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Originally Posted by JerseyBiker
I see you are still adding to your collection. I thought I remember you saying you were not doing dedicated e-readers anymore. Anyway I ordered the new nook Glowlight which is scheduled for delivery today. I remember you had the nook classic high on your list way back in the days. Did you give up on Barnes and Noble?
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I'm rarely buying dedicated readers anymore.
Mainly I'm reading on 3 occasions:
a.) At night, in bed.
b.) In hotels, on a business trip or on vacation.
c.) On the train, usually my trips take between 3 and 6 hours.
With the exception of a.) (too bright), I always have a tablet with me anyway. So often the hassle of bringing a reader in addition simply isn't worth the effort.
But a year ago, with my first Paperwhite, I've re-discovered option a.)
So I bought Paperwhite Gen1, now replaced it with Paperwhite Gen2. And given my library of about 300 books in Kobo, I've bought the Kobo Aura HD as well.
I thought about B&N, as I have about 300 books from them as well.
But:
a.) I've hated the Kobo HD. Build quality, in my eye, was an insolence (gaps between frame and housing). Kobo HD+ is okay, but quite frankly it doesn't really stand out for me, next to Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD.
b.) I have to order from the US (maybe I could get them from UK as well, didn't check recently). I would do so, if I really would want to have it. But for "one out of many", I'm not too fond of this process (warranty, taxes, shipment, ...).
c.) I like Amazon and their Kindles. I love the free 3G. And by far my biggest library (about 900 books) is from Amazon. Having Paperwhite, I rarely see myself using my Kobo Aura HD. Same would happen to B&N.
But you're right: I really did like the Nook classic. Back then, before the Graphite evolution, the best display in my opinion. And a very nice styling. And, quite contrary to my experience with Nook HD, build quality had been excellent.
I guess, from time to time I'll buy another dedicated reader: Flawless displays, great batteries, extremely lightweight and 6" is absolutely perfect for my demands.
But my focus definitely is on tablets. I simply love them as my "one for all" devices.
When "in the middle of nowhere" on a trip, I can solve all my "problems" with a tablet: Watching movies, reading books, in addition reading my 30GB of Zinio magazines or newspapers, playing some games, surfing the web, checking my emails, even briefly checking some business files, ...
I only take an additional reader with me for special reasons. For example, when intending to go to the beach (I want a small and not so expensive unit then).