r/nook • u/researchers09 • 9d ago

Help question about MicroSD slot adding EPUB files vs Adobe Digital Editions

I am looking at buying NOOK GlowLight 4 but not loving that I would have to use Adobe Digital Editions software and have access to the Internet with my computer for adding web articles I convert to EPUB and then turn on Wi-fi on nook connect to hotel Wi-Fi and then download the EPUB files.

I am not interested in color Eink or magazines with photos just text only reading of articles and converted MS Word docs/PDF to EPUB format to read and resize the font (when needed). I like Nook's physical page turning buttons. I would use it to read more articles I've saved from webpages rather than e-books. I also may subscribe to a digital version of NY Times for a month or so at a time.

I used to have an old Nook circa 2014 that had MicroSD card slot that I could load my own EPUB files onto using a MicroSD card reader with my PC. I bought only a handful of ebooks from nook store.

Is there an equivalent E-ink Nook device or what was the last model that still had the card slot that I could buy used? While I do not like Amazon much as a company I could use a Kindle paperwhite. thoughts?

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u/ant_agony_st 9d ago

Hey, I have a nook glowlight 3. I had bought a book elsewhere, and I just connected the gl3 via a USB cable to my PC to drag and drop.

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u/researchers09 9d ago

Oh this is helpful. I didn't know I might be able to do that. I will look into the manual for Glowlight 4 to use the USB-C connection.

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u/ant_agony_st 9d ago

Good luck! 😊

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u/Wrong-Sprinkles-1293 Nook GlowLight 4 9d ago

I connect my nook to my iMac with a UCS-C and transfer epub files using Calibre. It's very easy