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Originally Posted by l_macd
What stands out about the Nook?
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Nothing.
In way, the new Nook Glowlight reminds me of the Sony T2: In both cases we have vendors eliminating value-add features that distinguished their previous models, presumably to reduce manufacturing cost, and effectively aiming them primarily at new buyers instead of upgraders.
The problem is that in the US market dedicated reader adoption is leveling off from the peak of 2011. Maintaining hardware sales volume is going to depend on the ability to appeal to upgraders from the 2010-11 hardware cycle.
Whatever the limitations and/or failings of Kindle of Kobo, both have maintained a steady pace of incremental upgrades over earlier models in both hardware and software as a way to differentiate their new models from the old and competitors.
Neither is taking their installed base for granted.
As underwhelmed as I am by the hardware and aesthetics of the new Nook, what really concerns me--in view of their withdrawal of their support for desktop reading apps for Mac and Window--is the effective freeze on their firmware level.
That smacks of short-sighted budgeting and has me wondering if this will be the last Nook reader ever.