Barnes and Noble is running a promotion on Facebook where they are giving away a Nook WiFi each day through January 30th. You need a Facebook account to enter and the sweepstakes are open to residents of the United States over 18 years old. Check out Barnes and Noble’s Facebook page for the official rules […]
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Review of the Nook Color Industriell Cover
One of the hidden costs of buying a new ereader like the Nook Color is that most don’t come with any kind of cover or sleeve to keep them protected. I forgot to get a cover when I first ordered the Nook Color and was literally using an old stocking cap as a makeshift sleeve […]
Nook Color Wins Last Gadget Standing “People’s Choice Award” at CES
Yesterday the Nook Color managed to win the People’s Choice Award at the Last Gadget Standing competition at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It was up against some strong competition. The top ten finalists included a dual-screen laptop from Acer, a new chip from Intel, a video camera that shots 3D, the popular […]
Nook In-Store Exclusive Content for January
If you own any model of Nook ereader you can take it to a Barnes and Noble retail location to access the free exclusive content listed below. As usual, connect to B&N’s free WiFi and tap the “shop” icon to bring up the in-store promotions. Each week the “More in Store” is updated and each […]
B&N Releases Nook Kids iPad App, Adds 100+ New Nook Kids Books
One of Barnes and Noble’s newest additions to their ebookstore is called NOOK kids, a collection of interactive ebooks for children. Until now they only worked on a Nook Color, but today B&N released NOOK kids for iPad, a new application designed specifically for children and the iPad. Additionally, B&N announced that they’ve added over […]
130 Free eBooks from Kaplan: Nook, iBooks, and ePub eReaders
Kaplan Publishing is offering over 130 free ebooks from January 4th – 17th from Barnes and Noble, the iBookstore, and through the Sony eBook Store. You can use Sony’s free desktop software to download the free titles to read on any Adobe DRM supported ereader, not just Sony Readers.
Best NookBooks of 2010; Fifteen Free NookBooks
Barnes and Noble recently added lists to their website for the best NOOKbooks of 2010 for fiction, non-fiction, and best teen NOOKbooks. The three lists comprise of 56 titles from a wide range of authors and genres. The main list can be found here on B&N’s Best NookBooks of 2010 page.
Nook Color Video Player Guide – How to Setup Movies
I’ve been experimenting with the video player that comes with the Nook Color (no hack required) and have found a quick way to set up movies and videos to watch on the Nook Color without a lot of complicated steps. This method outlined below isn’t by any means the only way to set up videos […]