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Originally Posted by MGlitch
The first gen Nook is actually a pretty beastly machine and has stood the test of time. The major issues users are facing now are issues with the battery.
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O/T, but I was delighted with my first gen Nook, which I got as soon as it came out. I cranked it up recently as I had bought a Nookbook with some store credit and I didn't want to wade through the thread to figure out how to liberate just one more book. Not only did I have a very nice reading experience, I also was pleasantly surprised by how slowly the battery had discharged while idle. However, it's just too big and clunky and has those battery issues to make it a viable device today and despite the original price, its market value today is nil. I think those who are likely upgraders have upgraded long since, so (typically for BN) I don't understand why they aren't discriminating in favor of more recent customers who churn devices than in favor of ones who run an ancient one into the ground.
I'd trade in my HD+ if I got more credit for it, but I'm just not going to hand over that much cash to BN, when I've done so much better trading in devices at BestBuy. I'm sure those with a Nook Samsung tablet feel this even more so.