12-03-2017, 10:35 PM | #451 | |
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12-03-2017, 11:22 PM | #452 |
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I’m not one who sees much purpose in thick bezels. I hold my KA1 in one hand by making an L-shape with my thumb and index finger and resting the device in the crook. Very easy, very comfortable. I feel like gripping it by the side would eventually be less comfortable, but it’s been so long since I had the original Glowlight, I can’t say for sure. I really like the concept of physical buttons, though, and I’d enjoy being able to read entirely one-handed, which I can’t do with my holding “method”.
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12-04-2017, 12:50 AM | #453 | |
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Nook Simple Touch – 6.5" x 5" x .47" Nook GlowLight 3 – 6.93" x 5" x .38" Kindle Touch – 6.8" x 4.7" x .4" Kindle 4 (No-Touch) – 6.5" x 4.5" x .34" Kobo Aura One – 5.9" x 4.5" x .32" Kobo Glo – 6.2" x 4.5" x .39" Kindle Basic (8th Gen) – 6.3" x 4.5" x .36" Kindle Paperwhite – 6.7" x 4.6" x .4" Sony PRS-T2 – 5.7" x 4.1" x .33 (smallest in the list) Pocketbook HD – 6.9" x 4.5" x .35" Etc. ... The Nooks are about .4" wider then the Kindle Paperwhite (the most popular eReader of all). We're talking about .2" on each each side (13/64"). It's not that huge. (What surprised me is how small my Sony T2 is.) |
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12-04-2017, 04:05 PM | #454 | |
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I tend to use the dictionary a lot when reading, not only for words whose meaning I'm not sure about but also for words used in an unexpected way. That's especially true when I read a British novel, where they use most words in unexpected ways. If only the British would learn English! Barry |
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12-04-2017, 04:12 PM | #455 | |
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By the way, the square sides on my Kobo Aura original are one of the nicest things about it. I'm going to have to have a talk with Moses about adding another commandment about the size of devices. I doubt anything else will help. Any phrasing suggestions will be appreciated. Barry |
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12-04-2017, 06:34 PM | #456 | |
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Nook GlowLight 3 – 6.93" x 5" x .38" The New Kobo Aura H2O - 5.08" x 6.77" x .35" Last edited by JSWolf; 12-04-2017 at 06:39 PM. |
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12-06-2017, 03:12 AM | #457 | |
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You'll be happy to know that a beta release firmware for the Nook GlowLight 3 has removed the partitioning scheme. So, soon, there should be almost 6 GBs of RAM available for side-loading (and Nook content) on the Glowlight 3. |
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12-06-2017, 05:42 AM | #458 | |
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As for the beta firmware, I have been reading that thread and it will be good when it becomes released and the partitioning is no more. |
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12-06-2017, 10:02 AM | #459 |
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I *hope* it is released to the general public. With B&N, I'm not holding my breath. They make beautiful hardware that is typically more advanced than their competitors (in the same price point) and then hobble it with stupid business/software decisions.
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12-06-2017, 01:35 PM | #460 |
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12-06-2017, 01:53 PM | #461 |
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Head over to the Nook forums. It's in a thread called Nook Partitioning Update
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12-07-2017, 02:15 PM | #462 |
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Now that the partition is on the way out, I wish they would unhide the internal browser.
Like I mentioned before, the only thing I read on the Nook other than ebooks is rss feeds via reabble.com. (designed for eink) If they provided a link to the browser, as on the Kindle (or the Kobo, the last I looked) I wouldn't have to use an alternative launcher, just to get to built in browser. I already asked them for this. I am hoping they get a few more requests and consider it. |
12-07-2017, 03:58 PM | #463 |
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12-07-2017, 04:35 PM | #464 | |
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I guess general support. I was given this following address when a separate issue got escalated: ExecutiveOfficeCustomerRelations@book.com But I have not gotten responses to this afterwards. People have also had success with the lriggio@bn.com as well. |
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12-09-2017, 10:46 AM | #465 |
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Hmmm.
I just re-registered my NG3 and the User Guide has disappeared! Do you suppose they're proof-reading and editing it now? Better late than never! |
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