Hi, JT, comparing app stores by who has that app or that app is not smart – both Kindle and Nook app stores add many new apps daily. I don’t know about that particular app you’re asking about but I know that Nook offers Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Angy Birds, QuickOffice, etc. apps – those are the ones I care about.
In my opinion, Kindle Fire is one underpowered device to be called a media tablet. Just released next generation Nook Tablet from Barnes & Noble clearly is the superior device. It is $ 224 if sign up for Barnes & Noble membership or $ 250 without signup. Not just 11.5 hours battery life but 9 hours of video playback time – that’s vs. 8 hours for reading and 7.5 hours of video playback on Kindle Fire (even that 7.5 hours will not hold true in tests, video playback drains battery much more than reading.) 1.0 GB RAM Vs. 512 MB RAM of Kindle Fire, 16 GB content capacity plus 32 GB via microSD card vs. 8 GB capacity of Kindle Fire with no expansion slot. Fully laminated HD screen for reduced glare vs. no lamination of Kindle Fire. Bulit-in and optimized Netflix and Hulu plus with millions of movies/shows vs. 100K movies/shows of Amazon store. Nook Tablet has built-in mic for Skype voice conferencing and dictations to speech recognition software and it weights only 14.1 oz. Nook already has Cloud as all eBooks in your online library are stored there as well as downloaded to your device.
Also, If you walk in with the Nook to Barnes & Noble store, you’re allowed to read ANY available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi and you get free technical support in case of issues in any of the store.
In addition, Nooks (since Nook Color) are the darlings of the root’ing community especially because they have microSD slot (not on Kindle Fire) thus Nooks can be rooted by burning OS image on the microSD card and booting off it without rooting the actual device and voiding the warranty. On Kindle, once you rooted there’s no coming back. Rooting could help you overcome that “parent company syndrome”…
You can buy Nook’s at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Walmart, BestBuy, Staples, OfficeMax, Fred Mayer, P.C. Richard, Radio Shack, Target, Fry’s, etc. stores and web sites.
Gilly78201 February 16, 2014
kindle will have many more apps. app developers are looking to get their apps in the amazon store quick. websites say that the kindle fire will be the christmas gift of 2011. amazon have a free app of the day too. I ordered one. cant wait to get it
My friend swears by his Kindle http://amzn.to/rJK2Cp
Hi, JT, comparing app stores by who has that app or that app is not smart – both Kindle and Nook app stores add many new apps daily. I don’t know about that particular app you’re asking about but I know that Nook offers Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Angy Birds, QuickOffice, etc. apps – those are the ones I care about.
In my opinion, Kindle Fire is one underpowered device to be called a media tablet. Just released next generation Nook Tablet from Barnes & Noble clearly is the superior device. It is $ 224 if sign up for Barnes & Noble membership or $ 250 without signup. Not just 11.5 hours battery life but 9 hours of video playback time – that’s vs. 8 hours for reading and 7.5 hours of video playback on Kindle Fire (even that 7.5 hours will not hold true in tests, video playback drains battery much more than reading.) 1.0 GB RAM Vs. 512 MB RAM of Kindle Fire, 16 GB content capacity plus 32 GB via microSD card vs. 8 GB capacity of Kindle Fire with no expansion slot. Fully laminated HD screen for reduced glare vs. no lamination of Kindle Fire. Bulit-in and optimized Netflix and Hulu plus with millions of movies/shows vs. 100K movies/shows of Amazon store. Nook Tablet has built-in mic for Skype voice conferencing and dictations to speech recognition software and it weights only 14.1 oz. Nook already has Cloud as all eBooks in your online library are stored there as well as downloaded to your device.
Also, If you walk in with the Nook to Barnes & Noble store, you’re allowed to read ANY available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi and you get free technical support in case of issues in any of the store.
In addition, Nooks (since Nook Color) are the darlings of the root’ing community especially because they have microSD slot (not on Kindle Fire) thus Nooks can be rooted by burning OS image on the microSD card and booting off it without rooting the actual device and voiding the warranty. On Kindle, once you rooted there’s no coming back. Rooting could help you overcome that “parent company syndrome”…
You can buy Nook’s at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Walmart, BestBuy, Staples, OfficeMax, Fred Mayer, P.C. Richard, Radio Shack, Target, Fry’s, etc. stores and web sites.
kindle will have many more apps. app developers are looking to get their apps in the amazon store quick. websites say that the kindle fire will be the christmas gift of 2011. amazon have a free app of the day too. I ordered one. cant wait to get it