Customer Ratings & Reviews

Easier to read than a book. No glare and easy to hold.

i like that i can adjust the light if i have to read at night good feature

The lighting is a nice improvement over our previous Nook, which was already quite satisfactory as a reader.

I really like the nook for its functionality and storage abilities.

easy to read. store is easy to purchase from for my 10yr old

I have had Nooks from the beginning and each improvement makes me happy that I chose Nook.

Just received for Christmas and I already have 100 books on it.

I love this product. Easy to use under any light condition

The nook simple touch glow is a great basic reader. It is not the best reader for books that have interactive content such as kids books.

Good for price and for light browsing and reading. The kids seem to like it and caught their interest. Makes for a good night reading tool and offers plenty of light in dim room.

I've had every B&N nook to date and this is by far my favorite. I had a NST which I loved but died out on me (the only nook product I've ever had an issue with) I had the geek squad black tie protection plan and Best Buy gave me store credit (no hassles) to purchase another e-reader of my choice. Tried a kindle touch and didn't like the feel of it in my hands and found the interface lacking compared to the nook. I also tried the nook tablet which was great but gave me migraines from reading on an LCD for long periods of time. Finally the nook glowlight came out :)!!! After using it for about a 3 weeks with and without the glowlight on, it is everything I loved about my NST and better! The screen is super responsive, the light is wonderful for lowlight and no light conditions. After a full charge I've been reading on it just about everyday for the past 2 weeks for about 30 mins to an hour a night, and yesterday for about 5 and a half hours, searched for books to purchase on my nook for about 4 hours total throughout that time as well, all with glowlight on and I still have 48% of battery left. I am truly happy with this purchase!! The contrast loss many have claimed is not a big deal at all unless you stare very closely to the screen and compare it with a NST right next to this unit. Which is still barely noticeable.

Have my Glow for about a week now and am going to return it for a replacement. I read alot and have a Nook Color, but have to charge it often, so I wanted something simple just to read with a longer battery life. The Glow has a nice display and the light is an added benefit for those who like to read in bed or just need more light. However, I find the page turning not very responsive. Sometimes I have to swipe the pages a few times. Occasionally, the reader jumps ahead or back (probably from trying to turn the pages). I'm not sure where I am in the book and it takes a few more minutes to find my place. Really annoying. This morning, the reader got hung up and I was unable to open my book. Finally got it booted up and deauthorized it. I don't like that that happened only a week after I bought it. What will happen next month or next year? B&N makes a great product. Their in--store support is good (not so much for phone support). I love my Color Nook, but not sure about the Glow. Hopfully, it's just my reader and not the norm for the Glow. Will give it another chance and see what happens.

So, I've had the original first gen iPad since just after it came out and have used it quite a bit as an e-reader. Never really had any complaints about it being hard on my eyes or anything like that, but I recently deployed overseas and I decided to leave the iPad at home for the family. I picked up the Glow Light NOOK shortly after I got here. I've read reviews that say it's not as tack sharp as the nooks/kindles w/o a glow light, but from my perspective it's still extremely sharp. Works great at night in a tent full of dudes trying to sleep...not too bright, but still plenty of light to read by. I've charged it once since getting it several weeks ago...an hour or so a night of reading and the thing's still going strong. I'm extremely happy with this purchase and would happily recommend it to others.

I had the original Nook and was pleased with everything except having to use a clip on lamp or light at night. I prefer the e-ink display and when the Nook with Glow came out, I thought it would be the right choice. I have had mine for almost almost a month now and I am still very pleased with it. The glare and wash out are no place near what I experienced with my original Nook and an outside light source at night. I have been impressed with the LED's at night and the light seems to be balanced across the screen. After three weeks of use, I just put it on the charger for the first time. I highly recommend the Nook Simple Touch with Glow for anyone looking for a quality e-reader.

Love this Ereader! Comes with GlowLight for reading at night and feels much lighter than Amazon's kindle paperwhite! Great screen and a pleasure to read from. Also, this device is very user friendly.

