Yes, the 2012 is the nook STR with front light. It's a so-so Reader. It's partitioned and the firmware is atrocious. Other then that, it's OK.
I have a nook STR and other then the front light of the 2012 model, it's the same.
After having your Kobo Libra 2, this will feel like a child's toy. My First Reader by Fischer Price