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Originally Posted by conan50
I bought a nook HD refurb tablet awhile back, price was too good to pass by and I really like that tablet. But I had to debate even using the $5 credit for an ebook as it seemed a waste of effort. And without a herculean effort I can only read the ebook I bought on the nook.
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Right this moment, it isn't too bad, assuming you have Nookstudy or can find a place to download it. At the moment, it's as easy to remove Nook DRM as it is Kindle DRM. Since they changed their scheme, it's actually less work for the end user than the old Nam and CC route. I'd say use that credit PDQ though.
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Originally Posted by conan50
Also I'm hoping that one day I don't turn on the tablet to find a server error or such and that I must root the tab to use it again and with another OS. Every day I expect to read that nook is history.
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I wouldn't be too worried about that. B&N could shut down all operations immediately and your tablet would still work. The O/S isn't dependent on Barnes and Noble in any way, aside from updates, which you aren't likely to ever see for the HD line. It has the Google Play store on it now, so you never need to deal with B&N again as far as that goes.
The irony is that their tablets and e-readers (until the most recent version of each) are wonderful devices. If they revived the Nook Simple Touch w/Glowlight and slapped a Voyage screen in it, I'd buy that baby today!