Barnes and Noble has cut the price on refurbished Nook Colors by $20, marking them down to $179 both on B&N’s eBay store and on Barnes and Noble.com. Since the new Nook Colors regularly sell for $249, a $70 discount for a factory refurbished unit with free shipping and a full 1 year warranty is […]
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New Covers for Nook Touch from M-Edge and Oberon
Earlier in the week, M-Edge issued a press release announcing that they now have covers and accessories available for the Nook Touch. M-Edge is one of the leading designers for ereader and tablet cases. M-Edge offers four different styles of covers designed specifically for the Nook Touch. What’s nice is that the covers use a […]
Do Barnes and Noble’s Digital Magazines and Newspapers Have DRM?
I noticed something odd today while working on the review for the Pandigital Nova. I was able to open newspapers and magazines from Barnes and Noble with the Aldiko Android app. After further testing with other Android apps and on a computer with EPUB readers, all my newspapers and magazines from Barnes and Noble are […]
Buy a Nook and Get $107 Worth of Classic eBooks and Study Guides
Barnes and Noble just announced a new back-to-school promotion where they are giving away twelve ebooks from their classics series, twelve SparkNotes, three Nook Study guides, and four Nook Color apps with the purchase of a Nook Touch, Nook Color, or 1st Gen Nook. The offer is good both online at B&N.com and in Barnes […]
Firmware Update for Nook Touch, Doesn’t Seem to Work Rooted
Barnes and Noble has released a firmware update for the “All-New NOOK”, or is it the “Nook Simple Touch Reader”, B&N’s marketing department can’t seem to make up their mind what to call it :). Who knows why they can’t just go with something simple like “Nook Touch”. Calling something “All-New” is going to become […]
Nook Color Refurbs on Sale Again – Good Deal for a Budget Tablet/eReader
Refurbished Nook Colors are on sale yet again, this time for one day only at 1saleaday.com. They are selling them for $179. However, that website is known to take their sweet time shipping products so if you are in a hurry to get it (let’s face it, who wouldn’t be) Buy.com is selling them for […]
Nook Touch Working Apps List
The Nook Touch is the most versatile E Ink ebook reader ever created thanks to its hackable Android operating system. A surprising number of Android apps work exceptionally well on a rooted Nook Touch, including several ereading apps. Below is a list of apps that I’ve personally gotten to work on a rooted Nook Touch. […]
Free Nook Color Apps
Unless you own a Nook Color, it can be difficult to find what kind of selection of apps are available, and especially free apps since the Barnes and Noble website refuses to sort Nook Color apps by price. So I decided to put together this list of free apps for the Nook Color via Barnes […]