Nook Simple Touch

Barnes & Noble

Nook Simple Touch

3 positive 0 neutral 2 negative

Based on 5 Reddit mentions

$129.99

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Any e-readers that have completely no wifi connectivity?

The Nook SimpleTouch BNRV300 / BNRV350 technically have Wifi but Barnes & Noble have switched off the servers for old Nooks so it's not able to do anything with that WiFi. They are actually pretty good eReaders as well. Touch and physical buttons, not too big. Easy to swap out the battery if needed.

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Sosbanfawr in r/ereader

October 3, 2025 8:04 AM

5

Looking for E-Reader without Wifi or at least without built in web browser.

If you're in the US, the Nook range of ereaders from Barnes & Noble does have WiFi, but does not have any web browsing capability unless you do a whole lot of rooting and modifying of the built in OS. I say only in the US as B&N only has purchase options in the US. The hardware will, naturally, work

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Omega_Maximum in r/ereader

February 6, 2026 2:21 AM

3

Looking for recommendations

While I think the Nook Glowlight 4 would be comfortable for you in the hand, do be aware that the Nook has, basically, no customization beyond the built-in font options out of the box. Older Nooks, like the Nook Simple Touch, did have the ability to set custom screensavers, but that's been gone a lo

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Omega_Maximum in r/ereader

May 12, 2026 7:11 PM

1

i prefer the nook reading experience compared to other ereaders

As someone who spent about seven years working for Barnes & Noble, and most of that time as the digital sales lead for Nook. I really loved Nook and thought it was the best thing since Betty White, fighting the good fight against Evil Amazon. However, Nook has never gotten the software support and u

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howe4416 in r/nook

January 4, 2026 10:57 AM

1

Would you buy a Nook? Why or why not?

No, I would not recommend buying a Nook as an ereader. I do have a Nook Simple Touch, which I bought in order to root it and use it as an Android device. For that purpose, it works well enough. I run a checklist app on it for keeping shopping lists and exercise set lists. When I bought it, I already

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fduniho in r/ereader

July 31, 2025 9:09 PM

1

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