Got a Glowlight 4 for my Birthday, What Do I Need to Know?

viridis · Today, 01:00 AM

Hi everyone! First post, long time lurker. I was given a GL4 for my birthday. I have owned other e-readers in the past (Libra 2, Clara HD), one being lost recently 2 weeks ago, and the other croaking. Turns out this was the perfect time to get a new reader. Anyhow, I have never owned something form BN so I want to know what I am getting into here. For one:

I do not care about speed or the ecosystem. I have come to terms that the snappiness of e-readers have never changed my mood about a device. If it takes a second or two to do something, no big deal to me. As far as ecosystem goes, I only bought maybe 3-4 books on the Kobo sites, while the rest were purchased and sideloaded. This will be the same on the GL4.

The screen is really nice, and the warm lighting is amazing! The feel is nice on the hands, and the page turn buttons are a nice touch. My question to you all is how is the build quality on these Nooks? I know they have been around for a while and wanted some long term reviews on these things. Thanks in advance.

Sirtel · Today, 01:44 AM

The hardware and build quality of Nooks is generally very good. It's their software that's lacking, but if you're not fussy, you might not mind that.

John F · Today, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

The hardware and build quality of Nooks is generally very good. It's their software that's lacking, but if you're not fussy, you might not mind that.

Or, as long as your not anal retentive about reading settings, you will like it.

Today, 01:00 AM	#1
viridis Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Location: San Francisco Device: GL4	Got a Glowlight 4 for my Birthday, What Do I Need to Know? Hi everyone! First post, long time lurker. I was given a GL4 for my birthday. I have owned other e-readers in the past (Libra 2, Clara HD), one being lost recently 2 weeks ago, and the other croaking. Turns out this was the perfect time to get a new reader. Anyhow, I have never owned something form BN so I want to know what I am getting into here. For one: I do not care about speed or the ecosystem. I have come to terms that the snappiness of e-readers have never changed my mood about a device. If it takes a second or two to do something, no big deal to me. As far as ecosystem goes, I only bought maybe 3-4 books on the Kobo sites, while the rest were purchased and sideloaded. This will be the same on the GL4. The screen is really nice, and the warm lighting is amazing! The feel is nice on the hands, and the page turn buttons are a nice touch. My question to you all is how is the build quality on these Nooks? I know they have been around for a while and wanted some long term reviews on these things. Thanks in advance.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,967 Karma: 227000000 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	The hardware and build quality of Nooks is generally very good. It's their software that's lacking, but if you're not fussy, you might not mind that.

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