Nook Survey - New Nook ereader?

cgsmom · 06-05-2015, 12:03 PM

I just got a request from Barnes & Noble to help them with a survey. I have pretty much stopped buying books from them (because they don't want me to back up my purchases), but I decided to do it. It has some strange questions, but contained pictures of a new ereader that they called Nook Glowlight 2015. It looks completely different than the current Nook. It had a bronze aluminum back and a white face. It said that it had a capacitive touch screen, but the screen was flush with no bezel. Some of the questions said the resolution was 265 ppi and some said 300 ppi. It looked interesting. I didn't think to grab a screen capture of the device.

Did anyone else get this?

Dr. Drib · 06-05-2015, 12:46 PM

They're on my spam list, so I no longer get their bi-polar, mood-disordering emails with their mixed messages.

-- But hey! That's only my action. And opinion.

jgaiser · 06-05-2015, 02:26 PM

Haven't got an email, though I used to have an account with them and purchased books in the past. But... I'll never buy another book or another ereader from them, ever.

Hellmark · 06-05-2015, 02:44 PM

I really dont get email from them that often. Strange.

That said, if they have a better screen, that'd be good. The thing that worries me the most about my original glowlight is that the screen is fairly fragile. Doesn't take much to scratch it and screw with the glow function.

Hermit77 · 06-05-2015, 04:29 PM

I've had the New Nook Glowlight for 6 months know, it's great I still have my old one as a spare, for when I,m travelling. I find it a great improvement. Just wish they would reduce the price of some books inline with other ereader library's.

DuncanWatson · 06-05-2015, 04:33 PM

After years of support I left the nook ecosystem and went kindle. There would need to be a lot of feature catchup and commitment for me to go back.

bgalbrecht · 06-06-2015, 02:23 AM

I checked my BN email folder, and didn't get it. I still buy from B&N, mostly freebies, but I won't buy another ereader from them unless I know that I'm not limited to the ridiculously small amount of internal memory they allow for side-loading in the Nook Touch and Glows.

cromag · 06-06-2015, 02:36 AM

No survey for me -- at least, not yet.

I used to buy books from them, but haven't since they made it so difficult for me to actually get what I paid for -- although I still have the Analog/Asimov's combo subscription.

I bought a second used Nook ST -- it was cheap and I want to see about "rooting" it.

Dr. Drib · 06-06-2015, 07:07 AM

They've abandoned the ebook market and no longer make ebook readers. What compelling reason would there be to even buy an ebook reader from them - unless, of course, someone wanted to throw away good money on an abandoned ecosystem. (Now that WOULD make sense.)

I was heavily involved in supporting the nook: I bought tablets and ebook readers from them. I still think the nook ebook reader was one of the most comfortable and well-balanced readers on the market - ever.

But they're history, like old clothes that can no longer be adequately cleaned. Sometimes, you just have to throw the things away, wash your hands and face, get past the tears, and go boldly into that beckoning e-market wherein better - and more mature - products now exist.

Apache · 06-06-2015, 10:40 AM

I started with the Nook Color and now have a Nook HD+. I am still happy with the HD+ and will continue to use it until it stops working. I will not buy another Nook Device after this one though. And I have not bought any eBooks from B&N since they stopped allowing backups.
Apache

fjtorres · 06-06-2015, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

They've abandoned the ebook market and no longer make ebook readers.

It's more like the ebook market has abandoned them.

From the latest author earnings report:

Quote:

Barnes & Noble’s Nook store’s well-covered collapse appears to be accelerating. It is now possible to hit the overall Top 50 Best Seller list on Nook.com with fewer than 100 sales per day from a standing start. It takes around 1,500 sales per day to hit the same benchmark on Amazon.com. We currently calculate B&N’s ebook market to be in the single digits, perhaps even the low single digits.

I suspect dropping the non-mobile apps and the backup ability on top of their BPH friendly policies came back to bite them.

At one time they actually listed indie romance titles 100 slots lower than their sales warranted to make sure they didn't show up on the first page of the listings.

With indies making up half the indie market they were effectively sending fans of those authors (many of which were selling reverted ex-Harlequin titles) to Amazon.

Some day maybe we'll see a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL study of WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???!!

Wearever · 06-06-2015, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

It's more like the ebook market has abandoned them.

From the latest author earnings report:

I suspect dropping the non-mobile apps and the backup ability on top of their BPH friendly policies came back to bite them.

At one time they actually listed indie romance titles 100 slots lower than their sales warranted to make sure they didn't show up on the first page of the listings.

With indies making up half the indie market they were effectively sending fans of those authors (many of which were selling reverted ex-Harlequin titles) to Amazon.

Some day maybe we'll see a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL study of WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???!!

I think any school business class 101 would do. Lol. Lesson #1 , Don't purposely drive your customers away.

fjtorres · 06-06-2015, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wearever

I think any school business class 101 would do. Lol. Lesson #1 , Don't purposely drive your customers away.

