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Originally Posted by azayn
The design of the Nook has changed little since I owned the SimpleTouch. Flush screen, asymmetrical form factor, color display, and writing features are some things they could experiment with. At the very least, it would help them stand out from Amazon.
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The Glowlight and 2015 Glowlight Plus did move away from the Simple Touch design. The Glowlight Plus is still a very nice reader with a flush 6" 300 dpi Carta screen in a metal chassis. The while bezels have a pebbled texture to counteract the slipperiness of the metal back.
I was happy with the throwback design of the Glowlight 3 and the 4 looks like a nice refinement of the 3. It's the only 6" reader I'm aware of that uses the Carta 1200 screen.
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They could start by upgrading the performance of the Nook which is rather sluggish compared to Onyx or even Kindle. Software optimization or faster CPU could readily address the issue and improve the user experience. I don’t have much faith in B&N doing anything about it though. They seem less committed to their e-reader business than other companies and it shows.
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The Glowlight 4 has a faster 1.5GHz processor in addition to the nicer screen.
Now software could use a boost, for sure. They ought to work on better library supprt. I don't check out ebooks from the library, but enough people do that it ought to get some attention.