Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch

The Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch integrates the latest touchscreen technology with the convenience of an e-reader, making it easier than ever for you to access your books on the go with a simple touch of the screen. You purchase books for the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch through Barnes & Noble’s online Nook bookstore.

Design of the Nook Simple Touch

The Nook Simple Touch features a 6-inch 800×600 Pearl e-ink display. It weighs only 7.48 ounces, a full ounce lighter than the Amazon Kindle 3 and features a smaller, bulkier body rather than a long, slim one like most e-readers do. It also boasts a rubberized backing that your fingers can grip while holding it.

Available Content for this E-Reader

The Nook store library offers approximately 1 million premium books as well as 1 million free books. The Nook store library and the Amazon Kindle store libraries offer generally the same books. The reader also has a storage capacity of 2GB as well as a micro USB port and a micro SD card port. Additionally, it supports the following formats: ePub, PDF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and GIF.

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The Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch integrates the latest touchscreen technology with the convenience of an e-reader, making it easier than ever for you to access your books on the go with a simple touch of the screen. You purchase books for the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch through Barnes & Noble’s online Nook bookstore.

Design of the Nook Simple Touch

The Nook Simple Touch features a 6-inch 800×600 Pearl e-ink display. It weighs only 7.48 ounces, a full ounce lighter than the Amazon Kindle 3 and features a smaller, bulkier body rather than a long, slim one like most e-readers do. It also boasts a rubberized backing that your fingers can grip while holding it.

Available Content for this E-Reader

The Nook store library offers approximately 1 million premium books as well as 1 million free books. The Nook store library and the Amazon Kindle store libraries offer generally the same books. The reader also has a storage capacity of 2GB as well as a micro USB port and a micro SD card port. Additionally, it supports the following formats: ePub, PDF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and GIF.

Ease of Use of the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch

The Nook Simple Touch is relatively easy to use. It features a handy center button that keeps you only a click or tap away from either your library or the Nook store. It is Wi-Fi capable, which makes it easy to download e-books anywhere you have a Wi-Fi signal.

Battery Life of this E-Reader

According to Barnes & Noble, if you read your Nook Simple Touch for 30 to 60 minutes per day with the Wi-Fi off, the battery will last approximately two months. It takes approximately three hours to recharge the Nook Simple Touch.

Additional Features of Nook Simple Touch

The Nook refreshes pages quickly with minimum flashing. It also provides enough room for your thumb and the base of your hand to rest along the front of it without blocking the screen.

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