B&N to release NOOK GlowLight 3 - Page 29

Kaysclie · 11-25-2017, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by raindog89

BTW, I had bought it the day it came out. I went back on Black Friday, and they gave me a $20 credit. YMMV, but it's worth a try.

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I have always been happy with their customer service. Congrats on getting the $20 credit.

I just ordered a cover online for store pick up... reduced by $5. Am liking my Black Friday nook purchases!

Apparition B5 · 11-25-2017, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by lkmiller

Only 2.4Ghz wifi.

Bah. Thanks. I live in a condominium building with at least 20 other WiFi networks in range, so the 2.4Ghz WiFi spectrum is just a wee bit saturated.

issybird · 11-25-2017, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaysclie

I have always been happy with their customer service.

Me, too! I've always had great customer service from B&N, above and beyond, and better than from Amazon or Kobo.

tiltowait · 11-28-2017, 09:31 PM

Can someone tell me the actual weight of the device? B&N doesn't have it listed on the page, and I'm curious how it compares to my KA1. Thanks.

raindog89 · 11-28-2017, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tiltowait

Can someone tell me the actual weight of the device? B&N doesn't have it listed on the page, and I'm curious how it compares to my KA1. Thanks.

My scale is telling me 7 oz.

rcentros · 11-29-2017, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I ordered one yesterday. I checked the better half's Nook STwG and there's only something like 350MB on the SD card, so there should be no issues.

The plan is to set it up with my account (we share a B&N account) and sideload all the same books on her current Nook so when she opens it, it's good to go.

It'll be weird having one in the house. I'll be jealous of the hardware and annoyed by the partitioning decision.

You may be able to get over that jealousy. Apparently Pocketbook is about to come out with the Touch HD 2, which (according to GoodEReader) has the same screen as the GlowLight 3 (like the GL3 it lightens or darken by time or manually). It also uses an IR Sensor (like the GlowLight 3) so it should have the clearer screen (like the GL3).

It looks like it will probably cost about twice as much as the GL3 but it does have a headphone jack for TTS and it takes a MicroSD card and it comes with 8 GBs of memory on board.

I don't know anything about Pocketbook's build quality.

Here's the news blurb on GoodEReader ...

https://goodereader.com/blog/electro...available-soon

Here's PocketBook's English page on this one ...

https://www.pocketbook-int.com/us/pr...ook-touch-hd-2

According to the site (above) it also supports mobi and has "soft touch" material.

tiltowait · 11-29-2017, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by raindog89

My scale is telling me 7 oz.

Thanks.

ZodWallop · 11-29-2017, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

You may be able to get over that jealousy. Apparently Pocketbook is about to come out with the Touch HD 2, which (according to GoodEReader) has the same screen as the GlowLight 3 (like the GL3 it lightens or darken by time or manually). It also uses an IR Sensor (like the GlowLight 3) so it should have the clearer screen (like the GL3).

It looks like it will probably cost about twice as much as the GL3 but it does have a headphone jack for TTS and it takes a MicroSD card and it comes with 8 GBs of memory on board.

I don't know anything about Pocketbook's build quality.

Here's the news blurb on GoodEReader ...

https://goodereader.com/blog/electro...available-soon

Here's PocketBook's English page on this one ...

https://www.pocketbook-int.com/us/pr...ook-touch-hd-2

According to the site (above) it also supports mobi and has "soft touch" material.

Thanks for that. That Pocketbook design is pretty ugly, but it sounds like a nice device otherwise. Though I'll likely just stick to my Aura. The GL3 is much nicer hardware, but the Aura is good enough.

rcentros · 11-29-2017, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Thanks for that. That Pocketbook design is pretty ugly, but it sounds like a nice device otherwise. Though I'll likely just stick to my Aura. The GL3 is much nicer hardware, but the Aura is good enough.

I do like the page-turn buttons on both side bezels better. But this one has the GlowLight 3's screen and (basically) unlimited side-loading (for those who want it).

ZodWallop · 11-29-2017, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

I do like the page-turn buttons on both side bezels better. But this one has the GlowLight 3's screen and (basically) unlimited side-loading (for those who want it).

Yeah. This is the sort of device that I wish I could see in person but will likely have to settle for a GoodEreader video. As I said, the device looks ugly, but the specs could make it look a lot prettier.

At this rate, if I were going to replace my Aura, I'd buy a $60 Glowlight Plus. It also has the same screen as the GL3 and I'd be willing to trade the night light for the waterproofing. No buttons, but then my Aura doesn't have buttons either. And even if the screen is fractionally less sharp than the GL3, it would be an improvement over my Aura.

But I will say the jump in resolution isn't as big a deal to me on e-ink as it is on a tablet.

MGlitch · 11-30-2017, 12:01 PM

I've seen the Nook Glowlight 3, not impressed. It's bulky, I have no use or desire for the buttons, and I'm not going back to a 6" screen (certainly not on a device with the NG3's physical footprint).

Of course I realize that's my opinion. I did not play with the NG3 much since the above was enough to tell me I wouldn't want it, but it seemed like a fairly standard Nook software experience. Some oddities, some good things, and a sort of weird clinging to android all mixed together to get what you see.

But enough of my bashing the device, it's not for me, obviously it's what some people want, which is kind of the great thing about multiple devices being on the market.

Regarding the limitation of sideloading via Calibre companion-

Couldn't you replace the 'my books' directory in the 1gb user loaded partition with a sym link (alias/shortcut) to a directory on the larger partition and then use CC to send your books there.

