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Originally Posted by rcentros
...like you say, you'd (I'd) probably never use 5 GBs anyhow. It's just, "why?" Why are they doing this?
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Yeah. Seriously, that is the question to put to someone high up at B&N. It's a stupid thing and feels like an insult.
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You can get a PocketBook HD3 for $10 more. It has 16 GBs of memory, ADE built-in, it's "waterproof" (resistant?), it's lighter, has page turn buttons and is much more open. It even has TTS built-in (via BlueTooth) with a choice of multiple voices for most languages, and it supports audio books -- and I can buy and open books directly on the device from those who sell DRM ePubs. Or borrow from OverDrive directly from the (slow) eInk browser.
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Everything you say is undoubtedly true. But I like the design of the Glowlight 4 a lot more than I do the Pocketbook. The placement of those page turn buttons seems awkward.
I most appreciate the buttons when I'm reading in bed, holding the thing above my head and can hold the Nook in one hand and use the thumb of the same hand to turn the pages. On my Clara I have to use my other hand to turn the pages as shifting my hand would cause the reader to drop on my stupid face. The placement of those buttons seems like they wouldn't be much more useful to me than no buttons.