Courtesy of Gizmodo/Wired
Barnes and Noble have just announced their own ebook reader, The Nook. The Nook is reported to run Android, and has both a small color touchscreen in addition to using a 6inch e-ink display. The touch screen will be for navigating the device, as well as the internet. Other notable features are the 2 GB of storage, Wifi, 3G, and a MP3 capability. The device is reported to support both epub and PDF.
Perhaps the most interesting thing to note about this device is the ad set to run in the New York Times which says “Lend ebooks to friends.” Aside from the lack of a public library for ebooks, the other big problem is reselling ebooks and lending to friends. Allowing for the ability to lend ebooks or resell them make this an interesting looking device.
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