Nook GlowLight Updated

[kikar]

There are those upset about the touch zones and how they can not be customized and that you are stuck with tapping the left to go back, the right to go forward and the middle for menu. This can be a pain if you hold the book in your left hand to read. I found out that you can lightly flick left or right anywhere on the screen and the pages will turn accordingly.

[toddos]

Originally Posted by vugtitan

I totally agree with you.

is there any way of contacting the b & n executives who are responsible for this travesty?

i want to contact them and give them a piece of my mind and tell them what we think of them.

The company has been ruined by these moronic ,unimaginative ,overpaid mediocre 1/2 wits who are completely out of touch with what we want.

Or, you know, just stop buying stuff from them. They'll get the message pretty quick.

I bought my Nook STR Glow used. I'm not buying a new Nook. I haven't purchased anything in a BN physical store in probably close to a decade. I still buy Nook books, but only because I get them at an effective 10% discount. Otherwise their prices are higher than most of the other shops and thus aren't worth buying from.

[derangedhermit]

Originally Posted by toddos

Or, you know, just stop buying stuff from them. They'll get the message pretty quick.

I got the urge to "upgrade" from the B&N announcement. I looked at this update, and bought a Nexus 7 (2013) instead. I am *very* pleased using it for reading. It is a much more pleasant experience (for me, YMMV). The display is worlds better, as is the reading app (Moon+ in my case). Note: I read indoors.

I bought my Nook STR Glow used. I'm not buying a new Nook. I haven't purchased anything in a BN physical store in probably close to a decade. I still buy Nook books, but only because I get them at an effective 10% discount. Otherwise their prices are higher than most of the other shops and thus aren't worth buying from.

What other store has their broad selection of epub books with either no or Adobe DRM and are cheaper? Kobo? Now that I've moved away from the Nook family, I'm ready to change stores.

[ProfCrash]

Are you willing to remove DRM? If so, shop where ever you want and enjoy.

If not, Kobo, Sony, and I am sure there are some other stores that I don't know of.

[toddos]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Are you willing to remove DRM? If so, shop where ever you want and enjoy.

If not, Kobo, Sony, and I am sure there are some other stores that I don't know of.

Also Google, Diesel, Overdrive (for library books), and a bunch of independent book stores like Powell's and Third Place Books (they all used to go through Google Books as a provider, but now it looks like they're partnered with Kobo).

If you want to buy DRM-free, calibre has its own [Open Book](http://drmfree.calibre-ebook.com/) catalog that indexes DRM-free books from a number of different sellers. Selection is obviously limited, but anything you buy there you can be sure is DRM-free.

[vugtitan]

Originally Posted by toddos

Or, you know, just stop buying stuff from them. They'll get the message pretty quick.

I bought my Nook STR Glow used. I'm not buying a new Nook. I haven't purchased anything in a BN physical store in probably close to a decade. I still buy Nook books, but only because I get them at an effective 10% discount. Otherwise their prices are higher than most of the other shops and thus aren't worth buying from.

i had high expectations for the new device like an improved more attractive form factor with the rounded corners being less rounded.

it could have been slimmer,thinner,lighter,more options on the software.pdf REFLOW.

more fonts and font sizes and making fonts adjustable like in the kobo.

improvement like an explorer file browser allowing rapid browsing of the library.


what we got was a big disappointing lemon with features removed...instead.

they had every opportunity to improve it.

[Tony1988]

Originally Posted by vugtitan

i had high expectations for the new device like an improved more attractive form factor with the rounded corners being less rounded.

it could have been slimmer,thinner,lighter,more options on the software.pdf REFLOW.

more fonts and font sizes and making fonts adjustable like in the kobo.

improvement like an explorer file browser allowing rapid browsing of the library.


what we got was a big disappointing lemon with features removed...instead.

they had every opportunity to improve it.

It is slimmer and lighter. It has seven font sizes. How many do you really need?

[John F]

Originally Posted by Tony1988

... It has seven font sizes. How many do you really need?

Wow! 7 sizes. that's a lot.

Enough so the size jumps aren't so large. And more line spacing choices. And more margin choices. ...

[Tony1988]

Originally Posted by John F

Wow! 7 sizes. that's a lot.

Enough so the size jumps aren't so large. And more line spacing choices. And more margin choices. ...

I guess if you like to diddle with it all day long instead of actually reading, its not enough.

[John F]

Originally Posted by Tony1988

I guess if you like to diddle with it all day long instead of actually reading, its not enough.

Gotcha. > 7 is diddling, 7 is just right.

[ProfCrash]

(shrugs) Different people have different needs. There is a reason why people like the Kobo line. One is that there is a lot of customization options. People have developed hacks to customize fonts and line spacing for the Kindle and the Nook. It might be a small subset of the population, but there are folks who prefer to have that degree of control. That is why Sigil exists. It is why Calibre has font and customization options. Because there is a market for it.

I have been guilty of doing the same thing. I remember posting wondering why people cared about an SD card slot or replaceable battery or that touch screens are evil and you are all weird. What comes down to is that different people have different things that they want in an e-reader and who cares? If someone wants to 15 fonts and very specific line spacing controls, more power to them. If others don't, good for them.

Although I still don't get how people who are willing to hack their e-readers and do all sorts of other technical stuff complain about walled gardens. Obviously they know about DRM stripping and can use Calibre so I fail to see how a "walled garden" exists for them. But that is a different topic. I swear it is code for "I don't like this company and I need a reason to not buy their product other then saying I don't like this company".

[Tony1988]

Originally Posted by John F

Gotcha. > 7 is diddling, 7 is just right.

Except for kobo 7 or 8 is pretty standard. You get up to 24 on kobo and the change is so minor between each one the only reason i can see someone wants that kind of control is to constant diddle with their lettering.lol Wonder how much time people (who need dozens of text sizes and margin options) diddle with their text???

[taosaur]

Originally Posted by derangedhermit

What other store has their broad selection of epub books with either no or Adobe DRM and are cheaper? Kobo? Now that I've moved away from the Nook family, I'm ready to change stores.

toddos mentioned it, but Google Play has Adobe or DRM-free EPUBs, usually at the same prices as Amazon, not accounting for sales on one store or the other. I've occasionally found a good deal on diesel, too.

[afv011]

Originally Posted by Tony1988

Except for kobo 7 or 8 is pretty standard. You get up to 24 on kobo and the change is so minor between each one the only reason i can see someone wants that kind of control is to constant diddle with their lettering.lol Wonder how much time people (who need dozens of text sizes and margin options) diddle with their text???

I would rather have more options and a more granular font size increase, at the cost of having to press a button 2 or 3 times (the horror!) than having the font size jump too much at each step. But to each their own.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by afv011

I would rather have more options and a more granular font size increase, at the cost of having to press a button 2 or 3 times (the horror!) than having the font size jump too much at each step. But to each their own.

The issue is precisely the jumps.
It's not about having 50 or 100 sizes, but of having the *one* size you want.
And a font you like, margins and spacing you're comfortable with. A good scan width at your preferred reading distance.

It all comes down to: Whose device is it?