Barnes & Noble Nook
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The Barnes & Noble Nook (styled nook or NOOK) is a brand of e-readers developed by American book retailer Barnes & Noble,[1] based on the Android platform. The original device was announced in the U.S. in October 2009, and was released the next month.[2] The original Nook had a six-inch E-paper display and a separate, smaller color touchscreen that serves as the primary input device and was capable of Wi-Fi and AT&T 3G wireless connectivity.[3] The original Nook was followed in November 2010 by a color LCD device called the Nook Color, in June 2011 by the Nook Simple Touch,[4] and in November 2011 and February 2012 by the Nook Tablet.[5][6] On April 30, 2012, Barnes & Noble entered into a partnership with Microsoft that spun off the Nook and college businesses into a subsidiary.[7] On August 28, 2012, Barnes and Noble announced partnerships with retailers in the UK, which began offering the Nook digital products in October 2012.[8][9] In December 2014, B&N purchased Microsoft's Nook shares, ending the partnership.[10]
Developer | Barnes & Noble |
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Product family | Nook |
Type | E-book reader |
Release date | November 30, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-30) |
Operating system | Android |
Storage | Internal flash memory |
Display | Electronic paper |
Input | USB 2.0 port |
Controller input | Touchscreen |
Camera | None |
Connectivity | 802.11bgn Wi-Fi |
Website | nook |
Nook users may read nearly any Nook Store e-book, digital magazines or newspapers for one hour once per day while connected to a Barnes & Noble's Wi-Fi.[11]