Barnes and Noble Nook
Barnes and Noble offer 2 eBook readers – the Nook and the Nook Color. Don’t be fooled by the might of Amazon – have a serious look at these eReaders before you make your choice – there’s many people who think these are a better option…
As the names suggest, one is the black and white version, the other is color. Below is a brief summary of the specifications:
Price: $138.99 (WiFi Only) from Amazon
Price: $169.99 (WiFi +3G) from Amazon
- Weight: 7.48 ounces*
- Height: 6.5 inches
- Width: 5.0 inches
- Depth: 0.47 inches
- Resolution: 800×600
- Battery can last up to 2 months with Wi-Fi® off**
- Installed rechargeable battery
- Charge via USB to a computer or power adapter
- Charging time: 3 hours from wall outlet
- Crisp, clear text and images
Most advanced E Ink® Pearl Display
16-level gray scale for greater detail - High contrast screen-50% greater contrast than NOOK 1st Edition™
- Read in bright sun with no glare
- 80% less flashing and Fast Page™ for immersive reading
- Wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi® (802.11b/g/n)
- Free Wi-Fi® in all Barnes & Noble stores
- Free Wi-Fi® at over 20,000 AT&T® hotspots nationwide
Price: $272.95 from Amazon
* EPUB (including Non or Adobe DRM)
* PDF
* Other documents: XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX
* Graphics: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP
* Audio: MP3, AAC
* Video: MP4
* 8GB built in mem (6000 books)
* MicroSD slot add a 32GB microSD card and drastically increase storage capacity
* 169 pixels per inch (= better picture quality than the other guy)
* Social networking
* Kids books with color and audio
* Pandora internet radio
* Quickoffice software
* The lendme feature
* All the above and more for less than $300
