New Barnes and Noble "Nook Glowlight Plus" announced! - Page 2

gweeks · 10-21-2015, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

Didn't help that half the time I went to read instore (I actually had 1-2 times a week to do this for a long time) it would fail and tell me I'd already used my hour.

This is one of the things I really liked when the Nook started. I usually take my kids to the BN once a week or so. I gave up on the read-in-store because it never worked. I even quite bothering to take a Nook with me.

Greg

dieterpops · 10-21-2015, 02:23 PM

I've never had a problem with reading in store and it's worked for me every time, in multiple B&N stores.

tubemonkey · 10-21-2015, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Nate says it's 2.8GB of ram not partitioned.

I took my stats from the specs page and it's been changed since then.

sakura-panda · 10-21-2015, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gweeks

This is one of the things I really liked when the Nook started. I usually take my kids to the BN once a week or so. I gave up on the read-in-store because it never worked. I even quite bothering to take a Nook with me.

Greg

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Originally Posted by dieterpops

I've never had a problem with reading in store and it's worked for me every time, in multiple B&N stores.

I have tried in-store reading too -- I have an HD+ -- but I can't figure out how to turn off the "kids interrupt to show me a book every 10 seconds" feature. I've never been able to read more than a couple of lines (over and over again) during any visit.

A few months ago, we (my kids and I) sampled NOOK and Kindle ebook readers in the stores. All the kids liked the NOOK better. However, I couldn't find any accessories for it and decided B&N must be phasing them out in favor of the Samsung tablets (accessories galore!) and I bought the kids Kindles instead of NOOKs.

I'm glad to see they are bringing a new model, although I won't be buying one -- it's too small for me. I have never liked to read mass paperback book size books and this seems to be about that size. Maybe someday they will make a nice trade paperback book size reader that I can seriously consider. (Seems unlikely, but we all have our dreams. LOL)

I am less bothered by storage and downloadability; while I like the idea of both, in practice I'm unlikely to either fill the memory or return to books that I have squirreled away in Calibre. I'm more interested in the ebook reader itself, and this one looks pretty good, except for the physical size.

Nate the great · 10-21-2015, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I took my stats from the specs page and it's been changed since then.

That is where I originally got my stats, too.

GeoffR · 10-21-2015, 03:19 PM

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It's not sold outside of the US.

I'll never understand this attitude from B&N. Why not sell it outside the US? Sure, there might not be any B&N stores, but as long as it can read ePubs it can be used with the public library almost anywhere, which gives it a huge advantage over the Kindle.

Edit: Sorry B&N, the article was wrong: when I checked at the B&N website I found they do sell sell outside the US. I should have learned by now never to trust anything in a review.

Apache · 10-21-2015, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Yeah... B&N lost me when they made life difficult for their customers. B&N will never get another dollar from me.

Me too.
Apache

tubemonkey · 10-21-2015, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Nate says it's 2.8GB of ram not partitioned.

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

That is where I originally got my stats, too.

My bad

My apologies, I got it wrong. I went searching and discovered that I took the stats from the GlowLight and not the GlowLight Plus. So I'm glad they jettisoned the Nook partition.

fbrII · 10-21-2015, 03:54 PM

First Impressions

I went and looked at the new Glowlight Plus at my local B&N store, so take this with a grain of salt, it is not a review, just my impressions looking at an actual physical unit at the store. For those of you who don't have access to a local store and are considering buying via the internet, it may prove helpful.

I was favourably impressed with the appearance of the unit. The lighting was very even and the text very crisp. A big improvement over the last generation Glowlight. Overall very comparable to a Kindle Voyage which I brought to the store so I could see both units side by side. The background is a little whiter on the Voyage but I did not see any issues with the screen or the lighting that would deter me from buying the unit. Physically the unit is both thin and light again comparable to a Voyage. I believe it weighs slightly more that a Voyage but again felt about the same in my hands. I thought the unit was physically attractive, more so that my Voyage, but then I like the white case.

The unit was responsive, no lags etc. The software seemed very basic, change font size, line spacing, margins etc., did not notice anything out of the ordinary.

Overall it looked to me like Barnes & Noble has a very respectable ereader with the Glowlight Plus with a lot of nice features at a good price. I'm on the fence right now. If the memory is not partitioned then I could be strongly tempted.

If you are a B&N reader and are considering upgrading over a previous Nook e-reader my guess is that you would be very pleased with the Glowlight + the screen resolution and lighting are significant improvements over the previous Glowlight model.

soulfuldog · 10-21-2015, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffR

I'll never understand this attitude from B&N. Why not sell it outside the US? Sure, there might not be any B&N stores, but as long as it can read ePubs it can be used with the public library almost anywhere, which gives it a huge advantage over the Kindle.

