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Outed by a sneak peek at a Wall Street Journal advertisement a day before its supposed release, the Barnes & Noble Nook is an ebook-reader allegedly based on Google's Android operating system. In addition to a monochrome e-Ink screen for reading it will have a colour touch-screen control surface occupying the bottom 20% of the main surface.
MSRP $259.00
Release date October, 2009
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October 14, 2009 at 2:38 pm by
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Competitors
MSRP $200.00
Released August, 2009
Pros
- 440MB internal memory
- USB 2.0
connection
- Internal battery can hold
a charge for two weeks with regular use
- Available in Navy Blue, Rose Pink and Silver
- eBook Library software for PC and Mac
Barnes & Noble Nook
vs.
Sony Pocket Edition PRS-300
MSRP --
Released October, 2009
Pros
- will be available in places competitors like the Kindle 2 are not
- 3G
- touchscreen functionality
Cons
- button interface isn't as intuitive or appealing as the one found on the Kindle/Kindle 2
- 3G service will cost a lot more than Amazon's Whispernet
- no qwerty keyboard
Barnes & Noble Nook
vs.
Endless Ideas BeBook 2
MSRP $199.00
Released September, 2009
Pros
- affordable price
- 512MB of internal storage
- SD card slot for easy to use expandable storage
Cons
- no wireless connectivity
- difficult to match the Kindle 2 at $259
- bland and cheap looking
Barnes & Noble Nook
vs.
Endless Ideas BeBook Mini
MSRP $259.00
Released February, 2009
Pros
- thinner than the previous generation model
- easy to read ePaper display
- exact same price as the last generation model
Cons
- no PDF support
- no external storage (Amazon removed the original Kindle's SD card reader)
- still too expensive for mass adoption
Barnes & Noble Nook
vs.
Amazon Kindle 2
Reviews
October 20, 2009
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reviewer
Pros
- Android operating system
- multitouch colour control panel
- pdf and epub format support
- built in WiFi and 3G
- microSD card reader for storage expansion
- potential for future apps
- over a million books available at launch
- LCD powers off when reading
- 2GB of internal storage
- iPhone, BlackBerry, PC and Mac software will allow users to pick up where they left off on multiple devices (same as sharing)
- allows users to lend books to friends
- free WiFi at every Barnes & Noble
- affordable price
Cons
- no open app development
- WiFi will only work at Barnes & Noble (for now)
- glossy as opposed to matte plastic
- no web browser
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October 21, 2009
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Pros
- Android operating system
- multitouch colour control panel
- pdf and epub format support
- built in WiFi and 3G
- microSD card reader for storage expansion
- potential for future apps
- over a million books available at launch
- LCD powers off when reading
- 2GB of internal storage
- iPhone, BlackBerry, PC and Mac software will allow users to pick up where they left off on multiple devices (same as sharing)
- allows users to lend books to friends
Cons
- no open app development
- WiFi will only work at Barnes & Noble (for now)
- price will prevent it from gaining major mainstream traction
- glossy as opposed to matte plastic
- no web browser
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November 10, 2009
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reviewer
Pros
- Android operating system
- multitouch colour control panel
- pdf and epub format support
- built in WiFi and 3G
- microSD card reader for storage expansion
- potential for future apps
- over a million books available at launch
- LCD powers off when reading
- free WiFi at every Barnes & Noble
Cons
- no open app development
- WiFi will only work at Barnes & Noble (for now)
- price will prevent it from gaining major mainstream traction
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October 14, 2009
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Pros
- Android operating system
- multitouch colour control panel
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