NOOK HD Tablet Snow 8GB

Love my Nook Hd but am ready and waiting for an update. I've com

Love my Nook Hd but am ready and waiting for an update. I've come across a ton of glitches that I never experienced on the NC. And why is Plants vs. Zombies listed as a Nook HD app but doesn't actually work on the Nook Hd or HD plus? If the app isn't ready, you should not be advertising it or selling it :(

8 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

I had the Nook tablet for a little over a year before it died an

I had the Nook tablet for a little over a year before it died and decided to replace it with the HD tablet.
I bought it and left on vacation with it the next morning. The picture was great and it only took a little bit to get used to the new home page layout. Unfortunately I couldn't get the cover off the SD slot. When I was finally able to wiggle it out only one side was attached. Hmm, kind of a dumb design I figured, but I'll work with it. When I returned from vacation I went back to the store I had bought it from and looked at the SD cover on the demo model. Upon discovering that both sides of the cover are supposed to be attached, I assumed the cover was broken and that was why it had been so hard to open. The staff at the store cheerfully exchanged my broken Nook. The door on the new one wasn't much better and now it too is broken. Everything else has been wonderful. If you are planning to access the SD card a lot you may not want this tablet.

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

I have owned my Nook HD for about a week now. I am still very u

I have owned my Nook HD for about a week now. I am still very unsure on how to rate it. It has a nice crisp display and I love the Barns and Noble book store.
However, this is NOT a tablet. It is very limited on what it can do, with very limited apps availabe. There isn't even a facebook app. you have to buy an app called friendcaster to link to your facebook account. Wifi drains the battery very quickly. As a reader this is a great device. If you are looking for something more then just a reader then buy a real tablet. I am still trying to decide if I want to keep it or return it.

5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

I have owned the nook color for 2 1/2 years. Three months after

I have owned the nook color for 2 1/2 years. Three months after purchase the cord stoped working.  since then I received 3 more extension cords for free until my warenty ran out.  I tried to purchase an extention cord but they are out of stock.  I found out that tne generic cords can work to char
arge the nook but the device has to be turned off.  I now charge my nook at night or when power gets low  by turning it off to charge with a generic extention cord.

3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

I have used the HD for six months now and have enjoyed it as a r

I have used the HD for six months now and have enjoyed it as a reader. Every time I turn on the WiFi the battery drains, and even more dramatically since Google was added. Therefore, I have turned off all Google apps and WiFi and no longer use it to access e-mail. For any problems, the help line, customer service,and the help desk in the store are all useless. I have had to figure out every single problem by myself. Had I known how poor the tablet features worked I never would have put this on my wish list. I would have ordered a reader only. I also find the Free Friday feature nearly useless with mainly junk offered. Not one response has ever been received from Customer Service. I can't say how many times I have signed up for the daily deal e-mail and NEVER received notification. Guess what: Amazon sends me notification of daily deals and I never even had to ask for it. If I could go back six months. This would never have been on my wish list. I give it a three stars for the e-reader function only. Barnes and Noble, how do you expect to stay in business?

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Great for reading books, worthless as a tablet. Screen is hard t

Great for reading books, worthless as a tablet. Screen is hard to control and typing on the keyboard is difficult to say the least. This thing drives me crazy

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

So when Barnes & Noble goes out of business, what will you g

So when Barnes & Noble goes out of business, what will you guys all do with your Nooks? I know Microsoft invested $300 million into the Nook brand, but will that be enough to keep B&N alive if they keep losing money?

2 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

I just wish I could use it more.  I loved my original nook, unt

I just wish I could use it more. 

I loved my original nook, until it eventually started getting dead pixels that made reading distracting. Having read iffy reviews of light issues on the simple touch with glowlight, which would have been my first choice, I decided to give tablet reading a try with the Nook HD. Not just for reading, granted, as with anyone who promises they bought a tablet "for reading." There are too many distracting apps and games for that.  

I've tried both older and newer versions of the Kindle and Kindle fire tablet borrowed from friends and relatives, and have always found Amazon to be severely challenged in creating a decent user interface. The Kindle menus are just ugly and feel like outdated technology fresh from the box. This nook didn't change my opinion on that. I LOVE its home screen setup, and, of course, I still love the reading experience. I received the nook HD as a gift at Christmas, and was, at that time, disappointed with the app selection available. They've since added access to the google play store, which eliminates that issue for me.   I unfortunately have to knock my review down a couple stars for two rather major, and related, complaints:  One, battery life. Obviously not going to be as good as an eInk reader. I wasn't expecting that. But it seems to barely make it through a day. I haven't timed it precisely, but 90% of the time I pull out my nook to read something on my lunch break, it has a dead battery, which makes it hard to feel very fond of it. That issue would be almost ok if it were easy to charge. I work someplace where generic universal chargers are readily available. But NO. They HAD to make it with a proprietary plug that matches nothing else. Thus replacements have to be purchased through Barnes & Noble, and there's no option to bum a friend's cell phone charger to charge your nook when it's dead. As a once terribly loyal "nook person," I can't even express how much this turns me off of nooks and B&N in general. Would a simple mini- or micro-usb have been so hard? To make the issue worse, the Nook is also picky about what it draws power from. I have these crazy newfangled power strips with built-in USB ports. And the nook cable won't work with them. It HAS to be plugged in with its own adaptor. I wish I could write a fuller review of my nook. I really wanted to love it, and, when it's working, I usually do. But it's dead right now.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Its one of the greatest new technological items out I wish it ha

