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Kindle vs Nook (vs iSlate)

A few lucky early adopters have already received the Kindles down here in deepest darkest Africa, but as much as I want to get my hands on an ebook reader immediately, I'm going to try to fight the urge until there a few more killer devices available locally. The Barnes & Noble Nook was recently announced and will be available soon in the USA, but no word yet on availability internationally. I'm pretty sure that they will want to distribute the device as far and wide as possible, especially if t...

Barnes & Noble Nook aims right between the eyes

Talk about blowing the competition out of the water ! Looks like the Nook has all the features we've been begging for in the Kindle. I won't go into detail about the features, Engadget sums it all up very nicely below. My only questions are how large the book selection will be, what will the books cost and will it be available in South Africa ? Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader leaks a bit early: $259, pre-orders are live (video): " Looks like all those whispers were true -- the 'Androi...