I own a nook myself now. And, used to have kindle.<p>From my experience, kindle is a lot better than nook with just two reasons:<p>1. Amazon offers more books(especially programming books) than B&#38;N.<p>2. Amazon offers cheaper books and it doesn't require you to join the Amazon book club. You have to join the B&#38;N Book Club to get cheaper price which is always the same price that you get from Amazon.