Barnes and Noble Nook Review
Adding Color to Your Digital Reading Experience

The Barnes and Noble Nook is one of the most advanced ebook readers in the market, thanks to its partially colored interface. It is one of the very few color e-book readers now released.

The color interface sets it apart from the top digital book readers such as the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader, both of which are currently leading the market. The barnes & noble nook is often compared to the Amazon Kindle because both are offered especially by two world-famous retailers.

Though Barnes and Noble and Amazon run different businesses, they are unlikely providers of electronic gadgets unlike Sony. But both shops successfully marketed their ebook readers mainly because they already have a ready market to cater to.

Nonetheless, much of the success of the Nook can still be attributed more to its full range of features and not just to the famous Barnes and Noble name.

Power in a Nook: The Android Ebook Reader

The Nook from Barnes and Noble holds the title of being the only digital book reader based on the Android operating system. The reader comes with a 6-inch color touch screen featuring E-ink display. It also comes with a virtual keyboard that allows you to search through the content of an ebook. The Android-based digital book reader offers easy navigation options and smooth operations.

According to Barnes and Noble, Android won the bid as the platform for the Nook because of its flexible and large developer community with plenty of expansion potential, so users of the Nook can also expect the addition of Nook-based apps sometime in the future.

Reading in a Nook: The Reading Experience

All book lovers love to curl up in a nook and read their favorite books. Users can fill up their Barnes and Noble Nook e-readers with as many books as they can fit into its large 2 GB memory.

And if you need a larger library, you can add a 16 GB micro SD card into the equation. And you can go on reading for 10 days without the need for a recharge provided that the wireless feature is turned off.

Books in a Nook: Connectivity and Ebook Delivery

Though the Barnes & Noble Nook does not offer the same wireless no-hotspot connectivity of Amazon’s Kindle, the WiFi connection found in the Nook still offers access to ebook sources. It does, however, also offer 3G connectivity from AT&T.

The wireless access, when taken to a Barnes and Noble store, allows Nook users to access exclusive offers from the store and can even browse through ebooks for free. Outside a Barnes and Noble establishment, on the other hand, you can still use the WiFi connection to download ebooks from the Barnes and Noble digital store as long as you are within a WiFi hotspot.

One unique feature of the Barnes and Noble Nook that is not offered by any other ebook reader is the LendMe feature. The LendMe feature allows Nook users to lend out their purchased ebooks to other ebook users. This service is free and users can keep borrowed ebooks for 14 days.

It also allows access not only to other Nook users but also to users of iPhone, iPod Touch, and some BlackBerry smartphones. There is also a separate Barnes and Noble software that makes the LendMe feature work on PC and Mac computers.

Some Limitations to Consider

The Barnes and Noble Nook is not that light; at 11.2 ounces, it is heavier than the Kindle despite its smaller size. Its battery life is also 4 days shorter than that of the Amazon representative. It is also not equipped with a web browser as other ebook readers are.

However, there are mostly basic limitations that you can easily work with, and the overall benefits of the Nook far outweigh these minor limitations.

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