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Reading Screen
E Ink® Vizplex™ electronic paper display
6" Diagonal display size
Good contrast with 16 level grayscale
Adjustable text size
Color Touch Screen
Color Touch Screen - 3.5" TFT Color LCD
Touch Control & Navigation first color touch screen for navigation
Quick Library View by Book Cover
Connectivity
Wireless AT&T®, the nation's fastest 3G network* AT&T®*
Wi-Fi/802.11b/g first 3G and Wi-Fi-enabled eReader
Free Wi-Fi in all Barnes & Noble Stores
Memory
2GB Internal memory/storage (up to 1,500 eBooks)
Memory expansion virtually unlimited using Micro SD expansion slot**
Content
Browse & shop for eBooks wirelessly
More than a million titles available
More than 500,000 free eBooks
Many bestsellers and new releases at $9.99
Newspapers and Magazines
Free unique content daily
Exclusive content when in your local Barnes & Noble store rolling out in December '09
Directly load & read PDFs
Word document support fee for wirelessly emailing
EPUB and eReader Formats Supported
Built in Dictionary Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary The New Oxford American Dictionary
Sharing & Syncing
Ability to read your eBooks on multiple devices iPhone™, iPod touch®, BlackBerry®, PC, Mac OS®*** iPhone™, iPod Touch®, PC, Mac OS®, and BlackBerry® to come****
LendMe™ technology (beta) first eReader with digital lending; between nook™, iPhone™, iPod touch®, PC, Mac OS®.
Coming in early 2010 - select BlackBerry®, Android™ and Windows Mobile smartphones***
Other Features
Android™ Operating System first Android™-based eReader
Try reader in store before buying
Quick page turn by hard key
Replaceable colorful back cover 4 Color Choices
Ergonomic back cover design for optimal hand fit
Personalize screensavers with your photos uses standard JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP images
Over-the-Air software updates
Text-to-Speech
Dimensions
Unit Size (in inches) 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.50 8 x 5.3 x 0.36
Unit Size (in mm) 196.2 x 126 x 12.8 203.2 x 134.6 x 9.1
Weight 11.2 oz. (317g) 10.2 oz. (289g)
Power
Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery
Replaceable battery
Read without recharging up to 10 days with wireless off up to 14 days with wireless off
Audio
Speakers
Headphone jack
  • * 3G network not available in all areas.
  • ** MicroSD or MicroSD HC memory cards sold separately
  • *** Devices other than nook™ require download of free B&N eReader software
  • **** Requires download of Kindle™ software