On my last trip to US, I wanted to buy a Kindle book reader, but the pain of ordering it online forced me to by Barnes and Nobles’ Nook. There is not much difference in Nook and Kindle if you consider the book reading experience but Nook does not have a physical keyboard as Kindle does. Read more..
The best indian e-book reader.
22 Friday Apr 2011
Posted in Tech-Talk
Hi Santosh,
When you say that a particular ebook reader is the best one for the Indian market, do you mean because it allows access to books from Infibeam at Indian prices, or are there other reasons too?
Country specific machines was something that never occurred to me, but it’s definitely worth being aware of.
Also, I’d never heard of Infibeam before, although having watched the video, the Pi2 looks good. However, I guess it’s not available here, as I can’t find it anywhere. It certainly seems very straightforward, which is useful if you’re not too technically minded!
I wish every ebook reader came with an explanatory video like the Pi2!
Hi Santosh,
Thanks for the article. Two months back, i bought Amazon Kindle and it’s amazing. Will shortly try Infibeam’s Pi2 too.
How’s the experience of reading PDFs on Nook? On Amazon Kindle, PDFs are not too great a read through its experimental pdf reader.
I spent some time with kindle and realized that nook scores over it on a number of features. The PDF reading experience is surely better. The nook also scores over kindle on music feature. Nook gives you option to select music files and see what you are going to play.. kindle just plays the music.
but nook is not available in india. just now i called them. they are not even shipping to india.
Yep.. agreed….
Thanks for the article. I am planning to ask my cousin in the US to buy either a Kindle or a Nook for me. After reading about both, I am leaning towards Nook. Infibeam may be better for the Indian market, but don’t you think it is better to stick to well known brands. I don’t want to buy any ebook reader, I would rather go for the best. I am also not too keen on purchasing ebooks online. I would just like to transfer ebooks from my computer. Which one do you suggest?
If you are not that keen on buying ebooks online then you can go for the new NOOK that is full touch screen (Priced at USD140 approx.).
dear Santosh,
I am also looking for a good ebook reader. it is just to transfer my pdf files in particular. I was tempted to buy “wink XTS” ereader from dcmedia,banglore. it costs rs8000 iinm. I am not employed and does not have even a debit card. what I wanted to tell is, which ebook reader will you suggest to people like Me, who wants a ereader for basic reading usage? I have My relatives in Us and they can buy Kindle ereader for Me. I was told, Kindle needs a username registered and regarding warranty(god forbidden) claim comes, you have to send back to US!
I am not well prepared for this. Is there any sub-10,000rs e-reader which is viable for My use?
I know of Wink Xps/Xlite, Infibeam’s Pi ereader are the 2 options available in India which You can buy without worries. but, Kindle is something everyone assures. what about Nook and other options.
Thanks in Advance,
Roshan from Kerala
@Roshan go for Kindle latest version.. that will serve your purpose.
Hi, I am confused between Nook and Kindle 3. I plan to move my own ebook collection and buy minimal books online. I have lot of text books. Which one lets you make notes etc on the pdf?
Thanks for your help.
close ur eyes n buy simple Nook touch it’s awesome
i really love the design of this
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Hi, i want to buy an ebook reader, pref kindle, but ordering from ebay or indiaplaza seems too risky as i might get a second hand product, how is the nook, can you get it in india?
hey m selling my 3 month old nook simple touch wifi ( no ads ) in 8200 + free 8gb sd card (if pick up from from malviyanagr , new delhi then 200/- off ) if u interested u can call me 9654787117
nook is behind the kindle just in 2 things first is if book don’t have cover then it show stupid book icon which don’t look good
and other thing is u can’t turn screen @.@
if u have no problem with these 2 things then i think nook is best choice it’s design is really simple n awesome
n u can get kindle in min 12000 in nehru place
but nook is not available in india i bought this from ebay in 12500 /- (nook never launched in india )
n remember u can get nook in 10000 but this will be with ads . No ads nook will be 2000+ more expensive
Hey guys i am selling my Simple nook touch wifi in 8200/- (real price is 11000 for ad free i think )
+ i am giving free 8gb memory card (which cost 300-400/- ) + free shiping (if u live in Delhi then u can pick up from malviya nagar n get 200/- off )
if anyone interested they can call me 9654787171
or add me on facebook
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Forgot to tell it’s just 3 month old n no scratch ( atleast i din’t find any )
i am selling this caue i no longer pirate stuff from net so it’s no use for me sicne there are hardly any site rom where i can buy digital ebook :\
I need an ebook reader for less than Rs 2000. All i need is an e-ink screen, at least 512 mb internal memory, good battery life and support for PDF. Mp3 functionality is also desirable but not necessary. I don’t require any sort of internet feature on the device. Is there any option? The lesser the price the better….
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infibeam pi2 or kindle touch…? which is best
I require a Basic Ebook Reader for my academics.. I am a student of CA and CS and have to carry lots of books.. Its better if I carry them in a Ebook reader.. So please tell me a Good Ebook reader below Rs.7000.. Thanks
Explained about different ebook readers. This will surely help me in buying one.
This article also helped me in deciding check this thing also guys http://techarticlez.com/tablets/best-ebook-reader-india-ebook-reader-price-in-india/
can anyone tell me about SPC internet e book readers….
Does Kindle support tooread Hindi or Sanskrit Ebook? please inform me.
Kindle supports PDF formats and you can easily read any PDF file irrespective of language
Sent from my iPad
Dear Santosh, Your post is very interesting and I am hoping you can help me. I want an e-reader mainly to download online books free of cost or at a nominal cost. Problem is that the books I need are in French and I live in India. Which reader should I go for?
Hi Swati,
If you are looking for an ebook reader, I would recommend Kindle. However, if you really want to read pdfs/ebooks in different formats and do not have anything against going for tablets (Kindle Fire, Nook Color) go for them.
The ebook readers do not provide a great experience for pdf reading. They are slow and sluggish. Also there are problems of compatibility; Kindle supports only .mobi files and I assume that most of the free ebooks would come in .epub format. Though there is a work around. So if you really do not care about buying books from amazon and primarily going to use it for free epubs and pdfs you can consider Nook Glow or Nook Simple.
I hope it helps.
Best, Santosh Santosh Singh New Delhi IN Mobile: +919717309191 http://twitter.com/san1378 http://about.me/santosh.singh
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dude i want to buy a pdf / epub /mobi reader
please recommend me a good ebook reader
i live in kolkata
can i get a good seller?
Well the cheapest 3rd generation Kindle is available across the counter in India. I picked up mine from the Croma store. You could go online to check out the location of Croma in Kolkata