Review Date: November 2015 – Review unit purchased from B&N Overview The Nook Glowlight Plus is Barnes and Noble’s 5th generation Nook ebook reader. Its release comes 2 years after the last Nook Glowlight. The new Plus model adds the latest 300 ppi E Ink screen as well as a water-tight design and a more […]
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Nook Glowlight Plus vs Kindle Paperwhite 3 Comparison Review (+Video)
Now that there’s a new Nook on the market people are going to want to know how it compares to Kindles. So for this review I’m going to outline how the Nook Glowlight Plus compares to the Kindle Paperwhite 3. I’ll briefly discuss how the Nook compares to the Kindle Voyage as well. First off, […]
Nook Glowlight Plus vs Kobo Glo HD Comparison Review (+Video)
Now that Barnes and Noble has released the new updated Nook Glowlight Plus, I wanted to put together a quick comparison between it and the Kobo Glo HD. Both are very similar ebook readers. They share most of the same hardware components and have a number of overlapping features; the design and software is what […]
Nook GlowLight Plus Runs Android 4.4 KitKat – Will it get Rooted?
There’s an interesting detail buried at the bottom of the fact sheet for the new Nook GlowLight Plus that Barnes and Noble released today. It turns out the new Nook runs Android 4.4 KitKat. It’s locked into B&N’s custom Nook user interface, of course, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be opened up to be […]
New Waterproof 300 ppi Nook GlowLight Plus Released
Barnes and Noble has released a new dedicated ebook reader called the Nook GlowLight Plus. It’s available now online and from Barnes and Noble retail stores for $129. The Nook GlowLight Plus is a 6-inch ebook reader, like previous Nooks. What separates this model is the fact that it has the latest high resolution 300 […]
B&N Releases New 9.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab E Nook Tablet
Last week Barnes and Noble added a new device to their lineup of Nook-branded Samsung tablets. It’s called the Samsung Galaxy Tab E Nook. It’s a 9.6-inch Android tablet with a 1280 x 800 resolution screen (157 ppi). Basically it’s B&N’s answer to the Fire HD 10, and it sells for $249. The interesting thing […]
B&N Releases New 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Nook for $399
Barnes and Noble has announced the latest addition to their line of Samsung branded Nook tablets with the release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Nook. The Tab S2 Nook is an 8-inch tablet with high-end specs. It has a Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 (320 ppi)—perfect for ereading. It’s […]
Would You Switch to Nook if B&N Gave You a Nook GlowLight for Free?
Barnes and Noble has been getting a lot of bad press for a long time, especially when it comes to anything related to the Nook portion of their business because it’s always losing them a ton of money with each quarterly report. Most of the problems are of B&N’s own making, like making it so […]