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Originally Posted by Poppaea
If the font size bugs you, just convert your books to LRF. The gaps between font sizes are considerably smaller.
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Sadly, LRF doesn't support advanced formatting like ePub does. So not all books converted to LRF will be formatted correctly. But with firmware hacks and ePub to ePub conversion you can change font types/etc. but that requires forethought and reviewing. Not something that's changeable on the fly while reading.
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Originally Posted by LucidDreams
That's more so now that the new Nook came out. Since for $139 you get pretty much everything the PRS-650 offers but with Wi-Fi.
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Originally Posted by Poppaea
No, you don't. No MP3s, no audio feature at all, no foreign language dictionaries, no collections or comparable feature. You will get a couple of gimmicky social stuff for those who have no real friends and a cheapo rubber case with a pearl screen that will be just the new standard screen from now on. The only thing they do better with their reader is the 6 different fonts. But they can't compare to the x50 in performance.
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I didn't say you get everything the PRS-650 offers. Rather you pretty much get most of what the PRS-650 offers at a lower price and with Wi-Fi. Audio support on an eReader is subjective, to me it's a useless feature. Foreign language dictionaries is a nice feature but one that most will not use (most other eReaders don't support this either, I think Sony is the only exception). There are other features that the PRS-650 has that the new Nook Touch doesn't but the same can be said about what the PRS-650 doesn't have that the new Nook Touch does (font selection). The social network feature isn't something I'd use but it's good to see manufactures adding new and innovative features to eReaders. But for the masses most of what the new Nook Touch has feature wise is comparable to the PRS-650. And from what I can see in the demonstration videos the new Nook Touch has performance that is on par or better than that of the PRS-x50's.
Design and construction is a personal taste. To me, I'd rather have something that feels less metal/plastic like when I'm holding it for long periods of time. The rubber shell on the new Nook Touch is there for a reason - holding comfort. I don't know why you label the rubber as being "cheapo", it's just a different design and construction. Sort of like handlebars on a bicycle, you can grip bare metal or use rubber grips. Most prefer rubber grips for comfort.
I think most overlook that the new Nook Touch runs on Android 2.1. That could greatly "open" up the device if hacked. Allowing for new features to be added by the public (hackers/developers) vs. the company that makes the device.