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Like:
* Slightly blacker blacks
* Slightly sharper text
* Physical page-turn buttons
* Pixels appear closer to the edge of the screen
* Looks a bit more like a paper page
* The hardware feels nicer
Dislike:
* No easy way of doing custom fonts (I miss my Minion Pro)
* Sunken screen casts an annoying shadow
* The weird, phony "pages" metric it uses. The hardcover copy of the book I'm reading is 464 pages; the Nook says 440, so it's simply wrong. Why can't it just tell me how many screens the book will be?
* It's awkward to figure out how long a chapter is. Quickest way I can figure: double-click to move to the next chapter, check the page number, then double-click back and compare. But since these are fake pages, it's not exact. On the Kobo, it simply tells you how many screens long the current chapter is, as well as your progress (or minutes remaining, if you want that).
* The bezels really are gigantic, which makes it feel old. I think a better design would be to place the buttons on the bottom bezels and slim down the sides. 99% of my reading is while I'm lying down, where holding it from the side isn't as easy as making an L-shaped wedge with your fingers.
What surprises me is that I don't seem to care too much about the size of the screen. The Kobo fits about 70% more, yes, but I think the narrower screen of the Nook actually lends itself better to speed reading.
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