There’s a reason Amazon doesn’t announce how many Kindles they’ve sold to date. Here’s 10 Reasons to Buy (and 10 not to). This must be the season of Kindle wannabes: David Pogue in NYT on Barnes and Noble’s Nook:
…this thing is ripped right out of the Kindle’s master playbook. Same price ($259), same off-white plastic frame around the same six-inch E Ink screen (crisp, black type against a light gray background). Same screen saver showing woodcuts of famous authors. Same ability to display your own photos and play music files. Same free cellular connection so that you can download books wherever you happen to be. Same compatibility with iPhone or computer.
Uncle Walt in All Things Digital:
The two devices look very similar, but have key differences in capabilities, user interface and polish. Overall, after testing the Nook for about a week, I don’t think it’s as good as the Kindle, at least not yet. At launch, the Nook has the feel of a product with great potential that was rushed to market before it was fully ready.
My iPhone’s screen is good but not for protracted reading, such as a magazine, newspaper, or (especially) a book. Walt says:
My recommendation on the Nook is to wait, even if you prefer its features to the Kindle’s. It’s not fully baked yet.
The whole E-reader category is not fully baked. I wonder what Apple would do…
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