| 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*** |
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| 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 |