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JimPhelps · 05-06-2016, 06:13 PM

My mistake, I meant just a light up screen like Paperwhite, Glo and NGP had. Not backlit Katie. And I'm not looking for a tablet, just an ink reader. Battery life for one reason.

Wow, they all have about 2.5gigs or more for sideloaded content? That's different that what I had been reading when googling them. I've read reports that for the NGP, of the 2.5 available, more than 75% was reserved just for B&N content. At least, that's where I was getting the 500MB or less for side loaded stuff.

Considering how usually everybody keeps raving about the Kindle Paperwhites being so good (or the Voyage or Oasis---sorry, I don't have that much to spend) I suppose maybe I should look at those more carefully...but I just hate being restricted on formats. Kinda like Apple I guess, oh you have your own format for your device and don't like or use any others? Well this over here can...Sorry, getting off topic there. I'm just not an Apple fan and Kindle seems like Apple-Lite to me which is why I never really considered it that hard.

Kobo Glo has getting a lot of my attention since I first heard bout it yesterday, but knowing so little about it, are there any things y'all like or dislike about them to recommend for or against it?

And as bad as B&N can be....I'm still thinking about that NGP...I feel like Dave Letterman when he was getting that last ditch offer for the Tonight Show before he jumped to CBS...Well, if you have read Bill Carter's The Late Shift, you'll know what I mean. I just can't quite say no and leave the B&N hemisphere...

05-06-2016, 06:13 PM	#5
JimPhelps Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook HD+, LG G4	My mistake, I meant just a light up screen like Paperwhite, Glo and NGP had. Not backlit Katie. And I'm not looking for a tablet, just an ink reader. Battery life for one reason. Wow, they all have about 2.5gigs or more for sideloaded content? That's different that what I had been reading when googling them. I've read reports that for the NGP, of the 2.5 available, more than 75% was reserved just for B&N content. At least, that's where I was getting the 500MB or less for side loaded stuff. Considering how usually everybody keeps raving about the Kindle Paperwhites being so good (or the Voyage or Oasis---sorry, I don't have that much to spend) I suppose maybe I should look at those more carefully...but I just hate being restricted on formats. Kinda like Apple I guess, oh you have your own format for your device and don't like or use any others? Well this over here can...Sorry, getting off topic there. I'm just not an Apple fan and Kindle seems like Apple-Lite to me which is why I never really considered it that hard. Kobo Glo has getting a lot of my attention since I first heard bout it yesterday, but knowing so little about it, are there any things y'all like or dislike about them to recommend for or against it? And as bad as B&N can be....I'm still thinking about that NGP...I feel like Dave Letterman when he was getting that last ditch offer for the Tonight Show before he jumped to CBS...Well, if you have read Bill Carter's The Late Shift, you'll know what I mean. I just can't quite say no and leave the B&N hemisphere...