I recall that was how a user had worked around not being able to access your bn purchased books, though they had the sym link point to a created folder on the SD card (back when Nooks offered those).

It's my understanding that the reader should then look at the sym link, resolve it as pointing to the larger partition, and look in the designated directory. Yes you'd have to then store everything you wanted in that directory but if your concern is just storage space, well this -should- get around it. Afterall it's not like you'd have to look at the file structure to read the books provided the built in reader is then capable of reading them properly.

ZodWallop · 11-30-2017, 01:55 PM

When you say:

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Originally Posted by MGlitch

...a sort of weird clinging to android...

What do you mean? I'm just curious, because when using an e-reader, I wouldn't know what base OS it was running.

MGlitch · 11-30-2017, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

When you say:

What do you mean? I'm just curious, because when using an e-reader, I wouldn't know what base OS it was running.

Using it no, but with the NGP and onward you knew as soon as you plugged it in to a Mac that it was an android and it was running a version of android it honestly did not need to use. It never utilized the features added in those versions until the NG3 added profiles.

Well rather you noticed because of how Android and Mac did not play well, and then only if you were tech savy. Otherwise you just got a message that you needed to download an additional program to transfer things to your NGP.

I don't recall if the NG also had this issue, my old one is buried somewhere.

As to the NG3 and my comments, I just happen to know BN did not switch from android to anything else. It's not really a bad thing, just one I'm keenly aware of since it caused me issues in the past.

ZodWallop · 11-30-2017, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MGlitch

Using it no, but with the NGP and onward you knew as soon as you plugged it in to a Mac that it was an android and it was running a version of android it honestly did not need to use. It never utilized the features added in those versions until the NG3 added profiles.

Well rather you noticed because of how Android and Mac did not play well, and then only if you were tech savy. Otherwise you just got a message that you needed to download an additional program to transfer things to your NGP.

I don't recall if the NG also had this issue, my old one is buried somewhere.

As to the NG3 and my comments, I just happen to know BN did not switch from android to anything else. It's not really a bad thing, just one I'm keenly aware of since it caused me issues in the past.

Gotcha. I thought there was something you noticed when you handled the GL3 in the store.

downeaster59 · 11-30-2017, 06:19 PM

FYI - I have a Mac. I just plug in my NG3 with the USB cable, turn on USB mode on the device, and the Nook drive appears on my Mac desktop. No additional software (like Android File Transfer) needed! Must be a change from the NGP. I also use Terminal on my Mac to do ADB stuff with the NG3.

Yes, a symlink would be a way to allow the stock reader to access books sideloaded by Calibre Companion. I might go that route at some point. For now, I'm happy with my setup as it is. Not all will agree, but I see Android as an asset to the NG3. Granted that a device like this is somewhat limited in how one can make use of Android, but Android does give me a few options that I appreciate.

My NG3 just installed an update. Looks like mainly bug fixes.

The NG3's warmer light has spoiled me, I fear. I find my other e-readers just a little less pleasant to use after this.

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11-28-2017, 09:31 PM	#424
tiltowait Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 89990 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Kobo Aura One	Can someone tell me the actual weight of the device? B&N doesn't have it listed on the page, and I'm curious how it compares to my KA1. Thanks.

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MGlitch Wizard Posts: 2,845 Karma: 22003124 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Forma, Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2	I've seen the Nook Glowlight 3, not impressed. It's bulky, I have no use or desire for the buttons, and I'm not going back to a 6" screen (certainly not on a device with the NG3's physical footprint). Of course I realize that's my opinion. I did not play with the NG3 much since the above was enough to tell me I wouldn't want it, but it seemed like a fairly standard Nook software experience. Some oddities, some good things, and a sort of weird clinging to android all mixed together to get what you see. But enough of my bashing the device, it's not for me, obviously it's what some people want, which is kind of the great thing about multiple devices being on the market. Regarding the limitation of sideloading via Calibre companion- Couldn't you replace the 'my books' directory in the 1gb user loaded partition with a sym link (alias/shortcut) to a directory on the larger partition and then use CC to send your books there. I recall that was how a user had worked around not being able to access your bn purchased books, though they had the sym link point to a created folder on the SD card (back when Nooks offered those). It's my understanding that the reader should then look at the sym link, resolve it as pointing to the larger partition, and look in the designated directory. Yes you'd have to then store everything you wanted in that directory but if your concern is just storage space, well this -should- get around it. Afterall it's not like you'd have to look at the file structure to read the books provided the built in reader is then capable of reading them properly.

11-30-2017, 06:19 PM	#435
downeaster59 Wizard Posts: 1,230 Karma: 2957301 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Rochester, NY Device: iPad mini 6, Onyx Leaf 2, Onyx Tab Mini C, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus	FYI - I have a Mac. I just plug in my NG3 with the USB cable, turn on USB mode on the device, and the Nook drive appears on my Mac desktop. No additional software (like Android File Transfer) needed! Must be a change from the NGP. I also use Terminal on my Mac to do ADB stuff with the NG3. Yes, a symlink would be a way to allow the stock reader to access books sideloaded by Calibre Companion. I might go that route at some point. For now, I'm happy with my setup as it is. Not all will agree, but I see Android as an asset to the NG3. Granted that a device like this is somewhat limited in how one can make use of Android, but Android does give me a few options that I appreciate. My NG3 just installed an update. Looks like mainly bug fixes. The NG3's warmer light has spoiled me, I fear. I find my other e-readers just a little less pleasant to use after this.

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