The eBook Reader Blog

I noticed this morning that Barnes and Noble is selling the Nook Color for $179 from their eBay store. They usually sell refurbished units on eBay but this is a brand new Nook Color. The refurbished Nooks are selling for $149. Since it is new, you’d think they would offer the same sale price at […]

Now is a good time for a Nook Tablet vs Nook Color comparison review since Barnes and Noble issued a firmware update for the Nook Color to add some new features earlier in the week. Even before the new firmware it was pretty hard to tell the Nook Tablet and Nook Color apart, and now […]

Barnes and Noble released the much-anticipated new firmware for the Nook Color today, version 1.4.1. According to Barnes and Noble, the update adds over 100 enhancements. The most prominent change is the addition of Netflix for streaming movies and tv shows. (more…)

Amid a whirlwind of leaked documents, it looks like Barnes and Noble intends to keep selling the Nook Color even though they are releasing a new Nook Tablet on November 16th. The Nook Color will be getting a $50 price drop down to $199, making it the same price as the Kobo Vox and Kindle […]

Barnes and Noble is starting to send out hints that they are getting set to release a new Nook, and since they already released a new E Ink device the year, the Nook Touch, that means the time is drawing near to upgrade the Nook Color. The Wall Street Journal posted an article and video […]

I noticed this a while back and it continues to this day. The Nook Color typically sells for less from Amazon.com than it does from Barnes and Noble. How does that make any sense? It’s not Amazon selling them directly, it’s through partners in their marketplace, so let’s get that bit of information out of […]

About two weeks ago, shortly after the new $79 Kindle 4 launched, Barnes and Noble dropped the price of certified pre-owned Nook Touches from $112 to $99. Apparently they weren’t selling fast enough because now B&N has the pre-owned Nook Touch marked down to $79. Not only that but Barnes and Noble shaved $30 off […]

The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 just went up for pre-order a couple days ago starting at $199 from Lenovo’s website. Given the price and specs, the Lenovo IdeaPad A1 just might be a better tablet to go with than the Kindle Fire, and it is a better tablet than the Nook Color, at least on paper. […]