Exciting, right? I like the new look, but I like the old look too. The only way to tell the new Nook from the old, at least with the light off, is the plastic strip around the edge of the device - it's now light gray instead of dark gray. Given that in only takes about five minutes of holding an iPad before it feels like a workout, that's a nice change. At these numbers, though, the specs don't really matter the bottom line is the GlowLight Nook is incredibly comfortable to hold and use, even in one hand, and even after hours of reading my arm didn't get tired. It's a little lighter than the Kindle or the Nook Simple Touch, weighing just shy of 7 ounces - adding the light while making the device thinner is an impressive feat. It's noticeably thicker than a Kindle Touch, at 0.47 inches (11.9mm) to the Kindle's 0.40 inches (10.1mm). The Nook's plastic body gives a bit as you hold it, making it feel less like a gadget and more like a paperback book in your hands. It automatically connects to Wi-Fi networks if you're in a Barnes & Noble or a Starbucks, and connecting it to your home network is cake thanks to the impressively usable on-screen keyboard. There's almost nothing you can do with it except read, and you can start reading the second you pull the device out of the box. The GlowLight Nook (that's what I'm going to call it from now on, to avoid having to use the monstrous full name over and over) is virtually unchanged from last year's model.
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