Released today is Barnes and Noble's entry into the e-reader wars. Dubbed "The Nook" it combines a color navigation panel (for browsing color book covers) with a 6" e-ink screen, mp3, and support for a number of non-proprietary formats including ePub and PDF.
Like the Kindle ,The Nook is wireless with the added feature that it seems you can share books with friends over a variety of other devices (iPhones, Blackberry's, etc) if you download some free software. The Nook however does not have the Kindles text to speech, has a shorter battery life, and is a bit heavier. The one piece of information I have not yet found is if the divice is supported outside of the US, drop a comment if you find out.
Several major news sources have been reviewing The Nook and are suggesting that it might give the Kindle a run for its money. We shall see what happens this Christmas I suppose.
If you want to see it at work Gizmodo, posted a neat video. I will be posting some more Nook specs on our E-books page tomorrow.
[Now Reading: Following the Equator by Mark Twain]
Nook e-reader rulez ! :)
Posted by: DVD gyártás | October 22, 2009 at 01:20 AM
Why are the flip-page buttons on the side with the Nook and the Kindle? It makes no sense. Sony's approach is much more practical and similar to actually holding a book. I am curious to see how B&N's device will shift the market but I'm not sure it'll end up being as game-changing as some think. You're right, though. We shall just have to see come shopping season...
Posted by: Biblibio | October 25, 2009 at 01:09 AM
The Nook is NOT being sold outside of the US.
Posted by: Jena T. | November 04, 2009 at 06:31 PM
So, almost a month later, and the Nook hasn't shown up on your otherwise excellent e-reader comparison page. Since Bookfinder is now owned by AbeBooks, which is in turn owned by Amazon, I can't resist asking: is this because your masters at Amazon don't want you to give any more publicity to the competition?
Posted by: Norman Blackbeard | November 23, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Norman, Sorry about that. It's nothing so sinister, I just haven't had time to update the page yet. There are a couple other eReaders I wouldn't mind updating as well on that page. I will make an effort to do it soon.
Posted by: Scott | November 23, 2009 at 04:28 PM
The Nook is the perfect one on one competitor with the Amazon Kindle... Sad the Kindle is way ahead now!
Posted by: Acai Berry Pure | January 18, 2010 at 11:47 PM
With the Base feature of wireless support, Nook has added some new features to share books with friends over a variety of other devices (iPhones, Blackberry's, etc). And I hope that Nook will have the Kindles text to speech feature very shortly..
Thanks
Posted by: Top Grade Acai | March 26, 2010 at 02:36 AM