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[krpiper]

I have a 1st gen nook, that took a tumble when my bag broke today and the nook is no more

That being said I am looking at either of the two lighted eReaders.

I have bought a few books on my nook over the years. (I don't think its more than $50 wortth) but used it mostly to read epubs/pdfs. I also have Amazon Prime, so that shoves it in favor of the book lending feature.

The hardware seems to be better on the Kindle side (the lighting aspects anyway) however I was reading that the touch screen can be a little finicky and I like being about to push an actual button to turn the page (like on the nook, and my 1st gen nook)

What do you use GAF?

 

[bigkrev]

Lack of buttons on the touchscreen kindles is preventing me from getting the paperwhite. I have the 70 dollar kindle (with buttons) and it is a wonderful device.

If light matters to you though, just get the nook and enjoy not getting fingerprints on your screen

 

[TheKaeptain]

Baseball

 

[Salsa]

Lack of buttons on the touchscreen kindles is preventing me from getting the paperwhite. I have the 70 dollar kindle (with buttons) and it is a wonderful device.

yyyyyyup same here

 

[Freezasaurus]

I currently use a Nook Tablet, which I like quite a bit. Not going to buy an HD until they inevitably release an updated one with a camera.

If you're just looking for a plain lighted e-reader, I've heard good things about the Nook Simple Touch w/glow light.

 

[Rodney McKay]

I've had no problems with my Nook Glowlight. Got it when they first came out.
I like the bezel size and the buttons are nice, but are a little tougher to press than they should be IMO. You do notice some areas that are brighter than others with the light on, but it's pretty negligible.
I wish Amazon would make a "throwback" kindle with the same design of the original Kindle(which I still own). Decrease the weight and add a front light and I'd still be using that thing.

I'll wait and see if it ever gets made, but I'm thinking about getting one of those Kobo Mini e-readers IF they come out with a front lit version like the paperwhite or the glowlight.
Size of the page doesn't really matter to me on e-readers and I would love the increased portability and decreased weight. The only downside I could see is the battery draining faster because of increased page turns due to smaller page size, but the batteries on e-readers are already crazy long that I wouldn't really notice a decrease.

But again, that's only if they come out with a lit mini-Kobo.

 

[Cheebo]

The light on the nook is nowhere near as good as kindle's and the kindle has a far better screen resolution.

 

[katsubento]

Love my Paperwhite . Wish it had page turning buttons like my Old keyboard Kindle, but it's great.

 

[Dragon]

The light on the nook is nowhere near as good as kindle's and the kindle has a far better screen resolution.

The Kindle also has some serious DRM compared to the Nook, which is why I've always gone BN when it comes to e-readers.

 

[Toby]

The Kindle also has some serious DRM compared to the Nook, which is why I've always gone BN when it comes to e-readers.

Same. I've always liked that I have the capability to further open my Nook.
They're also usually less expensive than the kindle and have native support for epub.
If you have a Staples nearby, you may check to see if they have any Simple Touch OP. The ones around here have had them on clearance, the glow going for ~$70.

 

[faceless007]

The reasons I decided to go with a Nook over Kindle:

Physical buttons
ePub
microSD
Can be rooted with Android (although I haven't gotten around to doing it, but hey, the option is there)

I don't have the GlowLight so I can't comment on that.

The PaperWhite does look nice but lack of buttons is a deal-breaker for me.