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I have owned Nooks since I first bought an ereader in 2012 (and even that was the Nook Tablet). I currently own the Glowlight 4 and the Glowlight 4+. While I love my Nooks and will probably always try to own one, I have a hard time recommending them.
The hardware is very nice. I love the page turn buttons on both sides. The 4+ has a flush screen. The smaller 4 does not. Both have very nice good screens.
Where the Nook is lacking is software. The software is slow and does not have the features of a Kindle. When you select a book from your library, it can take as much as 10 seconds for the books to open. The dictionary is OK but there is no link to Wikipedia and no translate function. No color option is available. Highlighting and annotation is not as straight forward as Kindle or Kobo
All that being said, I still use my Nooks. Well, my husband took over the 4+ and that is all he reads on. They are the most comfortable to hold readers that I have. If you just want to read, they work fine. They have a very good price compared to other readers on the market. Some stores do have working Nooks that you can look at. I would never tell anyone not to buy one, but you do need to know what you are getting. Good luck.
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