A Compare and Contrast of the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet

Compare and Contrast Lisa Connor COM/155 February 19, 2011 Dana Smith Compare and Contrast Scores of consumers are discussing the two well-known reading tablets called the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet. Shoppers are trying to determine which e-reader offers the best quality and features. After conducting an objective study, considerable elements were accurately established in relation to these products. The Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet have many similarities; however, they show noticeable differences within the content, ease of use, battery life, and storage. The greatest difference between these two products is in relation to content. The Kindle Fire has a generous selection of applications whereas the Nook Tablet‘s†¦show more content†¦The Kindle Fire offers 8 GB of internal memory. After it is configured, the Kindle Fire is shown to have 6GB for buyers to maneuver and stage-manage as they desire. In addition, the Kindle Fire provides a handy online tool labeled as Cloud Storage which allows unlimited storing capabilities to Kindle and Amazon users. In contrast, the Nook Tablet advertises 32 GB of internal storage but after a full-review of the Nook Tablet, only a lone gigabyte is available for optimal use; the other 12 GB are set aside for content which can only be purchased from Barnes and Nobles stores (Johnston, 2011). However, the Nook Tablet gains some position for having an (empty) micro SD card slot available for its users. After weighing up the difference between the storage within these gadgets (coming in their original form) the Nook Tablet s storage appears to be somewhat deceptive (Moz, 2011). In terms of deception the storage wasn t the only feature that misled buyers of the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire. After a careful examination of the battery function on either tablet, the battery life duration for each e-reader had to be determined by more than one factor. The Nook Tablet offers nine full hours of battery use. The Kindle Fire advertises seven and a half hours of battery life when in reality it provides no more than six full hours (Johnston, 2011). The Kindle Fire’s battery lasts longer only if the user is reading anShow MoreRelatedMarketing and E-commerce Business65852 Words   |  264 PagesGartner Research, and other industry sources. What’s New in E-commerce 2014 E-commerce today is greatly different from e-commerce only five years ago. The iPhone was introduced in 2007. The iPad tablet was first introduced in 2010 and has already gone through several generations! The smartphone and tablet devices have changed e-commerce into a social, local, and mobile experience. The 10th edition spotlights the following themes and content: Headlines †¢ Social, Mobile, Local: We have included