Kindle or Nook?

[afuna]

I'm trying to decide between a Kindle and a Nook. The Nook seems to win on all issues important to me, but, and this is the biggest thing against it: it's not available locally, and I can't get it even with a credit card because it only accepts US billing addresses. (the second biggest issue: I'd have trouble exchanging it in case I ran into warranty issues)

I can, however get the Kindle. My biggest reason for avoiding the Kindle is that it doesn't support epubs. And yes I know that I can use Calibre to convert, but that's a bit like telling me I can run a program by compiling it from source. I appreciate the possibility is there, and sometimes I may even want to use it, but I don't want to have it as my first step. (this is the same reason I avoid DRM'd ebooks)

Besides, I'd rather support the book publishers selling epubs already, and then just drop it in, not have to fiddle with dog-slow conversion each time.

But my issue now basically is: international support or epub support? And if I get the Nook can I use it without registering anyway? And if I get the Kindle, will I ever get past my annoyance at its nonsupport of epubs to ever use it? Which is the lesser of two evils? Oy.

Comments

[afuna]

Oh man oh man I feel like you totally understand where I'm coming from when I say hey it's hard to get the device here and the books and stuff? I mean seriously!

Calibre is a bear on the Mac, more so even than on other OSes as far as I can tell :( But I've had things set up more or less the way I need them in Calibre and it is awesome.

I ended up with the Nook and so far no issues with freezing, though there are some hilarious software bugs. (my favorite is how it forgets what page I'm on. Oh *nook* you silly thing)

[marina]

I won't get into my policy re: buying ebooks (or books in general) but you can probably guess what it is, considering the country I live in which has no access to anything to most English resources. So if you ever want help/books/whatever in that department, I'm totally here for that.

Nook! \o/ A reading device (with e-ink!) really does change one's life. Congrats!

[afuna]

Yeah, I've seen your entries, and sympathize with them greatly.

I will probably haunt your journal in case you ever have anything specific, but right now I'm overloaded with books! ...admittedly some I'm going to have to throw away (and I'm wincing at that thought, even when I know that I really wouldn't enjoy reading these specific books. But but. Books. Man)

And yes it does! So much joy and happiness. Thank you \o/