If you’re thinking of getting your mom an easy-to-use, high quality ebook device for Mother’s Day, Consumer Reports suggests the Kindle
It’s hard to tell from the clip, but it looks like the decision came down to either the Kindle or Barnes & Noble’s Nook. The CR testers said the little LCD color screen was actually problematic on the Nook, because it’s the only way you can navigate your library and it’s a little too small to use effectively.
As for the iPad, it’s certainly a beautiful tablet computer, but it’s twice as expensive and heavier. If you’re just looking to read ebooks, the Kindle is the better deal.
“Best e-book reader for mom” [9News Denver]
Disclosure: I freelance for the blog Consumerist, which is owned by Consumer Reports. I did not take part in this test and don’t know the people involved with it.
By Booksprung » Consumer Reports gives Kindle top scores again November 8, 2010 - 3:22 PM
[...] I love the iPad despite its heft, and although I never warmed to the nook’s mini-LCD touch panel, I really like the look of the new full-color nook announced last month. That said, the venerable product testing nonprofit Consumer Reports says the Kindle is still the best all-around ebook device at the end of 2010. (It said the same thing in May.) [...]