A few months ago I started thinking about getting a Kindle from Amazon. I’m not a big reader, but I do enjoy reading certain types of books and I have a pretty large collection of computer/technology related books. I thought it would be nice to be able to have all of my tech books easily available at all times, especially when I travel.

Before I could make my decision, Barnes and Noble released the Nook, which is their competitor to the Kindle.  Obviously I had to consider that as a viable options.  I was able to walk into my local Barnes and Noble store and check out the Nook.  It’s a nice device with some nice features.  There are plenty of sites out there with product comparisons, so I’m not going to get into those details.  What I will do is tell you why I ultimately decided to buy an Amazon Kindle.

While Barnes and Noble boasts having many more books available for the Nook than Amazon has for the Kindle, there was one small problem with that.  The problem is that there are hardly ANY computer/programming/technology books available for the Nook!  The Amazon Kindle, however, has a pretty good selection available.  That was really the key that drove me to buy an Amazon Kindle.  Those types of books are $10-$15 cheaper as Kindle books vs. regular books and it won’t take longer before I’ve saved enough money to recoup the cost of the Kindle.  It will also be nice to be able to use the Search feature on the Kindle to search across all of my technology books.

I also just saw that Amazon is releasing an SDK so developers can create apps and games for the Kindle.  It’s clear that Amazon is looking to keep one step ahead of the competition, and I think they’ll be successful with.  I’ve very glad with my decision!