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Great eBook reader with physical page turn buttons

Night mode to reduce blue/white light shining in your face before bed

Soft touch plastic reminiscent of the original simple touch

Whizzes through books quickly when you press and hold the page turn buttons

Android software and can be rooted for apps

Great e-reader for reading and annotating books from a variety of stores

Android operating system allows users to access their databases and notes quickly and easily

Pocket-sized device is perfect for those on the go

Good battery life

Comes with a plastic screen protector

Not a capacitive touch display

Glossy finish may be uncomfortable for some users

Small corner design may be uncomfortable for some users

Not very strong magnet used to connect the device

Difficult to apply plastic screen protector without getting bubbles or dust underneath

Colors are not as vivid as they would be on an LCD screen

Verdict

The Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight 3 is a great eBook reader with many features that make it stand out from the competition. It has physical page turn buttons and a night mode to reduce blue/white light shining in your face before bed. The soft touch plastic is reminiscent of the original simple touch, and it whizzes through books quickly when you press and hold the page turn buttons. However, some users may find the glossy finish and small corner design uncomfortable.

Verdict

The Onyx Boox Note 3 is a great e-reader for those who need to read and annotate books from a variety of stores. It has an Android operating system, which allows users to access their databases and notes quickly and easily. The device also comes with a plastic screen protector that can be difficult to apply without getting bubbles or dust underneath. Additionally, the magnet used to connect the device is not very strong, so it may not be reliable. However, the Note 3 offers good battery life and is perfect for those who need a pocket-sized device.

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Battery Life

Review from a Nook device owner and other machines

I have read multiple reviews saying the nook is slow, glitchy, and charge is for two days. In a world of speed technology I get it. HOWEVER the nook is designed to hold hundreds of books, with a long lasting battery. If you can read on your tablet and not need to charge it for 2 days COMPARED to other devices that you need to charge everyday, I'll take the nook (and I have other devices designed to e-read/tablet form and I STILL prefer the nook)

I now carry only this, not a couple of paperbacks, a notebook and a pen. The battery life is phenomenal! I read 3-4 hours a day 5 days a week with frequent interruptions (work, what can you do?) so it often powers off and the battery is still 50%-60% at the end of the week! The ability to change the screen lighting makes it easy on the eyes, the bluetooth connection works well with ear buds but I've only been able to bluetooth tether it to my phone once. The Wi-Fi tether works like a champ every time. My only "complaints" are: 1) setting up the google play store (for the nook and Kindle apps) is frustrating if you don't, as I did not, read the instructions (the reboot is, in fact, necessary!) 2) Every time I would tether the device the location would automatically turn on (this has been alleviated with the latest update but contrary to the update notes, location is NOT turned off by default

5/5

3 years ago

amazon.com

Size

Nook Glowlight 3 eReader Review - 2017 Nook

There's no way to crop margins. You can't even switch it over to landscape mode. So I can't really recommend the Nook for much PDF action. I mean, it'...

Neutral

1 year ago

youtube.com

E.reader for a philosophy student ?

3' size, my suggestion will be to go for Boox Note 3. Even though Note air is also a great option in that size, I won't recommend it for your use case because you said you will use it on the go a lot.

Positive

3 years ago

reddit.com/r/ereader

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