Trade books, mass-market books, textbooks, magazines, newspapers, and children's
books all look and function better on the Nook Tablet.
Nook tablet's screens have a resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels, which limits how
sharp the text they display can be. The Nook Tablet's screen is less
reflective; the LCD is bonded to the glass, which mitigates
reflection and increases contrast and sharpness.
You also looked at the same magazines and books on each device, and the Nook Tablet
was the clear overall winner at rendering text. At comparable font sizes, text
on the Nook Tablet looked crisper.
In presenting standard books, the Nook Tablet offered more meaningful viewing
choices. Though other tablets also provide eight font-size options, the sizes on the
Nook are more useful. It's definitely better for readers who need large type.
The Nook Tablet comes out on top for magazines, too. Barnes & Noble seems to
have a broader selection of periodicals than Amazon does. Also, the Nook's
scrubbing bar for moving forward and back in the magazine is better constructed. And the Nook Tablet's single-column text view
makes far more sense, which fills the
screen with hunks of text. Magazine text was more readable on the Nook Tablet
overall.
The Nook Tablet has access to a wider selection of children's books than the
Kindle Fire, and presents them better. The Nook Tablet has a read-aloud feature,
where a prerecorded voice reads the picture book, as well as new recording
capabilities, where you can record your own soundtrack to accompany the book--a
nice benefit for parents and kids alike. Many children's books on
the Nook Tablet have page animations: Tap a specially coded spot, the
illustrations move.
Source: PCWorld webpages.
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