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Originally Posted by barryem
I use the same cover and it hasn't helped me. I still find myself going back home all the time.
I have to agree that for simply reading a book this thing is excellent. The screen is good. It's comfortable to hold after the couple of minutes it takes the metal case to warm up. It's always cold when I first pick it up but the case does help that.
As long as I'm reading and I can avoid that *(&^*^ home button it's really good.
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I must hold the Nook
just differently enough to avoid the home button. I've only had the case for a week, so it could be that I'm being overly optimistic based on the little evidence I actually have
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As soon as I try to do anything else the sadism of it's designers makes itself known.
The really sad thing is how near a miss this is. It could have been a perfect device with just a little more thought.
Barry
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I feel like that's true for both the Glowlight Plus and the Glowlight 3.
Physically, the Glowlight Plus is superior to the competing Paperwhite 3 (aside from the home button issue).
And the Glowlight 3 is a nicer reader than its closest match, the Clara HD (no light bleed issues with the Glowlight).
But the software is just so crummy. I only read one book at a time and I tend to already know what book I'll likely read next. But if I didn't, having to sort through the library on the device to find something could be an exercise in frustration.
And the recent update replacing the current read button with the profile button only makes the bad software situation a little worse. That currently reading button was one unique, quirky feature that stood out on Nooks and make it feel like the one-purpose device it's intended to be.
Depending on the person, I wouldn't advise them to avoid the Nooks. My profile shows I've bought them all but the first Glowlight.
But be aware that the device has issues. Issues that likely won't be fixed unless the hacker community decides to do something about it and they seem more focused on Kobo.