Hello all,
We're considering getting my 11-year old son (and maybe 7 year old brother) an e-reader for Christmas, and I've been debating an Android based one over an ink reader for the extra stuff he can do. I was looking pretty heavily at the Kindle Fire, but now I see that B&N is mataching the price on the color so I wanted to get a feel for how they compare.
I really like the extra memory and SD slot on the Color, and I already have a Nook so am kinda of hooked to B&N. What I'm trying to get a feel for is the aps that might be available for the Color vs. the Fire (proabably mostly games, since it's for kids). Is there a good number of games available for the Color as compared to the Fire. What kind of ap store does it have? I don't think it has the Android Market, does it? I know the Fire used the Amazon Appstore (go figure)...can the Color access this as well, or how do you get apps?
I'm also wondering about the browser. How fully functional is it? I'm guessing that my son could get on Facebook, but probably not play the games (the boy loves his Backyard Monsters).
Thanks in advance for any tips!
We're considering getting my 11-year old son (and maybe 7 year old brother) an e-reader for Christmas, and I've been debating an Android based one over an ink reader for the extra stuff he can do. I was looking pretty heavily at the Kindle Fire, but now I see that B&N is mataching the price on the color so I wanted to get a feel for how they compare.
I really like the extra memory and SD slot on the Color, and I already have a Nook so am kinda of hooked to B&N. What I'm trying to get a feel for is the aps that might be available for the Color vs. the Fire (proabably mostly games, since it's for kids). Is there a good number of games available for the Color as compared to the Fire. What kind of ap store does it have? I don't think it has the Android Market, does it? I know the Fire used the Amazon Appstore (go figure)...can the Color access this as well, or how do you get apps?
I'm also wondering about the browser. How fully functional is it? I'm guessing that my son could get on Facebook, but probably not play the games (the boy loves his Backyard Monsters).
Thanks in advance for any tips!