I have had eReaders from the start and was delighted to upgrade to this model. I have used both Kindle and Nook and both are excellent, despite what any reviewer may say. Before deciding which to buy, go to the Nook book store at Barnes and Noble and then go to the Amazon Kindle store. Compare books and prices and make your own call. As for this reader, I frankly am very happy with it. The ink looks just a bit light with some books, but not enough to be distracting or annoying to me. The battery life is amazing and this model has a fast enough processor to navigate large-file books with speed and ease. If you are a reader or want to read more, this device is for you. The Nook HD is for you if you want to read, watch movies, check your email, view photographs, etc. If you want to read books, I recommend this model.

I shopped long and hard before I unloaded any money for this. Yes, I read all the reviews where folks talked about the tear in the light layer, and yes I read about the font contrast issues, and I went ahead and bought one. I really liked the sound of the ergonomics, and I tend to do a lot of reading in bed, at night. I needed something light, with a light, and also comfortable to hold. I am so happy I chose this. I love it, and there's not a single day I have not used it. I do not really like the organization hierarchy a lot, it seems a lot of bother to try and organize you library, and sync with Adobe Digital Editions, and I would like to add, i don't like the power button where it is, the way I hold books in bed, I have accidentally turned it off so many times, so move it, or put in a switch guard? But the pleasure I get from it makes those minor complaints, a grudging sacrifice, because I absolutely love my Nook! I don't know how I lived without it. I also wanted to say, something kind of strange happened? My Nook, too, developed the light screen tear, that some others have talked about. Mine developed up in the center of the screen, about a half inch from the border down. That happened about three weeks after I bought it, and I had been handling it with kid gloves, as I was aware of the problem, and trying very hard to be careful. So, it finally happened, sigh, it was about 1cm long, and about 1/4cm wide. Looking at all the hassle of trying to return it, (I would have to make a drive), I decided to live with it. I made my bed right? I was well aware of this issue when I bought it. And it was really not in a highly noticeable spot, nor was it much of a nuisance with low light levels, or reading with the light off. So, a few days later, I begin to notice the tear was a little smaller, a few days later smaller and less noticeable, and then today, I sit down to read my Nook, and there is only a hairline squiggle, where the tear once was. No light leaks through, and it is nearly closed up. My Nook has healed itself! I don't know how to explain it, but I am a VERY happy camper! ^_^

I want to love this machine. It is a great reader and the light on it makes reading at night so much easier. It's light, easy to use, all around great. BUT....... I have one glaring problem. I have already returned one and am on the 2nd and I have had the same issue with both. The time is wrong....hours, numbers, all wrong. If it were just hours I could change the time zone and be okay, but not when the minutes are off as well. It's 6:19 pm currently and my Nook says 11:36 pm. I've tried soft resets, hard resets, product replacement...all still wrong. BN support was no help either. I'm okay with it at this point, I don't look to my e-reader for the time of day, but it would be nice for the machine to work the way it's supposed to when I'm paying $140 for it. Hopefully this is a patch that the next software update will address. Other than the clock everything is great. I enjoy using it and it's easy to carry around wherever I go. ******If anyone has discovered a solution to this problem PLEASE let me know!!!*******

I bought this ereader from the good reviews I read. It's not a bad device. It's compact and built solid. After you register downloading books was a snap. Just make sure you're in a good WiFi area. The glowlight makes reading in dark places easy on the eyes. The battery is capable of going days before you have to recharge it. I would recommend buying a good cover to protect the nook. I really believe this device will be improved with more options but for now I'm satisfied with the purchase.

I also have a Nook 1st Ed and a Nook Color (rooted). The Nook Color was great for eReading at night since it is lit but it is comparatively heavy. The 1st Ed. was good but no backlight. So now, I don't use the 1st Ed and the Nook Color is basically an Android tablet for web surfing and games, etc. The Nook Simple Touch Glow is the best of all worlds as an eReader. The SDCard gives lots of additional memory to hold books. I use Calibre as my book manager and also use the Calibre server running always on my home server to easily copy ePub/PDF books to the eReader. Sideloading books with drag&drop in Windows Explorer to either main memory or the SDCard is also very easy.