{"id":53,"date":"2010-08-24T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T11:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flunkingsainthood\/2010\/08\/which-e-reader-should-i-buy.html"},"modified":"2010-08-24T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T11:45:53","slug":"which-e-reader-should-i-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flunkingsainthood\/2010\/08\/which-e-reader-should-i-buy.html","title":{"rendered":"Which E-Reader Should I Buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KDX_and_K2.jpg\"<\/span>It’s time. It’s finally time! This fall, I am going to buy an e-reader.  I want your advice. Kindle or Nook<\/a>? Or — wallet gulp — iPad<\/a>?<\/p>\n

I know a lot of book people believe in their stout paper hearts that digital books will never take the place of paper, but I think we’ve reached a cultural tipping point:<\/p>\n

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  • In June, Amazon announced that Kindle sales had surpassed hardcover sales in the second quarter of 2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    • Amazon is now selling three times as many Kindles over this time last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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      • Google Editions will eventually make format considerations less significant, as ebooks will be available and not device-specific. It’s going to be like utopia! The anti-apocalypse!  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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        • In 2009, a flat book year, sales of ebooks soared 176.6%, and the ebook’s overall market share grew to 3.3%. In 2010, will it have doubled or tripled again?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

          \"kindle.jpg\"<\/span>Ebook customers appear to be very satisfied, and are moving away from print. A quarter of those who have bought ebooks in the last year say they’ve purchased fewer print books; an additional 15% say they have stopped purchasing print titles altogether.<\/p>\n

          Here’s what I want:<\/p>\n

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          1. Ease of purchase. <\/b>Kindle seems to take the prize here. <\/li>\n
          2. Availability of titles.<\/b> The Kindle again seems to have the advantage here. <\/li>\n
          3. A color screen. <\/b>This is where the Kindle falls short. But the iPad is hundreds of dollars more . . . <\/li>\n
          4. Large screen, but weighs almost nothing. <\/b>I’m just dreamin’ here. <\/li>\n
          5. Can make julienne fries.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            I’m flexible about the last one. Mostly, I want ease of use, durability, and something that won’t exacerbate the scoliosis I seem to be giving myself with all the hardbacks I carry around in my purse. What do you recommend? <\/p>\n


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