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Mother's Day

Nook and Kindle Fire Deals For Bookworm Moms

If mom loves sinking into a good story, get her a gift that'll keep the pages turning time and time again.

If mom loves sinking into a good story, get her a gift that'll keep the pages turning time and time again. Bookworms and speed-readers have found literary nirvana in ereaders, which can store thousands of books, magazines, and various media (and then some).

Barnes and Noble's Nook HD and HD+ and Amazon's seven-inch Kindle Fire HD are now on sale through Mother's Day, May 12, which means that it may be the perfect opportunity to get your mum the ultimate tech companion for travel and downtime.

Check out the discounted prices for the three seven-inch tablet/ereaders after the break.

iPad Mini vs. Nexus 7
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Tablet Faceoff: The iPad Mini vs. the Competition

With this morning's announcement of the iPad Mini, Apple is throwing itself into the handheld multimedia tablet ring against the likes of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Barnes and Noble's Nook HD.

With this morning's announcement of the iPad Mini, Apple is throwing itself into the handheld multimedia tablet ring against the likes of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Barnes and Noble's Nook HD. The new iPad on the block faces fierce competition, and with the holidays fast approaching, the battle of the tablets will surely intensify.

Here's how Apple's iPad Mini compares with its toughest competitors — the Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, and Nexus 7.

New Nook HD and Nook HD+
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How the Nook HD/HD+ Stacks Up Against the Kindle Fire HD

Barnes & Noble is playing with fire — Kindle Fire.

Barnes & Noble is playing with fire — Kindle Fire. On the heels of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD announcement, the brick-and-mortar book retailer introduced the new Nook HD and Nook HD+ this week, boasting the "world's highest-resolution display on a seven-inch media tablet" and the "lightest, lowest-priced full HD tablet" on the market. Barnes & Noble's new offerings — the Nook HD 8GB ($199), Nook HD 16 GB ($229), Nook HD+ 16 GB ($269), and Nook HD+ 32 GB ($299) — are available for pre-order today.

Both the Nook HD/HD+ and Kindle Fire HD include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support, run on a custom Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, and are tapped into massive selections of books, magazines, and video. So what sets the latest contestant in the tablet competition apart? Here are eight distinctions between the two competing high-definition tablet ereaders.

Slightly taller and thicker — The new Nook HD is 7.65 x 5 x 0.43 inches (HWD), versus the Kindle Fire's 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches. Higher-resolution display — The Nook HD 1440 x 900 display bests Kindle Fire HD's 1280 x 800. Fewer bytes for your buck — Both priced at $199, the Nook HD comes with 8 GB capacity compared to the Kindle Fire's 16 GB capacity. Lightest in its class — The Nook HD+ is a lightweight at 11.1 ounces, whereas the hefty Kindle Fire HD comes in at 13.9 ounces. No camera — The Kindle Fire HD has a front-facing camera, while neither the Nook HD nor HD+ have a camera on board. Fewer apps — Amazon's app store holds over 50,000 applications for Kindle Fire, and Barnes & Noble's app store has a mere 6,000. Free power adapter — This may seem like a given, but the Kindle Fire HD does not come with a power adapter to charge the device; it must be purchased separately. The Nook HD and HD+ both include a free adapter.
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