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Nook E-reader £29 can be used as basic android tablet
AnthonymcQ
09-05-2013
The Nook Simple touch (£29) and Nook Glowlight (£69) have been reduseced to the prices in brackets in most stores in the UK.

I decided to get a glow light, as the simple touch was sold out in my local stores, and the light function is quite neat. I also like the physical buttons which the paperwhite does not have.

I had heard that its possible to root as it runs on android, and can run browser, email, and even the kindle app on it. Has anybody here done this yet ?

I think there's a difference in the UK and US firmware s, so don't want to brick it
paulbrock
09-05-2013
Isn't the nook reader different from the nook tablet? Like a kindle is not the same as a kindle fire. You can get the nook tablet to run android apps, but i doubt thats the 29 pounds device.
JasonWatkins
09-05-2013
Here you go - a video of what it actually looks like. And it looks horrible

http://lifehacker.com/5889158/turn-a...our-easy-steps
tony le mesmer
09-05-2013
Originally Posted by paulbrock:
“Isn't the nook reader different from the nook tablet? Like a kindle is not the same as a kindle fire. You can get the nook tablet to run android apps, but i doubt thats the 29 puns device.”

It is different, but the e-reader version also runs an older version of android and can be rooted,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIOlqsswecI

Could be handy to install dropbox to sync epub books, install the kindle app etc.
JasonWatkins
09-05-2013
Here's Sonic the Hedgehog running on it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_AcgYhoivA
Paul555
09-05-2013
Yes, I have rooted mine (29 quid Touch) and now I can use it as intended or switch to a basic launcher for Android apps. It is running the Google Market and I have installed Twitter, Facebook and Opera Mobile browser etc. I doubt I will use them much but it is nice to have the option

Rooting was easy, look for NookManager at XDA
paulbrock
09-05-2013
ah, that is quite neat. I'm almost tempted to get one just to have an e-ink reader/browser. No good for games but I do a lot of reading of news/forums/articles that might be worth having.
Andrew_Reid
11-05-2013
Is this good for reading newspapers in sunlight?Ie spain?
Nailz
12-05-2013
Originally Posted by Andrew_Reid:
“Is this good for reading newspapers in sunlight?Ie spain?”

It's great in sunlight as it uses e-ink, like the Kindle
FiendishlyC
15-05-2013
I bought a Nook and hacked it to run Android. I wasn't very impressed with it as a tablet and restored it back to being an e-reader. Incidentally it is an excellent reader (apart from side-loaded books often jumping back to page 1)
cmq2
18-05-2013
Originally Posted by AnthonymcQ:
“I had heard that its possible to root as it runs on android, and can run browser, email, and even the kindle app on it. Has anybody here done this yet ?”

Without rooting you can access the browser to see how poorly it performs: N > Settings > Social > Link to Facebook etc… > Google (Link Your Account) > Can't access your account? > in footer: Google Home
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