When Barnes and Nobel started offering the $50.00 gift card for Fathers Day, you had to think that a price drop was in the works, I suspected it was to soften the blow for the release of the nook Lite (non-3G version).
This is even better, the full blown 3G nook is now selling for $199. and they have released the nook Lite at $149. Wow this is a lot of reader for the money and the falling prices may not be done yet, Amazon answered with at price drop to $189 for the Kindle. I think that the nook is worth the extra $10, check out this former post for the reasons.
In fact I would seriously look at the nook Lite as I have not used the 3G to down load anything as of yet.
The release also includes an update to software rev. 1.4 with added access to all of the AT&T hot spot, a go to page feature and a new extra extra large font, here are the details that B & N sent to nook owners.
Dear NOOK Owner,
We’ve heard what you’ve had to say, and we’re excited to announce some new features and improvements now available for your NOOK.
Enhanced Wi-Fi®: Automatically connect for free to AT&T’s entire nationwide Wi-Fi® network including restaurants, hotels and additional locations – all of which can be found at http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=13540.
Go To Page Feature: Now you can jump right to a specific page number in an open eBook – it’s one of the enhancements most frequently requested by NOOK owners.
Improved reading experience: With a new “extra extra large” font size you now have 6 font sizes to choose from.
Plus, we’ve made some performance enhancements that will allow you to open your eBooks even faster. Learn more about the new NOOK 1.4 Software Update.
Ready to start enjoying these new features? Just connect your NOOK to any Wi-Fi® connection and tap ‘Check for new B&N content’ via the My Library section. It will automatically update for you. You can also manually update to version 1.4 in seconds – find out how.
Thank you for being a loyal NOOK owner. We hope all these new features make you love your NOOK even more. Let us know what you think – email your comments about these features and more to nook@book.com.
The Barnes & Noble NOOK team
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