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According to the WSJ, the Barnes & Noble reader will be announced tomorrow at $259. The descriptions match our exclusive photos exactly. They found the device through a premature ad shown on the NYTimes website! Who scooped who here?
Features of the Nook include a wireless connection to download books from the retailer’s online e-bookstore and an e-paper display from E-Ink Corp. that is separate from the color controls.
The only discrepancy we’ve found with our original story is that B&N was not priced lower than the Kindle, as our sources said it might be. It’s tied at $259. But given the lending feature and color screen, a price match may be more than enough to compete with.
They also reveal the name as “Nook”. It’s kind of a dumb name.
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One Response to “WSJ Confirms Barnes & Noble “Nook” Reader”
I am legally blind and have been searching for the best low vision e-book reader. I think I have found it. With minor changes, it could be a real tool for low vision users. I think the following should be done by Amazon, (1) Make Kindle friendly in low light, that is, let the user adjust the background color to increase the contrast, (2) Allow the user to increase the font size to 24 and 28 font size, (3) Make the text in the menu as large as the text in content, (4) Make the cursor easier to see and (5) Settle the disagreements with the Author’s Guild so all materials can be read using the Speech to Text feature. Now I know why Amazon advertises the device in a beach setting. I have an iPhone, and I use the Kindle iPhone app in low light situations. The first four items should be easy enough since the Kindle is a computer running the Linux OS. The fifth needs some backbone and encouragement from Amazon and common sense from the Authors’ Guild.
I find the buttons easy to use. I find the device very intuitive. The Whispernet feature is great and almost worth the purchase alone. I have not used the browser yet. The Kindle store is easy and too addictive. I have not read so many books since childhood. Customer support was responsive and very helpful.
If I were Amazon, I would build Mac and Windows OS versions of the Kindle application. It would help sell content. (I would be disappointed if the Mac app is not built.).