A Tale of Two E-Readers

“Treat yourself to something of quality.”

Here I am trying to teach the kids that Christmas is not merely about presents, but I do have something on my wish list: a Kindle Paperwhite. I’m not even interested in the bells and whistles of a Kindle Voyage, but in its predecessor. I already have a Nook device, so why would I need two e-readers? Here’s my argument:

Kindle Paperwhite (want)

Has a backlight, so I can read in dim environments
Can ditch the cloud reader and not have to use the Web for Amazon books
Download library books with a touch of a button (Nook uses sideloading)

Nook Touch (have)

Slight interior crack that’s created a blemish on the screen
Sometimes flips too many pages at once
Unable to access Kindle books, especially for author friends exclusively using Amazon

I know there’s a debate going on about whether to support the Amazon giant. In a recent interview, Jeff Bezos stated that “books don’t just compete against books.” He goes on to say that he’s interested in making books more accessible and affordable for people.

Is getting a second e-reader redundant? Give me your thoughts.