Nook Vs. Kindle: New Chapter In E-Reader Battle : NPR

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Nook Vs. Kindle: New Chapter In E-Reader Battle

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October 24, 2009

E-books: Depending on your point of view, they're either the savior or the destroyer of the publishing business.

So far, Amazon has dominated the market. Its first Kindle electronic reading device debuted two years ago, and the company just announced that its third-quarter profits surged almost 70 percent, thanks largely to sales of new Kindle models.

Sony and a few other companies have also launched e-readers, but this week saw the debut of what could be the Kindle's first serious competitor: the Nook. It's made by the other giant of book-selling: Barnes & Noble.

Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan has been playing with both the Nook and the Kindle. He says what stands out about Barnes & Noble's new reader is the color LCD touch screen at the bottom of the device that allows users to browse book covers. It's similar, he says, to the "cover flow" ...

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