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Originally Posted by Sirtel
...there are too many reports about software issues, especially sideloading. As I cannot buy ebooks from B&N, sideloading is indispensable for me.
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If this post is confusingly written, I apologize in advance:
The sideloading issues are on the Glowlight 3 and stem (I believe) from B&N switching the partitions to allow more space from sideloading. Originally, the Glowlight 3 was partitioned in a way that only allowed 2BGs for sideloaded content. The rest was reserved for content purchased from B&N. After complaints, they released a software update that flipped the two partitions. When they did that, you saw the complaints about sideloading pop-up.
I have a Glowlight Plus (the old, 6" model) and a Glowlight 3. Both run the same software, but the Plus was never partitioned. All space was available to the user from the get-go. I have never had any sort of issue with sideloading to the Plus.
I haven't had the issues with the Glowlight 3 that others have mentioned, but it is buggy and slow to update after ejecting in a way the Plus is not.
To make a long story short, if the new Glowlight Plus is running the same software as my old Glowlight Plus, I don't think sideloading will be an issue.