Barnes & Noble Unveils the Nook, a New 3G/Wi-Fi Digital Reader
-- Library Journal, 10/21/2009
From Publishers Weekly:
Turns out the mysterious photos released last week of a rumored Barnes & Noble-sponsored digital reader were the real deal. B&N CEO Steve Riggio along with B&N.com president William Lynch were on hand to show off the new device—called the Nook—at a packed press conference on the west side of Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. The Nook is an unusual dual screen digital reader—it has a six-inch grayscale E-Ink display with a full-color backlit touch-control screen situated just below—that raises the ante on E-Ink devices. The Nook offers a virtual keyboard, two GB of internal memory with expandable (16 gig) SD card and five different fonts...
Priced, unsurprisingly, at $259, the same price as the Amazon Kindle 2, the Nook not only offers wireless connectivity over a 3G network (AT&T) but also limited Wi-Fi connectivity as well. Nook owners can wirelessly lend/transmit titles for up to 14 days (although once lent, the book’s owner cannot access it) to anyone else with a Nook, iPhone or other selected smartphone OS that has the B&N eReader software installed.
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