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.
B&N Wi-Fi Nook For Only $150
Barnes and Noble is doing away with 3G version of their e-book reader Nook and now offering Wi-Fi Nook for $150. The previous 3G version is now selling for $199. With a new 1.4 firmware update, the Nook will now allow you to use any AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot for free.
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!
Barnes & Noble Updates Firmware And Offers $100 Gift Certificates For Delays
Barnes & Noble has released the first firmware update 1.1.0 for its Nook e-book reader that includes improves the start-up time for My Libraries, device displays the correct time on its status bar, better page numbering for books, performance updates in areas such as page turning of e-books and formatting of downloaded books.
Barnes & Noble has sent an e-mail promising a $100 gift voucher to anyone whose Nook doesn’t make it before Christmas.
Nook Sold Out For Christmas
The Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader is now officially sold out through 2009. From the company website, it states that the device is out of stock but you can get one for the new year.
Amazon might have an upper hand this Christmas. You should know that even if you can’t get a Nook now, you can still get a gift certificate that can be wrapped and given to the recipient.
Source: Barnes & Noble Nook
