simple touch with glow light

ttomm46 · 10-23-2013, 02:06 PM

Had a Nexus 7 I sold because all I want is a dedicated reader....I've heard the Nook with glow light has a fragile screen.....Any advice on weather to buy one or not?
Tom

LH07 · 10-23-2013, 02:26 PM

Hi not sure but I was thinking of getting a nook glow light too, but I was wondering if it has text to speech

ttomm46 · 10-23-2013, 03:21 PM

Good question..

Tony1988 · 10-23-2013, 06:02 PM

i heard the screens are better now. but dont know for sure.

owly · 10-24-2013, 04:40 AM

Both the Kindle Paperwhite series and the Kobo Aura series have better glow fuctionality than the Nook.

Tony1988 · 10-24-2013, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by owly

Both the Kindle Paperwhite series and the Kobo Aura series have better glow fuctionality than the Nook.

I dont think the op was talking about the.light function. The nook will do in a pinch. Most people nitpick the light eveness beyond belief on all the lighted ereaders. Rips or pinholes would be the two things i would be concerned with. We are talking about sturdiness here. The nook glowlight was very easily damaged in the early batches with light tears. I heard they are better now.

booklover6 · 10-24-2013, 06:52 AM

Get the unlighted one for $39.99 on ebay.....and the screen will be fine.

Or wait a few days (?) as an announcement of New Nooks may be pending.

Rizla · 10-24-2013, 08:33 AM

There's a survey on here. I wouldn't touch the glo unless it was dirt-cheap. The screen is fragile. The non-glo screen has better contrast. PS. Neither have TTS.

Katy Did · 10-28-2013, 05:38 PM

I've had mine since Christmas and no problems with the screen so far. At first I was really careful with it, but now not so much. I've fallen asleep with it lying next to me plenty of times and dropped it on the floor a couple. Purely anecdotal evidence, I know.

(My biggest annoyance is that I have a UK Nook and it won't let me download books to my computer to back them up. Grrrr. But that's another issue).

Fbone · 10-28-2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Katy Did

I've had mine since Christmas and no problems with the screen so far. At first I was really careful with it, but now not so much. I've fallen asleep with it lying next to me plenty of times and dropped it on the floor a couple. Purely anecdotal evidence, I know.

(My biggest annoyance is that I have a UK Nook and it won't let me download books to my computer to back them up. Grrrr. But that's another issue).

Try downloading Nook Study and sign in with your UK account. All your books should be there to download to PC.

Rich_D · 10-28-2013, 09:45 PM

I had similar concerns, but bought one last Christmas. I have a cover for it, but that's it. I toss it in my backpack with everything else and don't treat it differently than any other book. I had one problem when I dropped nail clippers on the screen, but other than that, the screen was fine. I got a replacement and treat it the same way, minus the nail clippers of course.

Katy Did · 10-31-2013, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

Try downloading Nook Study and sign in with your UK account. All your books should be there to download to PC.

Thanks, I did try this but unfortunately only 2 of my 6 books show up in Nook Study. I'm not sure if this is to do with publishers' preferences or what, but it's frustrating to say the least. Seems like my only options are either to root my Nook, or to buy from elsewhere (which is what I mostly have been doing). I swear it's like B & N really don't want my money...

MikeB1972 · 10-31-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Katy Did

Thanks, I did try this but unfortunately only 2 of my 6 books show up in Nook Study. I'm not sure if this is to do with publishers' preferences or what, but it's frustrating to say the least. Seems like my only options are either to root my Nook, or to buy from elsewhere (which is what I mostly have been doing). I swear it's like B & N really don't want my money...

Try signing on to the US barnes and noble site with your UK username (works for me but I had a US account before geo-restrictions kicked in so your mileage may vary)

I can also use the nook app on my phone and manually copy the files to my PC, depends how accessible your phone file structure is though.

mystika1 · 10-31-2013, 06:23 PM

Never mind...sorry

ttomm46 · 11-03-2013, 01:54 PM

No nook glo for now i guess

10-23-2013, 02:06 PM	#1
ttomm46 Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 480000 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	simple touch with glow light Had a Nexus 7 I sold because all I want is a dedicated reader....I've heard the Nook with glow light has a fragile screen.....Any advice on weather to buy one or not? Tom

10-31-2013, 06:23 PM	#14
mystika1 Addict Posts: 353 Karma: 1360168 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Louisiana Device: IPad Air 2, , Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura H2Ov1, Kobo Mini	Never mind...sorry Last edited by mystika1; 10-31-2013 at 06:25 PM.

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10-23-2013, 02:26 PM	#2
LH07 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 475578 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: android tablet	Hi not sure but I was thinking of getting a nook glow light too, but I was wondering if it has text to speech

10-23-2013, 03:21 PM	#3
ttomm46 Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 480000 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	Good question..

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Tony1988 Guru Posts: 711 Karma: 4033862 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: sony prs-350	i heard the screens are better now. but dont know for sure.

10-24-2013, 04:40 AM	#5
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Both the Kindle Paperwhite series and the Kobo Aura series have better glow fuctionality than the Nook.

10-24-2013, 06:52 AM	#7
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	Get the unlighted one for $39.99 on ebay.....and the screen will be fine. Or wait a few days (?) as an announcement of New Nooks may be pending.

10-24-2013, 08:33 AM	#8
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	There's a survey on here. I wouldn't touch the glo unless it was dirt-cheap. The screen is fragile. The non-glo screen has better contrast. PS. Neither have TTS.

10-28-2013, 05:38 PM	#9
Katy Did Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook STG	I've had mine since Christmas and no problems with the screen so far. At first I was really careful with it, but now not so much. I've fallen asleep with it lying next to me plenty of times and dropped it on the floor a couple. Purely anecdotal evidence, I know. (My biggest annoyance is that I have a UK Nook and it won't let me download books to my computer to back them up. Grrrr. But that's another issue).

10-28-2013, 09:45 PM	#11
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	I had similar concerns, but bought one last Christmas. I have a cover for it, but that's it. I toss it in my backpack with everything else and don't treat it differently than any other book. I had one problem when I dropped nail clippers on the screen, but other than that, the screen was fine. I got a replacement and treat it the same way, minus the nail clippers of course.

11-03-2013, 01:54 PM	#15
ttomm46 Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 480000 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	No nook glo for now i guess

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