Hey, they were just promoting the tradpub ebooks over indies!
Kinda like front table placement.

"Reward your friends and punish your enemies."

tdonline · 06-06-2015, 02:17 PM

I'm a library user and only very occasionally purchase from BN. I was considering upgrading from the Nook STR but like everyone else--finding it hard to stick with BN. Since I rarely buy from BN, I've not kept up with their business changes. Why have they imploded their e-book business? Okay, so they can't beat Amazon but why can't they just operate as a viable alternative?

fjtorres · 06-06-2015, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdonline

Okay, so they can't beat Amazon but why can't they just operate as a viable alternative?

Hard to say.
Incompetence?
Hubris?
Fear of cannibalizing their storefronts?
Too much brownnosing the BPHs?

I favor hubris, myself.

06-05-2015, 12:46 PM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,438 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	They're on my spam list, so I no longer get their bi-polar, mood-disordering emails with their mixed messages. -- But hey! That's only my action. And opinion. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 06-05-2015 at 02:41 PM. Reason: forget the word 'longer'

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cgsmom Addict Posts: 335 Karma: 3797667 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Nook GL4+, Nook GL4, Kindle Oasis 3, iPhone 14	Nook Survey - New Nook ereader? I just got a request from Barnes & Noble to help them with a survey. I have pretty much stopped buying books from them (because they don't want me to back up my purchases), but I decided to do it. It has some strange questions, but contained pictures of a new ereader that they called Nook Glowlight 2015. It looks completely different than the current Nook. It had a bronze aluminum back and a white face. It said that it had a capacitive touch screen, but the screen was flush with no bezel. Some of the questions said the resolution was 265 ppi and some said 300 ppi. It looked interesting. I didn't think to grab a screen capture of the device. Did anyone else get this?

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jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Haven't got an email, though I used to have an account with them and purchased books in the past. But... I'll never buy another book or another ereader from them, ever.

06-05-2015, 02:44 PM	#4
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	I really dont get email from them that often. Strange. That said, if they have a better screen, that'd be good. The thing that worries me the most about my original glowlight is that the screen is fairly fragile. Doesn't take much to scratch it and screw with the glow function.

06-05-2015, 04:29 PM	#5
Hermit77 Member Posts: 15 Karma: 652188 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Nook Glowlight	I've had the New Nook Glowlight for 6 months know, it's great I still have my old one as a spare, for when I,m travelling. I find it a great improvement. Just wish they would reduce the price of some books inline with other ereader library's.

06-05-2015, 04:33 PM	#6
DuncanWatson Kindle Convert Posts: 190 Karma: 62704 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Woodinville, WA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook (all)	After years of support I left the nook ecosystem and went kindle. There would need to be a lot of feature catchup and commitment for me to go back.

06-06-2015, 02:23 AM	#7
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	I checked my BN email folder, and didn't get it. I still buy from B&N, mostly freebies, but I won't buy another ereader from them unless I know that I'm not limited to the ridiculously small amount of internal memory they allow for side-loading in the Nook Touch and Glows.

06-06-2015, 02:36 AM	#8
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,283 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	No survey for me -- at least, not yet. I used to buy books from them, but haven't since they made it so difficult for me to actually get what I paid for -- although I still have the Analog/Asimov's combo subscription. I bought a second used Nook ST -- it was cheap and I want to see about "rooting" it.

06-06-2015, 07:07 AM	#9
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,438 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	They've abandoned the ebook market and no longer make ebook readers. What compelling reason would there be to even buy an ebook reader from them - unless, of course, someone wanted to throw away good money on an abandoned ecosystem. (Now that WOULD make sense.) I was heavily involved in supporting the nook: I bought tablets and ebook readers from them. I still think the nook ebook reader was one of the most comfortable and well-balanced readers on the market - ever. But they're history, like old clothes that can no longer be adequately cleaned. Sometimes, you just have to throw the things away, wash your hands and face, get past the tears, and go boldly into that beckoning e-market wherein better - and more mature - products now exist.

06-06-2015, 10:40 AM	#10
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I started with the Nook Color and now have a Nook HD+. I am still happy with the HD+ and will continue to use it until it stops working. I will not buy another Nook Device after this one though. And I have not bought any eBooks from B&N since they stopped allowing backups. Apache

06-06-2015, 02:17 PM	#14
tdonline Addict Posts: 309 Karma: 2644486 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PW3, Nook Simple Touch	I'm a library user and only very occasionally purchase from BN. I was considering upgrading from the Nook STR but like everyone else--finding it hard to stick with BN. Since I rarely buy from BN, I've not kept up with their business changes. Why have they imploded their e-book business? Okay, so they can't beat Amazon but why can't they just operate as a viable alternative?

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