Barnes & Noble's e-Book Nook
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Barnes & Noble is entering the electronic book reader game with its new e-book reader called the Nook.
That's right - the Nook. Evidently, in addition to competing for market share, B&N wished to compete with the Kindle for worst ever product name.
The Nook e-book reader runs on the Google Android operating system and, like the Kindle, sports an e-paper display. Beneath this, however, the Nook also has a color touch screen similar to that found on Apple's iPhone, where the user can shop for books via free 3G wireless and Barnes & Noble integration.
According to Barnes & Noble, Nook users will be able to lend e-books to friends (who are presumably also Nook owners) and they will have access to thousands of free book titles.
Learn more at www.barnesandnoble.com.
Comments
I actually think the Nook is a great name. This comes from someone who had to find a place for a reading ‘nook’ before finding a place to put her bed when renting her first apartment.
If they could just inject the e-reader with that musty book smell and recreate the feeling of actual pages, I’d totally be down. As it stands, I’ll take my real book to an actual nook to read.