We’ve all been wondering when Barnes and Noble would finally update their original E Ink Nook—it’s been out nearly 18 months now; that’s pretty long by electronics standards—and now it looks like a new Nook, let’s dub it the Nook 2, will launch on May 24th. This news comes via a federal filing that Barnes […]
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Free Nook Books and Free Kindle Books
Here’s a list of free Nook and Kindle ebooks to start off the weekend, along with one free game for the Kindle. As usual, most of these are promotional and are only free for a limited time. These ebooks will work on the Kindle and Nook ebook readers as well as all the free ebook […]
Review: Nook Color with Android 2.2, Nook Appstore, New Firmware (Video)
I’ve been testing out the new firmware for the Nook Color and thought I’d put together a video review showing the new features and Nook Appstore in action, along with some thoughts on the new firmware as a whole. There are some good things about the new firmware and some bad. Check the dedicated Nook […]
Nook Color Firmware Update with Android 2.2 and Appstore Now Available
Today Barnes and Noble pulled the curtain off their much-anticipated Nook Color firmware update, version 1.2, that upgrades the operating system to Froyo (Android 2.2) and adds a number of new features, including support for Adobe Flash and access to the new Nook Color Appstore. The Nook Color firmware update is available for manual download […]
B&N Selling Refurbished Nook Colors for $225
So I stumbled across an interesting listing today on Barnes and Noble’s eBay Store. They are now selling refurbished Nook Colors for $225 with free shipping. Apparently one other person found the listing before me because there was 1 sold in the history; by this time tomorrow I bet it will be over 1000.
Free Kindle eBooks and Free NookBooks for the Weekend
For your weekend, here’s a list of free Kindle ebooks from Amazon and free NookBooks from Barnes and Noble. Like always, most of these are promotional and are only free for a limited time. This first ebook is something different. It is a free guidebook available in EPUB and MOBI formats called 1936–On the Continent […]
Nook Spotlight Pick for April; NYT Subscribers Bypass Paywall
Each month Barnes and Noble offers the first ebook in a popular series for $0.99 as their “Spotlight” pick. The Spotlight pick for April is Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks . It usually sells for $9.99. Consider Phlebas has a 4 star rating over 62 reviews at B&N. Here’s the description:
Refurbished Nook WiFi On Sale for $79
The manufacturer refurbished Nook WiFi is marked down to $79 with free shipping on Barnes and Noble’s eBay store. It usually sells for $119 so that’s a pretty good discount. It looks like the Nook WiFi will be at that price for six more days (Apr 12, 2011 02:00:28 PDT) or until they sell out. […]