader Formats Supported
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Bastiani on 2009-10-21This is handy - the nook seems more "open" except for the lack of Word doc support. I wonder why they left that out?
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LendMe™ technology
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first Android™-based eReader
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Bastiani on 2009-10-21what does this mean?
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Bastiani on 2009-10-21kindle is bigger, nook weighs more
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This link has been bookmarked by 6 people . It was first bookmarked on 21 Oct 2009, by Linda Wilson.
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Word document support
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iPhone™, iPod Touch® only****
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LeeAnn Moore on 2009-11-08
I can't find a map that shows if I am in coverage area for Nook. Kindle provides such a map. Would I want a reader that I couldn't use wirelessly if computer downloads take forever?
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Exclusive content when in your local Barnes & Noble store
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Peter A Schott on 2009-10-21
I think that this is one of the advantages B&N has over Amazon. The ability for a customer to read through titles while in their store is a pretty big advantage. I'm waiting to see how it plays out, but that's a pretty cool feature.
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Elysio Soares on 2009-11-19
It definetly is, unless you live in a country other than the USA or if you live in the countryside os small towns.
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Linda Wilson on 2009-10-21
Well, I want a nook over the Kindle EXCEPT for the missing keyboard. Who wants to annotate without a keyboard? Also, no mention of text to speech. I'm guessing that means there isn't any.
For use in schools, I think the lack of a keyboard and MS word doc support is a problem, although being able to read a PDF potentially erases that problem as long as you have software to convert your docs to pdfs. -
Peter A Schott on 2009-10-21
The USB cable was mentioned elsewhere if not on this page. Not sure about taking notes - have to see how that's done. Certain stylus methods can be really fast, but without a keyboard, taking notes could be difficult.
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Linda Wilson on 2009-10-21
this is a little misleading - yes, there is a fee for wireless access to your document, but you can freely have it converted to kindle format and transfer it using the usb cable
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For use in schools, I think the lack of a keyboard and MS word doc support is a problem, although being able to read a PDF potentially erases that problem as long as you have software to convert your docs to pdfs.
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