Its one of the greatest new technological items out I wish it had a camera and cam

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

I like it but a lot of  the apps and books that are free on my k

I like it but a lot of  the apps and books that are free on my kindle fire i have to pay for. So i use my , kindle more than my nook it was a gift and that is the only reason i did not return it.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

I love the Nook HD however the battery life is poor.  To try to

I love the Nook HD however the battery life is poor.  To try to eke out longer battery life I keep the wi fi off and the power saver mode on.  Still I'm  having to charge it quite often.  As a reader it is very good.  I use my IPad for everything else. 

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I like the product but stay away from Astraware apps. I have tro

I like the product but stay away from Astraware apps. I have trouble with two of them.  Astraware has been made aware of the problem but other than an automatic response, their has been no other communication. Barnes and Noble does not support the apps. They refer to their vendor.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

I drug my heels purchasing this product because we have already

I drug my heels purchasing this product because we have already purchased one first edition nook and two nook colors.
I was disappointed that B&N did not offer a trade or upgrade option for consistent users.
In the end this lil beauty won my heart over.

A few issues: a) horrible web browsing.
b) slow to recognize touch when surfing web, even within extreme internet speed conditions.
c) same app issues as other users. If all devices I use are blue tooth and I use the same account
recognized email, then then apps should not have to be re-purchased.
This alone makes this tablet less usable Over my iPad and iPhone.
I would like to add a few suggestions: fix these bugs and offer current owners compensation (anew tablet trade in)
 if these bugs cannot be fixed via software updates or this will be our families last nook purchase.
 *My daughter is asking for an upgrade so get it in gear B&N.
 All in all I did give this lil beauty 3 stars; for the reader portion itself I would give 5.
 I have arthritis and it is a dream to be able to hold it and read for hours with out any pain. Another plus is the size.
I can take it anywhere in my small coach purse and the nook color would not fit and was too heavy.
I finally have a device I can keep track of my aps. as they are booked.  

Hope this helps. I do love B&N.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Maybe a 3-I'm not sure--right now I hate it. I absolutely loved

Maybe a 3-I'm not sure--right now I hate it. I absolutely loved my NOOK COLOR and recomended it to everyone since the day I had it I would still say buy it (if you could) over this HD tablet. It is absolutely great for reading--however as far as anything else--its awful. Only apps I can get are the nook ones and who wants them. I want my own--just like on the IPOD. Now that is great. Sort of sorry I didnt stay with Apple products but I mainly wanted to read and use email and for that stuff, this is fine. Was simple to get back and forth on Nook Color--not with this. I would return it except once your account is set up and everything is transferred the hardest thing to do is to return an electronic gadget such as this. It is lighter than my Color so I guess I'll keep it for my purse and to read and keep my COLOR bedside. Just means that the newest is not always the best.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Fixy the dangt kyboard! thts all im sayng

Fixy the dangt kyboard! thts all im sayng

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

I like it. This is my third Nook....first edition, tablet and n

I like it. This is my third Nook....first edition, tablet and now HD tablet. They screwed up the email with this one. The Tablet was easy to use, contacts easy to access, but with the HD tablet, Yahoo seems to be a problem. Can't access my contacts from the email page, nor can I send to multiple contacts using the contacts app.
Told customer service about this and was assured that it would be taken care of with the next upgrade. It hasn't been.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I had a nook color and decided to upgrade to an nook hd.  Althou

I had a nook color and decided to upgrade to an nook hd.  Although I love it's features I find that after 30 minutes of continuous use that it gets hot.  Even the touch screen becomes hot.  I took back my first nook hd thinking it was defective but the replacement runs hot also .   A cover helps with the problem.  The touch screen seems to have an slow reaction time also. I won't buy another nook again.

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I was disappointed to find out the Nook HD uses a proprietary ch

I was disappointed to find out the Nook HD uses a proprietary charging plug for this device, and the micro USB device used for my original Nook will not work. Also the power switch is on the upper left side of the device and is blocked when the device is inserted in a case. The Nook HD+ power switch is located on the upper right side, which is accessible when it is in a case. I really don't like the carousel on the home page, and would prefer icons instead. I do like the increased visibility for reading over my old Nook...

I have had to keep my Nook Color to be able to borrow library bo

I have had to keep my Nook Color to be able to borrow library books as Adobe Digital Editions does not recognize a Nook HD tablet. That is the only downfall I have found.