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Originally Posted by barryem
I almost disagree about the Nook software. Except for the grayed out dictionary I prefer it to the Kobo software... The Nook has far fewer features but it has the important features and you really don't have to think much about them. They're just there.
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Barry, sorry. To be clear, the Nook software is in two halves:
1 - Reading
2 - Everything else
I'll address #1 below, but the problem with the current Nook software is #2. Going to the home screen, accessing your library or anything like that takes ages. Get used to seeing the four 'loading' dots in the middle of the screen if you do ANYTHING.
The home screen is ugly. I miss the older version of the home screen where your current book was slightly larger. And half of the home screen is taken up by the store.
And the 'Profiles' icon is useless and replaced my favorite Nook feature, the 'back to your book' button.
Plus if you make custom collections (I don't, but...), it dumps them every time you connect to Calibre.
And for some reason, every time I connect the Glowlight 3 to Calibre and eject it, it insists I was reading Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff, no matter what book I was actually reading (the Plus doesn't do this, only the 3).
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I particularly like the way it gives me pages left in the chapter. That's a wonderful feature. And this latest firmware release seems solid to me while the Kobo firmware is fairly buggy. No show stoppers but there are things that just don't work all the time.
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Reading, yes. The Nook is terrific when reading. I think the Nook does a very good job with formatting and hyphenation. I like that the footer is unobtrusive and useful. I appreciate that it shows 'Page 100 of 297' in the footer and then tapping that shows how many pages are left in the chapter.
I turn the Kobo footer off, because even after patching it takes too much space. Nook handles that very well.
If everything outside of the reading experience would revert back to the older Nook software and if they could optimize it a little more so there's less lag, I'd be recommending Nooks all the time.
I think the Glowlight Plus has very nice hardware. I didn't appreciate how nice it is until I bought one. I like the pebbled white texture around the screen. it's very comfortable to hold.
You can pick them up for $50 on eBay (about the same price as the Aura) and it's waterproof, with a better screen. But I have trouble suggesting a Nook because the software (outside of reading) is just not up to par.
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The problem with the Aura is it's screen. When I put it side-by-side with a Kindle or Nook it's not even nearly as good.
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Yeah, I clearly prefer a lot of things about the Aura, but I've been noticing that I pick up the Nook more often. Side by side, I really don't see a glaringly obvious difference, but having spent time reading on both, the sharper fonts and slightly higher contrast on the Nook's Carta screen are noticeable.