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The Barnes & Noble Nook (styled nook or NOOK) is a brand of e-readers developed by American book retailer Barnes & Noble, [1] based on the Android platform. The original device was announced in the U.S. in October 2009, and was released the next month. [ 2 ]
Barnes & Noble Nook (styled NOOK) is a suite of e-book readers developed by the company, [91] based on the Android platform. The first device was announced in the United States on October 20, 2009, and was released November 30, 2009, for $259. [ 92 ]
The Nook system recognizes physical Barnes & Noble stores. Customers using the Nook in Barnes & Noble stores receive access to special content and offers while the device is connected to the store's Wi-Fi. Further, most e-Books in the catalog can be read for up to an hour while connected to the store Wi-Fi network with the 1.3 software update. [11]
The Nook HD and Nook HD+ are the third generation of Nook's line of color tablet e-reader/media players by Barnes & Noble for using their copy restricted (DRM) [5] proprietary files, [6] or other files. They are the successors to the Nook Tablet and both were released on November 8, 2012.
When the Nook Color and Tablet were first offered, users could install third-party apps. [10] However, days before Christmas 2011, the forced over-the-air "firmware update from Barnes & Noble for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color – 1.4.1 – close[d] the loophole that allowed users to sideload any Android app and also [broke] root for those who'[d] gone that extra step to customize the device."
An MSNBC critic favored the Nook Simple Touch over the Kindle Touch, citing the Nook's superior user interface and an "over two months" battery life versus the Kindle's "up to two months". [ 7 ] Engadget initially expressed confusion over the device's name and dubbed the device the "Nook Wi-Fi" in its review.
The Nook Tablet (sometimes styled NOOK Tablet) is a tablet e-reader/media player that was produced and marketed by Barnes & Noble. It followed the Nook Color and was intended to compete with both e-book readers and tablet computers.
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