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Old 10-21-2015, 05:05 PM   #31
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Looks nice and good price. I'll drop in a B&N and check it out.

2.8G is more than total memory of my PW2 which still has plenty of space, so it's no problem. I don't like aluminum back, though. Slide city. I don't want to use a cover because I want maximum thinness and lightness.
You do realize that you put your Reader at a greater risk of damage without a case. I know it can still break with a case, but the chances are less with a case.
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Looks nice and good price. I'll drop in a B&N and check it out.

2.8G is more than total memory of my PW2 which still has plenty of space, so it's no problem. I don't like aluminum back, though. Slide city. I don't want to use a cover because I want maximum thinness and lightness.
I agree, I don't like full covers. I ordered this back, which I assume will be a silicone rubber backing like I have on my iPad Air 2. I didn't think the $14.95 price was bad either.

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You do realize that you put your Reader at a greater risk of damage without a case. I know it can still break with a case, but the chances are less with a case.
Yeah, I still don't want a case. I need to hold it comfortably in one hand for long periods and I don't have a normal hand. It's why I don't want to pay too much for an e-reader: I expect to break it at some point
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Old 10-21-2015, 06:49 PM   #34
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Yeah, I still don't want a case. I need to hold it comfortably in one hand for long periods and I don't have a normal hand. It's why I don't want to pay too much for an e-reader: I expect to break it at some point
Have you thought maybe a stand would do some of the time?
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A big point of ebooks for me is being able to read what I feel like at the moment. If I wanted to worry about what books I did or didn't have on me, I'd stick with physical books. I've been a B&N customer for a long time, but no SD card slot = No Sale.

Hey Nate - it looks like your site is down. I was getting 500 server errors, now getting 404 page not found errors.

EDIT: Back up now. Maybe it was just me?
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Old 10-21-2015, 08:12 PM   #37
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I would like a 6" water/dust proof eink reader, but I would prefer it made by Kobo or Kindle. [I have a feeling Kindle will be next, the Voyage 2. Could be right around the corner!] I am not real fond of the Nook's home screen.
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Old 10-21-2015, 09:26 PM   #38
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I am not real fond of the Nook's home screen.
Unless this one has changed from the older Nooks, you don't have to ever see the Home screen. Just leave it on the Library screen. (That's what I do.)
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Old 10-21-2015, 10:57 PM   #39
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I think it is too little too late. If they had not started hiding the books from the users making them hard to impossible to download, and had kept the sdcard slot like with the NST, and did not have the appearance of perpetually 'swirling the drain', I might have considered it. Waiting for my PW3 to arrive, I hate to be beholden to the '800 pound gorilla', but Amazon looks to me like they will be the last ebook store standing when the dust clears. These other companies are not going to want to keep losing money forever. But hey, if you must read in the bathtub, nook may be your best friend
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There is 2.8gig of non-partitioned storage.
Good to know! Thanks for the correction--the fact that B&N has done away with the limited partition for side loaded material does make it much more attractive.
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:29 PM   #41
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Well, this is still considerably better than the previous, mud and grime covered pig that never found any lipstick at all.
Hence there is hope that B&N may amend their ways.

Hey, they've already backed off from their previous policy of B&N-only storage partitioning. They may relax on the ebook downloads too...
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On one site (can't remember which) they said it has a capacitive screen -- not IR like the H2O? If that's true I kind of wish they'd done a flush screen.

On the other hand, everything else sounds fine to me. All the storage I need and I assume I can just go on buying the ebooks elsewhere and loading them onto the Nook via Alf and Calibre and the USB cord.

I don't at all need a new ereader but I haven't bought one in about a year now, and there doesn't seem to be a new Voyage (my Voyage has a terrible screen which like an idiot I didn't return) or a new baby Aura on the horizon.

There are some very attractive covers, especially the retro daisy one, and both ereader and cover are showing as available in several nearby stores. I'm afraid this can only end one way..........

ETA: I just read on the Nook forum that it does have a flush screen. I'm definitely getting one.
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Nate says it's 2.8GB of ram not partitioned.
Please note that it's 2.8GB of flash memory, not 2.8GB of RAM. Flash memory is used to store books; RAM is used to run programs. They are both important, but are not the same thing.
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A big point of ebooks for me is being able to read what I feel like at the moment. If I wanted to worry about what books I did or didn't have on me, I'd stick with physical books. I've been a B&N customer for a long time, but no SD card slot = No Sale.

Hey Nate - it looks like your site is down. I was getting 500 server errors, now getting 404 page not found errors.

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Hmnn. So, it's basically a Kobo Glo HD with water/dust proofing and a capacitive screen. I find myself wondering why their software's a bit more bloated... the Glo HD reportedly has 3.1GB free out of the box, compared to 2.8GB for the Nook Plus.

Still, all things considered, to hit the same price point as the Glo HD is pretty good. I can see this really appealing to Nook fans. (As I'm Canadian, B&N has never been a real option for me.)
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