Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 5 vs Nook Glowlight 4 Plus Comparison
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- čas přidán 9. 08. 2023
- When it comes to e-reader sales in the United States, the top players in the industry are the Amazon Kindle, which has an 80% market share, and Barnes and Noble Nook. The Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition are the most popular, while the upcoming Nook Glowlight Plus 2023 edition is currently on pre-order and will ship out in September. This is the comparison if you are on the fence about investing in the Amazon ecosystem or the Nook.
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If you’re in the U.S. and you want a vanilla reading experience, the B&N NOOK is a nice choice.
I’m trying to be less reliant of Amazon as much as possible. I’m also someone that goes into my local B&N quite a bit for physical purchases.
For these reasons, I like my NOOK GlowLight 4 and will be picking up the Plus when it releases in September.
I wish that B&N gave their eReaders a little more of a promotional push? Better in-store displays and some actual tie-ins to membership (aside from a 10% off new device purchases only benefit) would be great.
Then there are the head scratchers, such as no easy library borrowing like Kindle and Kobo, no dark invert mode, and the weird focus on Readouts when they are glorified random samples and their Serial Reads selection caters to a specific niche audience.
I just use both. My problems solved 😂
Agreed!! Perfect idea. 😊
at the same time. yep. one for the right eye, and one for the left. simple like that )
Having owned the very first nook and a few kindles, and I just refuse to use a kindle anymore. This is due to their absolute refusal to support epub natively. I know I could use calibre to convert my epub files, and have done so, but I don't feel I should have to. I'm sticking with nook even though they're generally more expensive. Oh, and also I like how most of the nooks have had physical page turn buttons without shelling out 5 billion dollars for the oasis. I'm good Amazon. If nooks ever stop being made I'll swap to kobo. 🤷♂
I STILL miss the Nook Simple Touch. Easy to use, comfortable to hold, physical page turn buttons. *sigh*
maybe the n button problem is based on making believe it is a button and expecting it to work that way. One could get the same result making believe that a fingerprint reader is a button - "I keep poking it but nothing happens!". I wonder if treating it like what it is by placing your finger on it until something happens will produce a happier experience.
Sooo since I live in the US, would you say the nook is worth it?
can you use the entire space to sideload or is it partitioned?
The kindle app on my phone won’t let me purchase book s. I have to buy in Amazon and access it after in the app
Is the kindle the same? Or can I purchase in the tablet
The home button may be my only issue with the nooo
B&N stepped up their game with the new Glowlight 4 Plus. I mean its not perfect and missing a few things that their competition has but i think this is one of the better ereaders put out and i hope they continue to take it more seriously. I think they do that they could compete more but Kobo is a big company especially outside the US and Amazon is even bigger so. I might actually pick this one up.
What is the 4 plus missing that the competition has? I'm considering buying the 4 plus. Thanks!
@@kenkaneki666 If you often borrow ebooks from your local library then Nook requires you to jump through a couple hurdles whereas Kindle you’re likely to be able to get it to download directly to the device. That to me is a big difference but if you don’t get books that way then that won’t matter
The only reason I am considering making the switch from B&N is because I can read my libby books on the Kindle.
Good review and comparison. You can actually jump through chapters too with kindle. You can bring up a menu from the bottom 😊
Price is also a big factor. I got the Paperwhite for $99 on prime day.
Paperwhite 5(signature edition) 32Gb for $99???
@@seinou7471 I got a Paperwhite 5 Signature Edition 32 GB here in Mexico for about 160 USD. It was on discount. But 99 would have been crazy.
I got one for $75 from Unclaimed Baggage
which is better for sideloading?
Nook. It has auto reflow for pdf format!
@@marlbonoreds Do you have the Glowlight 4 plus? Do you like reading pdfs on it?
@@dbo514 i usually read epubs format since it is adjustable in terms of margin, font type, and font size. However, reading pdf format in Nook is better than in Kindle. The font size is still adjustable and also the margin.
I guess you can say I want to like the Barnes and Noble nook but the issues it presents to me. Makes it a bit of a challenge
Is it just me or the light on Nook is more yellowish and warm than Kindle. 😭
I prefer Nook to Kindle. But I guess the store only works in the US? CMIIW
Why would one want small bezels on an e-reader? I have a new model paperwhite and it’s really hard to hold IMO. Nooks have had other issues, but the bezel is a standout feature.
is it hard to hold modern smartphone for you too? most of them don't have bezels at all
Yes!!
@@robin_birdie_ You can hold a phone with one hand. Also, cases add a lot of grip area. A larger device can’t be held easily in one hand without a significant bezel and a case only marginally helps. Totally different use cases.
Idk if you can call the utter domination of the kindle compared to the nook a "head to head"
tengo un nook hace años y funciona super. tambien tuve kindle pero no me gusto eso de utilizar un software para cargarle archivos externos ....ahi gana nook
Llevo 1 semana con Kindle Whitepaper Signature y ya dos veces he estado a punto de devolverlo porque eso de los archivos es una pesadilla. Solo puedo enviar PDFs de menos de 25 GB o pasar horas buscando un epub.
Can i get it in india..
The Kindle software is really clunky, not intuitive, layout far too busy.
And slow. I bought the Signature 32g one week ago. But I have tons of problems sending my linguistics PDFs books to it. They are usually 200 MB and I haven't found a way to get them into my Kindle; the best I can do is use Calibre, but all I get are these sort of "Picture PDFs"; other than that, it's a "nice" device.
@@sergiotlx PDF is an extremely poor format to use on ereaders. Might actually be the worst.
PDF files are static, with static page size, so if it doesn't match then whole file needs to be converted, and its up to the program doing the conversion on how it will go.
@@Shajirr_Fair point. Yet, I won't find my books in other formats. And I'm surprised that with all the advancements, we don't have the technology to adjust a PDF yet. I ended up going back to my iPad. It's much more capable of handling PDFs in a manageable and pleasurable manner. Kindle in contrast is painful.
Thanks for taking the time to drop some lines. It's nice to get some feedback from the community.
@sergiotlx You can also look into e-readers that run full Android. They might be able to install some apps that can display PDFs in a better way, directly without any conversion. I however haven't gotten one myself yet, so you need to ask those who own the device on whether this works well or not.
@sergiotlx like Onyx Boox ones for example
This is a easy choice I will choose Amazon every time Barnes and noble doesn’t come close to Amazon never will I will always love my paper white signature edition 32g ❤
I bought the Signature 32g one week ago. But I have tons of problems sending my linguistics PDFs books to it. They are usually 200 MB and I haven't found a way to get them into my Kindle; the best I can do is use Calibre, but all I get are these sort of "Picture PDFs"; other than that, it's a "nice" device.
How come Nook still doesn't have an option to justify text? What a crap! How come everybody skips that nuance in their reviews all over the internet? ppl, are you blind? it's ugly and silly. Have you seen at least one paper book printed in a unjustified style? I haven't seen a single book printed like that in my whole life.
what do you mean? the text is left-justified in this video, do you mean moving it to the right? or do you mean setting it to fill the screen from left to right like how the kindle is in this video?
WTH are you talking about..???😂
You can literally see the justification menu in the book settings. What are you talking about
girls calm down lmfao i was just trying to be helpful 😂 i’ll leave u to it
WTH are you talking to??? 😂