Thread: B&N to release NOOK GlowLight 3
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Old 11-11-2017, 10:08 PM   #261
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Or it could be that B&N is hiding the partition for B&N eBooks so they cannot be removed because B&N is paranoid that we will strip the DRM and then distributed on the net.
Except that if problems were reported with ADE and a Nook that didn't have partitioned memory, it suggests that there is something else going on. And reverting back to a known working system is a reasonable response to problems. Maybe they will fix it in the future.

But, I think that the big problem is that what you think B&N are selling is not what B&N think they are selling. If you read the page for the device and the press release. There is virtually no mention of sideloading or getting books from elsewhere. The only mention in the press release of non-B&N sourced books is about library books.

What all this means is that B&N are not selling a general purpose ereader, they are selling a B&N ereader. And if that is the purpose of the device, then hiding the books from view makes a lot of sense. It means that the users won't fiddle with the files and mess up the device. And if you think users won't mess it up, just remember how many people have complained their PC's no longer worked after they cleaned up some files they didn't need - files in the "Windows" directory.

Is this partitioning good? To you and me, no. From my point of view, it just means that if I was in the market for a new ereader, the NOOK Glowlight 3 would not make a shortlist of possibilities. But, it is a valid design choice and I think that most people considering buying one, would be wondering what the fuss was all about.
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