[downeaster59]

My Nova just arrived this afternoon.

First impressions: the Nova seems a little lighter than the Likebook Mars. Its light is more orange than the Mars. I'll need time with it to see if I like it better than the Mars' light.

I much prefer Onyx's "old" homepage, with the books you are now reading showing up there. The Note still had it - so much better than this.

Is there any way to set the Library so that the books I am now reading come to the top of the list? I can't find any. Very strange, and a first for any E-Ink device I have ever had - and I've had a few. I would like to see an update where the "old" home page was an option.

The refresh options can be set in the stock reader app. These settings don't seem to affect third party apps (like Moon Reader) but I'm not seeing ghosting there, either, in just trying a few pages of a couple of books. That's a big plus.

There's no "user setting" to allow you to pick what apps/icons you want along the side of the home page. I would change the "shop" icon now if I could.

The stock reader looks decent. Moon and Librera do well - page turns are smooth and quick.

This default setting where all user-installed apps are "frozen" is odd - but it doesn't prevent the apps from working. It must be a power saving feature to keep them from running in the background when not in use.

If you install a third party launcher - like Nova - you can access developer options, though there's no way to get to them in the stock launcher. You can in the Mars, though.

Does the November update (accessible only with Chinese selected) change anything I've mentioned so far?

Google Play Store works fine - except that my purchased apps don't show up as purchased. That could fix itself in time.

Once I get more familiar with what the Nova can do, I may try rooting it. But that will come only later.

Edit: Just downloaded the user manual for the Nova. Just discovered the feature where you can optimize third-party apps, including refresh options for each. Just long press the app icon in applications for this option to appear. Very nice.

Edit #2: I would like to be able to edit the default folders for scan settings under library settings. Can't see a way to do that yet.

Edit #3: Just figured out how to make recently-read books come to the top of the Library list. I still prefer the old home screen, though!