Compare Nook Touch and Kindle Keyboard

I bought this used as a second reader. I already have a Kindle keyboard. I wanted an easy, portable way to get the library books not available for Kindle. So far, I still like my Kindle better. It is easier and more intuitive than the Nook. The home screen is simple and straightforward compared to the Nook Touch. It has taken me some effort to figure out how to navigate around the Nook to do what I want to do. There seems to be many more layers of menus to wade through on the Nook. I am sure I need to read the owner's manual to figure out some of the features. I didn't have to do that with the Kindle. The Kindle navigation and features were obvious to me without reading an owner's manual. One thing I like about the Nook, and its not an important thing, is that you can put your own screen savers up. I can't do that with the Kindle keyboard and I'm pretty tired of looking at the same old blah pictures. Another thing that is kind of irritating to me about the Nook is the screen lock that you have to disengage when the Nook comes out of sleep. Why is that there? I haven't figured it out yet, but its a pain in the neck. I have put a library book on the Nook Touch and it was a real process compared to the Kindle. Kindle is a lot easier, but again, not all library books are available for Kindle. To me the difference between the Kindle and Nook in turning pages is not a big deal. I haven't noticed one is better than the other. I also haven't noticed that one screen is better than the other. Although the Nook has better black and contrast I will admit my Kindle keyboard is older and second generation Kindle. The newer Kindles might be different. I have poor eye sight and both screens are okay for me. Comparing to the Kindle keyboard, the other thing I don't like about my Nook Touch is that it only has WiFi. My Kindle keyboard has Whispersync and 3G which means I can connect to the internet and check out new books I may be interested in at any location, not just a WiFi hot spot. This is an important feature to me because sometimes I may be sitting in the backyard by the pond or I may be in the car on a long road trip and I can still shop. To me, shopping is half the fun of an e-reader. All in all, if you want a an e-reader and don't want to drop a lot of money, a used Nook Touch will do the job. If you can afford it, I would recommend a reader that can connect to the internet anywhere and not just at a WiFi hot spot. If your bottom line is whether you can read the screen comfortably for hours at a time and you can hoard tons of books, the Nook Touch will do that.Read full review