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Moonraker · 11-15-2012, 11:32 AM

My Paperwhite is nearly 3 weeks old. I have lost count of the times I have lost my place reading a book on it.

The screen is the best I have ever seen but I just cannot get on with the touch screen. My thumb just wanders over the screen and before I know it I am suddenly 30 or so pages further on. Confusion then ensues trying to find my place again.

The bezel is too narrow for me, my hands are not large, just average size for a female. I tried putting it in its case upside down which did help but then I was forever ensuring that I had indeed only turned one page instead of concentrating on the story.

I have now given up and will be sending it to my sister as a gift.

I went to Argos yesterday and purchased the Kobo ST Glowlight. As well as having a touch screen, it has page-turning buttons on both sides -- Yay!. The bezel is wider and is a whole lot easier for me to hold. The screen is not as beautiful as the Paperwhite but, to my eyes, the difference is small. I read my book last night without the worry of losing my place.

The software on the device is quite good. Navigation is not so ultra sensitive as that on the Paperwhite. It seems to work out the page numbers itself and shows them at the bottom of the screen which I prefer over side margin page numbers. Connecting the Glowlight to the PC I can easily copy my own books over to the device using Windows Explorer.

The thing I absolutely hate though is Barnes & Noble's Desktop Software for the PC. Compared to Kindle for PC it is clunky and exasperating. You cannot associate the ePub file extension with it which means you can't double-click an epub file to open it in the app. You have to start the Nook PC app, then go to My Library/My Stuff and then click on the ADD New Item button, find your file and select OPEN. What a palaver!

When I first tried to register on their their PC app I was told my email address was already registered. I already knew that and persisted in entering my email address and password but it would not accept it. I turned to Google for help and learned that the B&N database is corrupted and the solution was to create a new account. This I did using the same email address and password as before and, lo and behold, it accepted it. Needless to say, I haven't tried purchasing any books from Barnes & Noble's store as yet.

11-15-2012, 11:32 AM	#1
Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	Paperwhite - I keep losing my place My Paperwhite is nearly 3 weeks old. I have lost count of the times I have lost my place reading a book on it. The screen is the best I have ever seen but I just cannot get on with the touch screen. My thumb just wanders over the screen and before I know it I am suddenly 30 or so pages further on. Confusion then ensues trying to find my place again. The bezel is too narrow for me, my hands are not large, just average size for a female. I tried putting it in its case upside down which did help but then I was forever ensuring that I had indeed only turned one page instead of concentrating on the story. I have now given up and will be sending it to my sister as a gift. I went to Argos yesterday and purchased the Kobo ST Glowlight. As well as having a touch screen, it has page-turning buttons on both sides -- Yay!. The bezel is wider and is a whole lot easier for me to hold. The screen is not as beautiful as the Paperwhite but, to my eyes, the difference is small. I read my book last night without the worry of losing my place. The software on the device is quite good. Navigation is not so ultra sensitive as that on the Paperwhite. It seems to work out the page numbers itself and shows them at the bottom of the screen which I prefer over side margin page numbers. Connecting the Glowlight to the PC I can easily copy my own books over to the device using Windows Explorer. The thing I absolutely hate though is Barnes & Noble's Desktop Software for the PC. Compared to Kindle for PC it is clunky and exasperating. You cannot associate the ePub file extension with it which means you can't double-click an epub file to open it in the app. You have to start the Nook PC app, then go to My Library/My Stuff and then click on the ADD New Item button, find your file and select OPEN. What a palaver! When I first tried to register on their their PC app I was told my email address was already registered. I already knew that and persisted in entering my email address and password but it would not accept it. I turned to Google for help and learned that the B&N database is corrupted and the solution was to create a new account. This I did using the same email address and password as before and, lo and behold, it accepted it. Needless to say, I haven't tried purchasing any books from Barnes & Noble's store as yet.