Nook GlowLight 4

Barnes & Noble

Nook GlowLight 4

#18 in E-Readers
27 positive 0 neutral 14 negative

Based on 41 Reddit mentions

What people say about

Summary of sentiment across key features mentioned by users.

screen quality

11/4

user interface

2/11

ease of use

10/2

page turn buttons

11/1

file compatibility

8/2

library integration

6/4

software updates

1/8

build quality

6/2

What people are saying

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Would you buy a Nook? Why or why not?

People avoid the Nook for a few reasons: Nooks are only available in the US. Technically you can use them outside the US, but you're likely to run into issues with actually purchasing things on it. They do, naturally, work outside the US for reading, but the actual process of buying books is US-cent

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Omega_Maximum in r/ereader

July 31, 2025 3:43 AM

29

Nook Glowlight 4 Plus?

Yes, if you want a 7.8-inch black-and-white e-ink screen and to purchase, read, and move on to the next eBook, the NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus (2023) is perfect.** Crisp text, warm or cool light, and if you want to listen to any audiobooks you purchase from B&N, it has a 3.5mm audio jack or Bluetooth capa

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vernismermaid in r/nook

March 2, 2025 11:25 PM

10

Would you buy a Nook? Why or why not?

Great write-up. Despite a lot of drawbacks, the hardware is great especially if you enjoy pageturn buttons. I have NOOK, Kobo, Kindle and Boox devices and always grab my NOOK GlowLight 4 or 4 Plus to read.

ChristianBk in r/ereader

July 31, 2025 7:01 AM

9

Lenovo Frost Blue~I Love It!

It's probably not talked about a lot because it's just a Lenovo M9 Android tablet with the NOOK and Barnes & Noble brand engraved on the back. These devices were in the market almost 6-7 months before Barnes and Noble had Lenovo manufacturer some with the NOOK sticker on them. The screen resolution

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vernismermaid in r/nook

July 19, 2025 6:18 PM

8

Ocean Teal GL4

Agree with this. As a kindle user with the latest model paperwhite, I still prefer the nook glow light 4 hardware wise. The screen, buttons, and form factor is just superior. Barnes & Noble just tortures us with the horrendous software.

Background-Quality22 in r/nook

November 11, 2025 12:37 AM

8

Coming back

I love my GlowLight 4! I mostly borrow books from the library. Setting up Adobe Digital Editions to get the epub files from libby onto my nook was a pain, but it was well worth the effort. I love the physical buttons and it's the perfect size for my bag and for the using on the commute

Wrong-Sprinkles-1293 in r/nook

November 13, 2025 6:01 PM

8

New Nook GlowLight 4 Color Incoming - Ocean Teal

They make it so hard to be ride or die for Nook. I have only ever had Nook and owned the very first one way back when. I know they said in 2026 we can expect the Glow Light 5 or whatever it's going to be, but tough to get excited about the same ereader that has been available for a long time and it'

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AcrobaticPromotion68 in r/nook

September 26, 2025 2:10 PM

6

Get my Nook Glowlight 4 Plus tomorrow!! SO EXCITED!!

If you converted your Amazon eBooks to EPUB, you should be able to connect the NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus to your computer with a USB cable and drag-and-drop the EPUBs onto the NOOK. Put the EPUBs in the "NOOK" folder. B&N does NOT give you a digital copy of your eBook. So you cannot "do the reverse" lik

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vernismermaid in r/nook

February 18, 2025 6:08 PM

5

Are there any benefits...

There is no benefit to having a NOOK over a Kindle eReader, even if the B&N is 5 minutes from you. The only benefit would be if you decide to sign up for a Barnes & Noble membership (there are 2 tiers: free and $40 paid) to earn stamps. You get 1 stamp for every $10 PRE-TAX spent on B&N items. When

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vernismermaid in r/nook

January 24, 2025 5:34 PM

4

New devices confirmed for 2026

I’ve always loved Barnes & Noble and have owned almost every version of nook they’ve ever released. I would normally be very excited about this announcement. But if they don’t fix the software “problem” with the fonts I won’t be buying any more nooks. I have vision loss and haven’t been able to use

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cany19 in r/nook

August 6, 2025 3:41 PM

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