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Originally Posted by WarrenUK
Hi all.
I'm wondering if this device is still worth picking up if it's very cheap? The form factor looks great. I'm looking around for a 7-8" device but prices for new ereaders are very steep.
Would this still be worth a shot?
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If you get it cheaply, it's not a terrible device. I picked up one as open-box on eBay recently, for testing purposes, $105 shipped. It's a nice screen, the buttons are nice, but you just don't have the same experience that you might expect from other brands in 2026.
Like, no wireless transfer of ebooks to the device. No on-board support for library ebooks. No side-loading of your preferred font, so you'd better like the onboard fonts! Font weight adjustment is extremely basic, i.e. if you want a all bold font, you can do that. No modern CSS support. I think the Nook renderer probably dates back to 2009 still. No landscape orientation. No customization of headings or progress bars.
MTP transfer from PC. That's OK, you plug in, transfer books via cable to the Nook folder, when they are on the device, you just unplug it. But the manual mentions a prompt and ejecting the device ... nope, there's no prompt to connect or option to safely eject.
I've got one of my own home-made epubs on the Glowlight 4 Plus now, and hyphenation is enabled in the code for this epub.
Hyphenation is
NOT showing on the Nook, even at rather large font sizes. So, if you like to read justified text at large font sizes, it's not a great experience due to lack of hyphenation. It's not too bad at normal font sizes because of the 7.8" screen.
It's also somewhat slower and laggier than most of my other devices, but not horrid.
The device in general feels well-made. I bought mine for test purposes, but I could happily use it for basic reading.
If basic reading is what you need, I'd say go for it. You'll be hard put to find an 8" screen reader for the prices these can go for. Barnes and Noble recently had them on sale brand new for $140.