Well they did try to branch out by selling the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Glowlight in the UK, but I don't think it worked well for them. Shops that stocked them eventually got rid of all their stock but only by selling the NST for £29 and the GlowLight for £49 (originally £79 & £109). Not sure of the second generation GlowLight at £89 did much better when they released it last year, despite it being cheaper than the competition at that time.

Fbone · 10-21-2015, 04:10 PM

This site has quite a few hands-on photos.

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/10...-metal-design/

Nate the great · 10-21-2015, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

My bad

My apologies, I got it wrong. I went searching and discovered that I took the stats from the GlowLight and not the GlowLight Plus. So I'm glad they jettisoned the Nook partition.

Don't worry about it. The page for the Plus was wrong.

GeoffR · 10-21-2015, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by soulfuldog

Well they did try to branch out by selling the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Glowlight in the UK, but I don't think it worked well for them. Shops that stocked them eventually got rid of all their stock but only by selling the NST for £29 and the GlowLight for £49 (originally £79 & £109). Not sure of the second generation GlowLight at £89 did much better when they released it last year, despite it being cheaper than the competition at that time.

Actually is looks like the article was wrong, they are selling outside the US. I just logged onto B&N and they they would ship this to New Zealand.

Josieb1 · 10-21-2015, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by soulfuldog

Well they did try to branch out by selling the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Glowlight in the UK, but I don't think it worked well for them. Shops that stocked them eventually got rid of all their stock but only by selling the NST for £29 and the GlowLight for £49 (originally £79 & £109). Not sure of the second generation GlowLight at £89 did much better when they released it last year, despite it being cheaper than the competition at that time.

I got my Nook Glowlight for £49 from John Lewis and the case for £5 direct from Nook. Two years now and still going strong. I specifically wanted buttons.

Barty · 10-21-2015, 04:24 PM

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.

Since I'm not submersible myself, the waterproofing is pretty useless to me. But maybe it is more rugged as a result.

Depending on how good the screen is, this could be the best bang for my e-reader buck. I don't care about the ecosystem as I'm so used to sideloading anyway (thank you Alf and Kovid).

Anyway it is encouraging to see B&N hasn't rolled over and played dead.

10-21-2015, 03:54 PM	#24
fbrII F. BluDevil Posts: 428 Karma: 1152548 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis Missouri Device: Pocketbook Inkpad3 pro, Kobo Libra, Kindle Paperwhite	First Impressions I went and looked at the new Glowlight Plus at my local B&N store, so take this with a grain of salt, it is not a review, just my impressions looking at an actual physical unit at the store. For those of you who don't have access to a local store and are considering buying via the internet, it may prove helpful. I was favourably impressed with the appearance of the unit. The lighting was very even and the text very crisp. A big improvement over the last generation Glowlight. Overall very comparable to a Kindle Voyage which I brought to the store so I could see both units side by side. The background is a little whiter on the Voyage but I did not see any issues with the screen or the lighting that would deter me from buying the unit. Physically the unit is both thin and light again comparable to a Voyage. I believe it weighs slightly more that a Voyage but again felt about the same in my hands. I thought the unit was physically attractive, more so that my Voyage, but then I like the white case. The unit was responsive, no lags etc. The software seemed very basic, change font size, line spacing, margins etc., did not notice anything out of the ordinary. Overall it looked to me like Barnes & Noble has a very respectable ereader with the Glowlight Plus with a lot of nice features at a good price. I'm on the fence right now. If the memory is not partitioned then I could be strongly tempted. If you are a B&N reader and are considering upgrading over a previous Nook e-reader my guess is that you would be very pleased with the Glowlight + the screen resolution and lighting are significant improvements over the previous Glowlight model. Last edited by fbrII; 10-21-2015 at 04:13 PM.

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10-21-2015, 02:23 PM	#17
dieterpops Addict Posts: 258 Karma: 134567 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Always in flux	I've never had a problem with reading in store and it's worked for me every time, in multiple B&N stores.

10-21-2015, 04:10 PM	#26
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	This site has quite a few hands-on photos. http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/10...-metal-design/

10-21-2015, 04:24 PM	#30
Barty doofus Posts: 2,524 Karma: 13088847 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	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. Since I'm not submersible myself, the waterproofing is pretty useless to me. But maybe it is more rugged as a result. Depending on how good the screen is, this could be the best bang for my e-reader buck. I don't care about the ecosystem as I'm so used to sideloading anyway (thank you Alf and Kovid). Anyway it is encouraging to see B&N hasn't rolled over and played dead.

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