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Available |
Now |
Now |
Ships June 10, 2011 |
Now |
Sometime in June or July 2011 |
Now |
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Price |
WiFi: $139 |
$379 |
$139 |
$249 |
$129.99 |
$229.99 |
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Size |
7.5″ x 4.8″ x 0.335″ |
10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″ |
6.5″ x 5″ x 0.47″ |
8.1″ x 5.0″ x 0.48″ |
6.5″ x 4.5″ x 0.4″ |
6.61″ x 4.68″ x 0.38″ |
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Weight |
8.7 ounces |
18.9 ounces |
7.48 ounces |
15.8 ounces |
7.05 ounces |
7.58 ounces |
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Screen Size |
6″ (diagonal) |
9.7″ (diagonal) |
6″ (diagonal) |
7″ |
6″ (diagonal) |
6″ (diagonal) |
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Display |
E Ink Pearl |
E Ink Pearl |
E Ink Pearl |
VividView Color Touchscreen |
E Ink Pearl |
E Ink Pearl |
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Touchscreen/Rotate |
No/Yes |
No/Yes |
Yes/No |
Yes/Yes |
Yes/No |
Yes/No |
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Battery Life |
WiFi off, 30 min. reading/day: 2 months |
3G off, 30 min. reading/day: 2-3 weeks |
WiFi off: 2 months |
WiFi off: 8 hours |
Up to 1 month |
Two weeks |
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Storage/Expandable |
4 GB/No |
4 GB/No |
2 GB/Up to 32 GB (microSD) |
8 GB/Up to 32 GB (microSD) |
2 GB/Up to 32 GB (SD) |
2 GB/Up to 32 GB (SD, Memory Stick Duo) |
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Input |
Keyboard |
Keyboard |
Touchscreen |
Touchscreen |
Touchscreen |
Touchscreen; buttons |
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3G/Wireless |
3G through AT&T/WiFi-only option |
3G through AT&T |
WiFi |
WiFi |
WiFi |
No |
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International |
Purchase content in 100 countries and territories. |
Purchase content in 100 countries and territories. |
No |
No |
Currently available in 5 languages; international bookstore |
Currently available in 8 countries and rolling out to Asia soon |
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Native Formats |
Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, Audible, MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion |
Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion |
EPUB, PDF, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP |
EPUB, PDF, XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, AAC, MP4 |
EPUB, PDF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR |
EPUB, PDF, BBeB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, MP3, AAC |
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Available Content |
Over 950,000 books; 1.8 million-plus free public domain books; newspapers; magazines; blogs |
Over 950,000 books; 1.8 million public domain books; newspapers; magazines; blogs |
Over 2 million titles |
Over 2 million titles, magazines, Nook Book Enhanced Collection, kids’ books. Apps, e-mail, Pandora, some websites. |
Over 2.3 million titles |
Over 2 million titles |
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Bookstore |
Kindle Store |
Kindle Store |
Nook Book Store |
Nook Book Store |
Kobo Store |
Sony Reader Store |
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Book Sharing/Library Lending |
14 days on eligible titles. Library lending in late 2011. |
14 days on eligible titles. Library lending in late 2011. |
Yes/Yes. Read any Nook book in B&N stores free up to 1 hour/day |
Yes/Yes. Read any Nook book in B&N stores free up to 1 hour/day |
N/A/Yes |
No/Yes |
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Social Networking Features |
Share passages via Facebook and Twitter; view other users’ annotations and notes |
Share passages via Facebook and Twitter; view other users’ annotations and notes |
Nook Friends reading recommendations |
Nook Friends reading recommendations |
Reading Life technology with Facebook and Twitter integration, badges and awards |
No |
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Free E-Reading Applications |
iOS, Blackberry, Android, PC, Mac |
iOS, Blackberry, Android, PC, Mac |
iOS, Blackberry, Android, PC, Mac |
iOS, Blackberry, Android, PC, Mac |
iOS, Blackberry, Android, PC, Mac |
Android |
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This chart was first published May 31, 2011.
Reported and Edited by Laura Hazard Owen
Produced by Amanda Natividad
Based on manufacturer information, additional reporting.
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