Now Kindle can set current ebook cover as lockscreen

[JSWolf]

As for Readers with a light and without, my Kobo Aura H2O has better contrast then my Sony Reader PRS-T1.

The T1 has no light and IR touch. The H2O has a light and IR touch. The T1 is Vizplex and the H2O is Carta. The T1 is 167DPI and the H2O is 267DPI.

On the H2O, the light is not a layer. It's 5 LEDs at the under the bezel at the bottom of the screen. What can cause some loss of clarity is the use of a capacitive touch layer.

Amazon took the PW3's touch layer that was against (or very near) the screen and raised it up so the bezel would be flush (for the PW4) and in doing so, lost some clarity and contrast.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The major reason the nook tanked was because of the really poor firmware. B&N put hardly any effort into the firmware.

I disagree. You like to slam on the firmware on the Nook. But honestly, if the database were accessible to Calibre like Kobo's is, the two would be comparable to me.

The Nook is very nice to read on. You can't control series or collections within Calibre, but that is really all I really miss.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I disagree. You like to slam on the firmware on the Nook. But honestly, if the database were accessible to Calibre like Kobo's is, the two would be comparable to me.

The Nook is very nice to read on. You can't control series or collections within Calibre, but that is really all I really miss.

I miss many things with my Nook. Custom fonts, the ability to bold them, custom font sizes, the option to fully refresh every page. Searching is painfully slow (to be honest, epubs on my Kobo have the same issue). Yep, the Nook hardware is very nice, but I have to agree with Jon that the software is rather poor.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The major reason the nook tanked was because of the really poor firmware. B&N put hardly any effort into the firmware.

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I have to agree with Jon that the software is rather poor.

But is that the major reason the nook tanked?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

But is that the major reason the nook tanked?

I don't think so. It was the general incompetence and the lack of any real effort on the part of B&N, imo.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I don't think so. It was the general incompetence and the lack of any real effort on the part of B&N, imo.

Yes, this I agree with. Part of the reason the Nook software is in the state it is in is because B&N have expended very little energy or resources on it.

We've drifted pretty far from Kindles at this point. Sorry guys.

[Pajamaman]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I think in the US at least it's because they saturated the market when Barnes and Noble stumbled and never bothered to recover. I wonder what would have happened if B&N had chosen to stay focused on the Nook.

Funnily enough, the Nook GL3 has the best contrast and screen of the latest generation that I have seen. The thing is cranky etc, but that screen! And the orange light! Plus I put it in reverse night mode and the letters are gold on black. Yea Gods. It's the nicest screen I have ever read on, and I still read on it despite having a 7.8" Nova. It's just a joy to read on.

[Pajamaman]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The H2O has a light and IR touch.

Maybe that's why the Nook GL3 is so clear.

[Pajamaman]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I disagree. You like to slam on the firmware on the Nook. But honestly, if the database were accessible to Calibre like Kobo's is, the two would be comparable to me.

The Nook is very nice to read on. You can't control series or collections within Calibre, but that is really all I really miss.

Have to disagree there, at least regarding the Nook GL3. The software is truly awful. I ripped it out, rooted it, install Relaunch+ and Koreader

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Pajamaman

Funnily enough, the Nook GL3 has the best contrast and screen of the latest generation that I have seen. The thing is cranky etc, but that screen! And the orange light!,,. It's just a joy to read on.

Yeah, I agree with you. My GL3 is buggy, but only after I connect it to Calibre. (Not that Calibre is the problem. It's when the Nook has to update its database.)

The better half took the 3, so I read on a Kobo Clara and a Glowlight Plus (the 6" 2015 one.) I so badly wish either of those had the quality of orange lighting the 3 has.

Originally Posted by Pajamaman

Have to disagree there, at least regarding the Nook GL3. The software is truly awful.

What is it you hate? Yeah, I would like to add custom fonts. But the included fonts are a nice selection and there are enough choices in size available that I don't feel like one font is too large and the other is too small.

I like the Nook's library view. I like the larger cover size. I like the ability to sort by author and stack their books, or not. You can do the same with series, though unfortunately it only works with books from B&N (man, I wish Calibre could access the Nook's database).

I like the little progress bar that shows beneath any books you are currently reading.

I love the Nook's layout and formatting. The book's page numbers are at the bottpm of the screen and bringing up the slider bar will tell you how many pages are left in the chapter. That's nice.

I mean, I don't know. Maybe I'm not the most demanding user. But I really do enjoy the software on the Nook.

Things I would like changed:

• Add custom fonts
• Don't use half the home screen for recommendations.
• Swap the profile and currently reading buttons. The currently reading button used to be persistant at the top left so no matter how deep into a menu you might be, a single tap took you back to your book.
• Bring back the ability to add custom lock screens.
• Make the database accessible so series and shelves could be controlled via Calibre.

If it is the bugginess of the software, that is Glowlight 3 specific. The Glowlight 3 and the Plus use the same software and the Plus is bug free.

[Sirtel]

For me, home screen layouts, collections, series et al aren't very important. But the small details of the reading experience are. None of the default fonts and their sizes are satisfying for me, so I embedded DejaVu Serif Eink and changed the base font size in all my Nook books (books on the Nook, that is; I don't buy from B&N). I'm not demanding about library management (got used to nonexistent library management during my Kindle years, I guess), but I'm pretty fussy about fonts and such.

[NullNix]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I take issue with the 'reduced cost' statement. As mentioned, the Paperwhite, with ads, costs more than its competitors which have no ads. Where is the reduced cost?

Reduced cost compared to the same device without ads, of course, not compared to a totally different competing device!

[Josieb1]

I’ve got this setting now on my PW4, but not yet on my Voyage or Oasis. I’m going to leave the WiFi setting on for a while and see if it comes through.

[Josieb1]

I just wanted to say a reset worked. We have four kindles in our house and all have the Lock Screen as the current reading book. I’m in the UK.

[NullNix]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I just wanted to say a reset worked. We have four kindles in our house and all have the Lock Screen as the current reading book. I’m in the UK.

A *reset*, not just a reboot? That wipes all content! Are you sure this is necessary?