Nook Vs Kindle Vs iPad - The Works!

In the world of ebook readers, the general comparison is always been between Nook, Kindle, iPad.

If you want to make sure that you get what you pay for, then you are also likely to ask, "Should I buy a kindle, iPad, Or maybe a Nook?

To help you make your decision, I've put down a list of Nook , Kindle, iPad facts.

To compare Nook, Kindle, iPad, check out the following facts:

1. Price: When it comes to price, Nook and Kindle are head to head, with both prices ranging from $190-$260. Apple iPad on the other hand costs around $500-$630. Nook can be a bit more expensive than Kindle because Barnes & Noble sometimes charge taxes in their deployed locations. So when it comes to price, Kindle has it.

                                                       

2. Battery Life: Kindle can last up to 2 weeks while iPad can last only up to 12 hours and Nook only lasts 10 hours.

3. Storage: If you compare Nook, kindle, iPad in terms of storage, the winner would be Barnes & Noble Nook. Apart from its 500,000 built-in storage, it comes with a microSD slot to expands the external memory nook, allowing you to store your preferred eBook. Kindle has a capacity of 450,000 books (2GB), while iPad can only have 60,000 books.

4. Content: Thumbs up going to the Amazon Kindle. Although it is 50,000 short of titles compared to Nook, most reviews support the Kindle because it more titles in demand to readers. iPad left behind because they do not have too many books to compete.

5. Portability / Size and weight: Thinking about Nook, kindle, iPad when it comes to size and weight, the leading model once again would be Kindle. It only weighs 10.2-ounces and has a thinness of 0.36-in. Nook weight 12.1-ounces and is 0.5-in thick. iPad on the other hand is big and bulky for the traveling reader, weighs almost nearly 1.5-lbs.

6. Connectivity: The comparison is hard between Kindle and Nook. Current devices that have better connectivity is Nook because both have 3G and Wi-Fi, plus it can be in sync with other devices via Android-technology. Kindle2 though has International Wireless Capability, and soon there will also be a Kindle-Android.

7. Touch Screen: iPad has the most advantage when it comes to screen features. It rates high in color, resolution and touch-screen ability. Nook is also colored and touch-screen though. And Kindle is black-and-white and not at all touch-screen.

8. Readability: Kindle is said to be more reader-friendly as other than electronic ink, the contrast is so much better than to Nook and iPad. Both the screens of Nook and iPad could be glary, so it may be corrupted when read in direct sunlight or at night.

9.Text-to-speech: Kindle, iPad competes fairly as both have text-to-speech features; Nook doesn't.

10. Another considerations of Nook, Kindle, iPad: Nook has book lending and in-store browsing options. iPad has web browsing, email sending, and even the ability to game.