Nook Simple Touch e-readers

The majority of Americans and Englishmen at a word combination "the electronic book" imagine Amаzon Kindle, however model NOOK Simple Touch of the American company Barnes&Noble also is popular, and both in America, and in Europe.

The device screen - touch E-ink Pearl, a diagonal of 6 inches. The case is executed from qualitative plastic with a pleasant covering soft-touch, preventing sliding. Pleases module Wi-fi and Internet browser presence. This device supports only PDF and EPUB, is not presented the Russian menu, text wrappings, and also downloading TTF fonts. The book can be bought through an e-commerce shop Barnes&Nobble in the price about 80 US dollars.

Despite obvious lacks, this device can be interesting for Russian-speaking users, but at its little unusual use. The majority of electronic books work under operating system LINUX and have the own software, the applications incompatible with other devices. NOOK Simple Touch works with operating system Android and after a updating of the device the special program (it is natural, with guarantee loss), access to desktop Android opens. Thus the electronic book turns into almost high-grade tablet with E-ink screen. After that on NOOK Simple Touch the program for reading of books Coolreader, supporting almost all text formats, text wrappings, folders on a flash card, and also many other Android-appendices and games are started. And they can be loaded and established directly from a network the Internet.

Recently there was a new model of the device NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight for sale. Outwardly it hasn't differences from Nook Simple Touch. Besides all characteristics of pregoing model, Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight it is supplied by light-emitting diode illumination of the screen for reading in the darkness. Brightness of illumination can be regulated from zero to a maximum. Consumption of energy by the device with illumination inclusion increases strongly. At the maximum brightness of the screen of the battery of the reader suffices approximately about 15 hours.

Short about characteristics:

Advantages of a design and equipment: The screen of last generation, the strong, thin beautiful case, the American quality and reliability.
Design and equipment flaws: Poor equipment. The cover is got separately.
Advantages of the software:Simplicity and reliability, fonts with a mode "smoothing", support Wi-Fi.
Software flaws: Few supported text formats (FB2 - does not read), Are not present supported Folders on a flash card. Incomplete russification - is not presented Russian carryings over. Are not presented downloading fonts.

Various variants of firmware: Reception ROOT of access on NOOK Simple Touch.

Selection of resources of the Internet about Nook Simple Touch is in section "Links."

The table of parametres.

Display and flash card Formats of files Fonts and bookshelf Complete set and functions

Model of e-reader	Display						Flash card
Model of e-reader	Diagonal	Type	Resolution	Contrast	Touchscreen	Backlight	SD	Micro SD
Barnes and Noble GlowLight Plus	6	E-ink Carta HD	1072 x 1448	15:1
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight	6	E-ink Pearl HD	758 x 1024	12:1
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight 3	6	E-ink Carta HD	1072 x 1448	15:1
Barnes and Noble NOOK Simple Touch	6	E-ink Pearl	600 x 800	10:1
Barnes and Noble NOOK with GlowLight	6	E-ink Pearl	600 x 800	10:1

Model of e-reader	Text formats
Model of e-reader	TXT	PDF	EPUB	MOBI	FB2	DJVU	HTML	ZIP
Barnes and Noble GlowLight Plus
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight 3
Barnes and Noble NOOK Simple Touch
Barnes and Noble NOOK with GlowLight

Model of e-reader	Font / text			Book shelf
Model of e-reader	TTF	Carryings	Footnotes	Folders on a SD-card	File names	Autors / book names	Book covers	File manager
Barnes and Noble GlowLight Plus
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight 3
Barnes and Noble NOOK Simple Touch
Barnes and Noble NOOK with GlowLight

Model of e-reader	Equipment			You can download			OS	WiFi	User manual
Model of e-reader	USB cable	Charger	Cover	Applications	Alt. Firmware	Dictionary	OS	WiFi	User manual
Barnes and Noble GlowLight Plus							Android
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight							Android
Barnes and Noble NOOK GlowLight 3							Android
Barnes and Noble NOOK Simple Touch							Android
Barnes and Noble NOOK with GlowLight							Android

What to read?

Cecelia Ahern "Thanks for the Memories". A blood transfusion saves Joyce Conway’s life. After she wakes up, she finds that she has memories and knowledge that she did not possess before her accident. As she deals with her impending divorce and a miscarriage, Joyce encounters a handsome American, Justin. Joyce and Justin are drawn to each other. What is this magical connection?...

What to read?

Gregory David Roberts "Shantaram". A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld. 'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived in a Bombay slum. There, he established a free health clinic and also joined the mafia, working as a money launderer, forger and street soldier. He found time to learn Hindi and Marathi, fall in love, and spend time being worked over in an Indian jail. Then, in case anyone thought he was slacking, he acted in Bollywood and fought with the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan...

Jean Kwok "Mambo in Chinatown". Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York’s Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker. Though an ABC (American-born Chinese), Charlie’s entire life has been limited to this small area. Now grown, she lives in the same tiny apartment with her widower father and her eleven-year-old sister, and works—miserably—as a dishwasher...

To find these books, check out the "e-library".