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tdonline · 04-10-2015, 09:50 PM

Recently I've considered moving on from my NST. The eyes aren't getting any younger while the metro stations seem to be darker than ever...

If I'm going to buy a new ereader, is there any point to sticking with Nook and BN? I'm a little wary of buying an orphaned device. The Nook Glowlight is very competitive price-wise and there's a BN in my neighborhood so I've looked it over a few times. It seems okay, I've not been super-impressed with it. The e-ink print seems a bit light to me. I also noticed the fonts and sizes have not improved very much over the NST (my biggest NST pet peeve is when one font size is a bit too small but the next step up is enormous). And lately, I've come to appreciate the physical page buttons--so that's a strike against the Glowlight.

For context, I buy very few books, the vast majority of books I read are from the library. And I'm inclined to sticking with an epub reader as I'm under the impression Overdrive's epub collection is larger than the Kindle's library offerings.

In light of the above and BN's abandonment of the ereader market, should I just move on? Or is it a case of the grass only appearing to be greener elsewhere? My NST is the only ereader I've ever owned. Do Kobos or Kindles have their own annoying quirks too? If so, stick with BN and go with the $99 Nook Glowlight?

04-10-2015, 09:50 PM	#1
tdonline Addict Posts: 309 Karma: 2644486 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PW3, Nook Simple Touch	Stick with Nook? Recently I've considered moving on from my NST. The eyes aren't getting any younger while the metro stations seem to be darker than ever... If I'm going to buy a new ereader, is there any point to sticking with Nook and BN? I'm a little wary of buying an orphaned device. The Nook Glowlight is very competitive price-wise and there's a BN in my neighborhood so I've looked it over a few times. It seems okay, I've not been super-impressed with it. The e-ink print seems a bit light to me. I also noticed the fonts and sizes have not improved very much over the NST (my biggest NST pet peeve is when one font size is a bit too small but the next step up is enormous). And lately, I've come to appreciate the physical page buttons--so that's a strike against the Glowlight. For context, I buy very few books, the vast majority of books I read are from the library. And I'm inclined to sticking with an epub reader as I'm under the impression Overdrive's epub collection is larger than the Kindle's library offerings. In light of the above and BN's abandonment of the ereader market, should I just move on? Or is it a case of the grass only appearing to be greener elsewhere? My NST is the only ereader I've ever owned. Do Kobos or Kindles have their own annoying quirks too? If so, stick with BN and go with the $99 Nook Glowlight? Last edited by tdonline; 04-10-2015 at 10:05 PM.