#Kindle paperwhite comparison android#
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The Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight enables memory expansion while Kindle Paperwhite has no memory expansion slot. Though both the devices don’t support audio, the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight has a headphone jack for listening to audio books. With a Nook, you are locked into the Barnes & Noble ecosystem (e-books, newspapers, and magazines). Amazon also offers a cool send to Kindle plug-in for Google Chrome that lets you send any Web page to the Kindle for later reading. In other words, even if you end up moving to different hardware platforms, you'll always be able to read your Kindle books.īeyond books, the Kindle can be used to read most magazines and newspapers as well by subscribing to a Kindle version.

#Kindle paperwhite comparison android#

Kindle apps are available for iPad, iPhone, Android phones and tablets (including Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets), and through any Web browser. In addition to offering a wider range of titles than competing online bookstores, Amazon lets you access the e-books you buy on almost any platform. You can also borrow e-books from most local libraries on the Kindle, as you can with other e-book readers. The list has more than 200,000 titles, many of which aren’t mainstream, popular titles. Prime Members with Kindle Paperwhite can access Amazon Lending Library that lets you check out thousands of titles one at a time at no additional charge. The Nook supports e-book lending and EPUB loans from libraries. The Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight does not support 3G but has Wi-Fi connectivity.

#Kindle paperwhite comparison free#

The 3G service from AT&T is free and can be used across the globe. Kindle Paperwhite provides either Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi with 3G. You can also translate passages between various languages. The Paperwhite has a built-in dictionary (tap and hold on a word to access it) and Wikipedia quick-search capabilities, and you can highlight sentences and passages, add notations, and share quotes on Twitter and Facebook. With the backlight and high ppi as well as resolution, Kindle is a better reader. Kindle has 212 ppi compared to 167 ppi of Nook which makes the text sharper in the Kindle. It also has hard page-turn buttons on the sides that is absent in Kindle. The integrated light in the Nook displays uniformly across the high- contrast Pearl e-ink touch screen which is great for night time reading. The Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight has a built-in antiglare screen. The backlight provides excellent night time reading. The higher resolution of 1024X768 makes reading smaller fonts easier and images more detailed. The capacitive touch screen of Kindle Paperwhite is superior when compared to the IR touch screen of other devices. The display size is 6” for both the devices. The bezel of Kindle Paperwhite is 77% shorter and hence the shadow caused by raised bezel is reduced. The Kindle Paperwhite makes a good gift for serious readers.