Barnes & Noble Adds Google Play App Store
When your tablet can’t beat Google Nexus, join in. And that is what Barnes & Nobles has done adding Google Play App Store to Nook tablets. Suddenly the apps increased from 10,000 to 750,000. This in return made the Nook more appealing to consumers and hoping this will generate interest in the device that has made little headway against Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle and Apple Inc’s iPad.
Barnes & Noble Cut Prices On Nook Tablet And Nook Color
Barnes & Noble will start shipping the new $199 Nook HD tablet. And the company has slahed the prices on last year’s Nook Tablet models to $179 (16GB) and $159 (8GB), and reduced the price of its entry-level Nook Color to $139. These tablets will be available throughout the holidays but not sure when they will be keep selling.
Previously we have reported that Barnes & Noble is taking the ebook fight to Amazon, Google and Apple with the unveiling of high definition Nook tablets. The eBook tablets are the $199 7-inch Nook HD tablet and the $269 9-inch Nook HD+.
The 7-inch Nook HD features a high-definition 1440 x 900 display, HD video playback of up to 720p, optical bonding technology with no air gap, 315 grams, 5-inches wide and 20% lighter and nearly a half-inch narrower than rival Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD.
The 9-inch Nook HD+ features a resolution of 1920 x 1280, HD video playback of up to 1080p, 515 grams, 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, a 16GB model for $269 and 32GB model for $299.
Barnes & Noble Banks On New Nook HD And Nook HD+
Barnes & Noble is taking the ebook fight to Amazon, Google and Apple with the unveiling of high definition Nook tablets. The eBook tablets are the $199 7-inch Nook HD tablet and the $269 9-inch Nook HD+.
The 7-inch Nook HD features a high-definition 1440 x 900 display, HD video playback of up to 720p, optical bonding technology with no air gap, 315 grams, 5-inches wide and 20% lighter and nearly a half-inch narrower than rival Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD.
The 9-inch Nook HD+ features a resolution of 1920 x 1280, HD video playback of up to 1080p, 515 grams, 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, a 16GB model for $269 and 32GB model for $299.
Nook Tablet To Be Sold Cheaply
Barnes & Noble has done a massive price cut on their Nook tablets. The device is half the price of Apple’s cheapest iPad.
The 16GB model selling for $249 is now $199 and the 8GB model, originally at $199 is now at $179. Barnes and Nobel is either cutting price due to the new Google Nexus or due to the impending launch of Amazon’s new Kindles.
The Nook tablet comes with 1GB Ram 16GB integrated storage and the inclusion of microSD memory expansion. It runs on Android 2.3 OS.
Nook Tablet Revealed And Cost $249
Barnes & Noble has joined the tablet market by unveiling a Nook Tablet priced at $249, $50 more than Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet. The device is half the price of Apple’s cheapest iPad.
The Nook tablet comes with 1GB Ram 16GB integrated storage and the inclusion of microSD memory expansion. It runs on Android 2.3 OS.
Barnes & Noble Reveals $139 Touchscreen Colour Nook
Barnes & Noble has unveiled a smaller and lower-cost Nook Simple Touch Reader in an effort to boost its share of the growing e-book market. The new e-reader features touchscreen capabilities, has a 6-inch display and weighs 35 percent less than the original version. The Nook Simple Touch Reader will retail at $139. Pre-order now and the wi-fi reader will ship to you for free on June 10th.
Nook Now In Colour
Barnes & Noble Nook is now available in colour and the e-reader will feature a 7″ Android tablet with a color LCD touchscreen. It will retail at $250.
Barnes & Noble Expanding In-Store Nook Displays
Due to the success of Apple Stores, Barnes & Noble is also trying to capture the atmosphere by introducing the in-store Nook displays. This will encourage users to browse through their Nook e-reader while inside the store. B&N has called this Nook Boutique. Will they get ahead of Amazon’s Kindle by doing so? We hope so, as Amazon is purely online and none of the customers have a chance of holding a Kindle before buying it.
Nook App For Andriod Now Available
Barnes & Noble not only invested their time of Nook for iPhone, now the company has released the app for Android 1.6 or above.
From Press Release:
The new Android app is also the first eReader software to feature Barnes & Noble’s new NOOK-centric branding, leveraging the strength of the company’s NOOK brand across its entire eReading offering. NOOK for Android will soon be followed by an updated NOOK for iPhone®, NOOK for iPad™, and others in the coming months. The new eReader software branding aligns with the company’s current NOOK offering – NOOK 3G and NOOK Wi-Fi® eBook Readers, and the recently announced NOOKstudy™ online study platform and software solution for higher education.
Nook e-Reader Back In Store
Barnes & Noble has announced that their Nook e-book reader is now available online and will be in stores by mid-week. The device has been long overdue because of high demand. A wise decision as more e-readers are entering the market like Apple’s iPad.
From their blog post: We’re excited to announce that nook is now available online and will be in stock at the majority of our stores by mid-week — just in time for Valentine’s Day!
