Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare

Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by smoody on Monday November 07, 2011 @02:51PM (#3207824)

through the consumer lens:

can i buy and read books? both.

can i watch movies with it? both.

play sudoku? both.

listen to music and audio books? both.

my kids can play angry birds? both.

cost the same? nope, the kindle fire costs $50 less.

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by allenp on Monday November 07, 2011 @04:16PM (#3208189)

I'd add consumer brand confidence B&N vs Amazon. In this case B&N needs to overcome at least $50 worth of Amazon's influence to even the odds.

Another thing I'd add is brick and mortar retail availability - in this case I believe the Nook is also available at Target as well as B&N's stores, and that might influence some shoppers who want to try before they buy.

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by esrauch on Monday November 07, 2011 @06:27PM (#3208665)

I believe that Kindle is also available at most brick & mortar stores that Nook is (not B&N obviously).

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by wazoox on Monday November 07, 2011 @04:17PM (#3208197)

The xNook have a decisive, killer advantage to me : they support countless available free ePubs.

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by ianburrell on Monday November 07, 2011 @05:37PM (#3208495)

That shouldn't be a problem for the Amazon Fire. It has the Amazon Appstore and that contains a bunch of ebook reader apps, including Aldiko and Kobo which both read ePub books. The former even does Adobe DRM.

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