Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States with it's headquarters located in the Flatiron District or Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton Booksellers stores in malls, but have since liquidated that branch of their chain. The company is known for large, upscale retail outlets, many of which contain a coffee shop serving Starbucks Coffee.  Most stores also sell magazines, newspapers, DVDs, graphic novels, gifts, games, and music. 

Barnes & Noble was the first bookstore to advertise on television.

Barnes & Noble was the first bookseller in America to discount books.

Barnes & Noble they began publishing their own books in the 1970's and 1980's, to be sold to mail-order customers.

With the acquisition of 797 bookstores Barnes & Nobles became a nationwide retailer.  The company operates in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in addition to many college bookstores.

By the end of 1999 it became second-largest online bookseller in the United States, second only to Amazon.

What does all this mean?  I means the Barnes and Noble are in a unique position to offer one of the hottest products on the market today.  The electronic-book reader. 

Barnes & Noble Nook is an electronic book reader developed by the company, based on the Android platform. The original Nook was announced in the United States on October 20, 2009, and was released November 30, 2009, for US$259.  Since that date, Barnes & Noble has continued to improve and innovate the Nook, making it's line up of eReaders some of the hottest selling products worldwide.

Barnes & Noble has three versions of the Nook on the market today.  The Nook Touch, released in November 2009.  The Nook Color released a year later in November 2010, and their latest addition, the Nook Tablet which was release in November 2011.

The main purpose of this site is to review each of them to give YOU the information you need to make a semi-educated decision before purchasing an eReader device.

 

Nook Easy Touch	Nook Color	Nook Tablet