New Aura H2O or other waterproof (not Nook)?
My first (and only) e-reader has been a Nook SimpleTouch (NST), and I've been quite happy with it, with two exceptions: the buttons are erratic, and the organization is terrible (if I have 1,000 books on it, and I want one where author and title start with M, it's a heck of a lot of tapping). My wife has a Nook SimpleTouch Glowlight, and is happy with that.
Since the buttons on my NST have started to die, and the new Nook Glowlight Plus (NGP) is waterproof (bath-read!) and cheap, I ordered one.
The NGP is okay (haven't yet tested in bath), except:
1. because it has no physical buttons, I have to tap to turn the page, which makes it difficult to operate one-handed.
2. it's uncomfortable to hold (the hard metal edge)
3. the software/organization is no better.
The Aura H2O is too expensive, but I'm wondering whether there will be a new version soon-ish, or if anyone knows of another good e-reader on the horizon.
My priorities (in order, but ideally get all of them):
1. good organizational software - no endless paging, good handling of series, etc.
2. comfortable to hold
3. able to turn pages one handed
4. waterproof
5. around the $100 range.
6. front (back) light
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