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traponk · 11-30-2010, 12:46 AM

I've had my e-ink Nook since August 2010 and really love it, though I wish there was more I could do, like create text documents, have pdfs look better, play more games, read rss feeds, and other things that it appears NookDevs provides.

I really like the 1.5 firmware update from BN, especially the shelves & faster page turns. I also don't want to lose the ability to browse & download directly from the BN Nook Shop. If I root my Nook and add the latest NookDevs, will I lose the ability to browse & download from the BN Nook Shop? And is the reading done through a different app than on a nonrooted Nook, so that I would lose the faster page turns and possibly other book navigation like jumping to chapters? Will my magazine subscriptions through BN stop automatically downloading?

Basically, what will I lose if I root my Nook? And of what I lose, are the NookDev replacements equal to or better than the official Nook 1.5 firmware?

11-30-2010, 12:46 AM	#1
traponk Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: rooted e-ink Nook	Considering Rooting...What will I lose? I've had my e-ink Nook since August 2010 and really love it, though I wish there was more I could do, like create text documents, have pdfs look better, play more games, read rss feeds, and other things that it appears NookDevs provides. I really like the 1.5 firmware update from BN, especially the shelves & faster page turns. I also don't want to lose the ability to browse & download directly from the BN Nook Shop. If I root my Nook and add the latest NookDevs, will I lose the ability to browse & download from the BN Nook Shop? And is the reading done through a different app than on a nonrooted Nook, so that I would lose the faster page turns and possibly other book navigation like jumping to chapters? Will my magazine subscriptions through BN stop automatically downloading? Basically, what will I lose if I root my Nook? And of what I lose, are the NookDev replacements equal to or better than the official Nook 1.5 firmware?