I am an Amazon PRIME member already, so it makes more sense for a person like me to go with FIRE because of the added benefits such as FREE eBook Borrowing, Included Movie and TV shows with Amazon Video (like Netflix), and the cloud service (online storage) that let’s me store all of my music and download or stream whatever i want to hear from the cloud.
The advantages to the Nook is that it has double the memory, also external memory add-on slot (nice) and claims to have better battery life, but you are paying $ 50 more for that. Both devices offer hulu, Netflix, and Pandora apps.
Amazon Prime is $ 79 a year, and not only do you get those features i already mentioned, you also get FREE 2-Day shipping for the year when you buy items directly from Amazon. I had bought PRIME just for that, and now I am getting a lot more for the money.
If you are going to use it to read books mostly, I’d still recommend either the nook or kindle non-tablet e-readers becuase their electronic ink is much better to read than either of these tablets, and the battery life will last for days not hours.
If you are interested in getting the most bang for your buck and having a wide variety of options… KINDLE FIRE is the way to go, as it is only $ 199. Only the iPad2 offers more, but that would be more than double the price at $ 500+. For $ 199 you are getting about 80% of what an iPad is so that is a truly great value.
Arthur July 21, 2013
Cloud storage means a place other that your device where you can store your stuff online to have an access anytime via WiFi. Its more like your online hard disk which would not use your device memory.
Why should you consider Nook tablet?
— Screen. Nook Tablet might have a significantly better screen.
— Free Books. Easier to get free books on Nook Tablet though you can also get all those books on Kindle Fire (with a little more effort).
— It’s future-proof to a much larger extent. More on that below.
— Memory for storage and Memory Expansion.
— Weight.
— Support from Outside and Format Support.
— Store Customer Service.
Why you should consider Kindle fire:
— Price – this might be the Kindle Fire’s biggest advantage.
— New Books. Slightly.
— Prime Program. This is very specific – If you’re a Prime member, then that might make Kindle Fire very compelling because of the free streaming and the 1 free book a month offer (out of a limited set of movies and books, respectively).
— Music, if you buy from Amazon (due to better integration).
— Size. Kindle Fire is slightly more compact.
— Faster Browsing.
— Apps. In the long-term, the B&N store might pull ahead because it is focused on apps for just one device. Amazon’s App Store caters to a lot of different devices and also to Android phones.
— App Prices.
— Cloud Storage. B&N will have this too but Amazon is best of breed in Cloud Storage.
— Display Strength. An underrated advantage.
— Customer Service.
From my bookmarks here is a good review after which I decided to get Kindle fire:
Depends.
I am an Amazon PRIME member already, so it makes more sense for a person like me to go with FIRE because of the added benefits such as FREE eBook Borrowing, Included Movie and TV shows with Amazon Video (like Netflix), and the cloud service (online storage) that let’s me store all of my music and download or stream whatever i want to hear from the cloud.
The advantages to the Nook is that it has double the memory, also external memory add-on slot (nice) and claims to have better battery life, but you are paying $ 50 more for that. Both devices offer hulu, Netflix, and Pandora apps.
Amazon Prime is $ 79 a year, and not only do you get those features i already mentioned, you also get FREE 2-Day shipping for the year when you buy items directly from Amazon. I had bought PRIME just for that, and now I am getting a lot more for the money.
If you are going to use it to read books mostly, I’d still recommend either the nook or kindle non-tablet e-readers becuase their electronic ink is much better to read than either of these tablets, and the battery life will last for days not hours.
If you are interested in getting the most bang for your buck and having a wide variety of options… KINDLE FIRE is the way to go, as it is only $ 199. Only the iPad2 offers more, but that would be more than double the price at $ 500+. For $ 199 you are getting about 80% of what an iPad is so that is a truly great value.
Cloud storage means a place other that your device where you can store your stuff online to have an access anytime via WiFi. Its more like your online hard disk which would not use your device memory.
Why should you consider Nook tablet?
— Screen. Nook Tablet might have a significantly better screen.
— Free Books. Easier to get free books on Nook Tablet though you can also get all those books on Kindle Fire (with a little more effort).
— It’s future-proof to a much larger extent. More on that below.
— Memory for storage and Memory Expansion.
— Weight.
— Support from Outside and Format Support.
— Store Customer Service.
Why you should consider Kindle fire:
— Price – this might be the Kindle Fire’s biggest advantage.
— New Books. Slightly.
— Prime Program. This is very specific – If you’re a Prime member, then that might make Kindle Fire very compelling because of the free streaming and the 1 free book a month offer (out of a limited set of movies and books, respectively).
— Music, if you buy from Amazon (due to better integration).
— Size. Kindle Fire is slightly more compact.
— Faster Browsing.
— Apps. In the long-term, the B&N store might pull ahead because it is focused on apps for just one device. Amazon’s App Store caters to a lot of different devices and also to Android phones.
— App Prices.
— Cloud Storage. B&N will have this too but Amazon is best of breed in Cloud Storage.
— Display Strength. An underrated advantage.
— Customer Service.
From my bookmarks here is a good review after which I decided to get Kindle fire:
http://budurl.com/KindleFireVsNook