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Originally Posted by Cirlonde

I was on the fence about this exact thing for a LONG time. When Amazon released the graphite colored Kindle I finally caved. I never had really cared for the white color and I also found out that there is a 30 day return policy. So I figured if I spent the money, then didn't like it when I got it at least I could return it. Well, it was the best decision I ever made. I've had my Kindle since September and I haven't read a "real" book since.

I got the $189 WiFi/3G Kindle because I wanted the ability to get online anywhere if I really needed to. I don't have or really want a smartphone for various reason, but I have found myself wishing I could check my email or look at Google Maps or check Wikipedia while away from home. The K3 lets me do that without having to pay for a data plan. Granted, it's not super fast or in color but it works great when you're looking for the closest Braum's!

I don't know very much about the Nook, but from what I do know the biggest pro for it is that you can use it to check out books from libraries that lend eBooks in the ePub format. Kindle doesn't support ePub (yet), but in my area, we don't have any libraries who have jumped on the eBook bandwagon so it wasn't a big deal to me. I believe the Nook's battery life is much less than the Kindle's as well due to the touch screen and soon-to-come color screen. I don't read books that have colored pictures so I don't care about that either. My Kindle's battery usually lasts me about a month with the WiFi capability turned off and I read on average 2-3 hours a day. I just turn the WiFi on when I need it, but leave it off most of the time.

And one last thing...the eInk screen really is all that the hype claims that it is. You don't realize it until you've spent some time reading on the Kindle, but the lack of eye strain is wonderful! Words just can't express the difference in this eInk screen and a regular screen. It's hard to describe, but it is a pretty big deal.

If you have any particular questions or anything you'd like to know, please ask! I love to talk about my Kindle (obviously...) and I'm not a salesman for them so I'll answer honestly!
-C

Great info! This model is the one I've been looking at the most, and you've just added some good reasons I hadn't thought of for why I should get it. I'm just starting to look into them, so I should have plenty of questions about it. Thanks!!