Best Buy's deal of the day is Barnes and Noble's NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight for only $80. That's $30 off the next best offer and perhaps more importantly, $40 less than Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite (with ads). Read more...
Time to pick the winner for the Hanukkah Extravaganzah, part the seventh giveaway.
The winner of a nook Simple Touch with GlowLight is Amber R who really likes the covers that look like books.
Congratulations, Amber R. Please email me...Show More Summary
It's been a long awaited launch, but this week Barnes & Noble's Nook eReader range has finally come to UK shores. Both the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch Glowlight with built-in lights are on sale now for...
Nook Simple Touch Glowlight (the "with" is omitted from the device's UK name) is now available in the UK, Barnes & Noble has announced. The regular Nook Simple Touch (sans Glowlight) costs £79 (about $127), while the Glowlight variant...Show More Summary
Barnes & Noble's arrival in the UK has been so well-telegraphed, you might be surprised to learn that today's the day the units actually launch. You'll be able to pick up a Nook Simple Touch or awkwardly-titled Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight from retailers such as John Lewis, Sainsbury's and on the company's new Nook.co.uk site. Show More Summary
Barnes & Noble's Simple Touch with Glowlight was here long before Amazon's glow-in-the-dark offering, and has found its way onto plenty of your nightstands. We thought it was great, except wishing it was cheaper and had 3G, and since the company has remedied the former if not the latter gripe. Show More Summary
Backlit screen casts Kindle into the shade? Review It’s not hard to imagine how Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch initial design meeting went. Assorted hardware engineers, industrial designers and marketing types assemble to examine Amazon’s Kindle Touch and work out how they can make something better.…
When I first heard about the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight (NSTG), I thought "Finally! An e-ink device that doesn't require an additional light source in the dark". I was tempted to buy one, despite the fact that I already own a Kobo Touch, a Kindle Touch, and a Nook Simple Touch (sans Glowlight). I [...]
For those who like to stay up late reading in bed and don't want to wake their partner -- or just like to read in dimly lit spots -- Amazon and Barnes & Noble have two backlit e-reader options that illuminate the screen and make theShow More Summary
Katherine Boehret tests two touch-screen e-readers with light-up screens: Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite and Barnes & Noble's Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight.
While Apple dominates the tablet market with its iPad, there are two big names competing for your dollars in the dedicated e-book realm: Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook. Both have been around for several generations, and have closely followed each others' footsteps. Show More Summary
Barnes & Noble has cut the price of its popular Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight e-reader by $20 as it faces competition from the launch of Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite, which starts shipping in October.
The Nook with GlowLight, slashed to $119 from $139, is now the same price as the Kindle Paperwhite, which Amazon introduced earlier this month. Show More Summary
Barnes & Noble on Sunday announced a price reduction for its popular Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. The company is now selling the device for just $119. In an obvious jab at Amazon’s eReader ads the company declared that the devices new pricing equals an “unbeatable value with no distracting ads.” Designed to work in [...]Show More Summary
The Nook's $20 price drop is more than the whim of a few major retailers -- it's Barnes & Noble's new MSRP. Following Walmart and Target's recent discounts, the company's own website is now listing the glowing e-reader at its new $119 price. Show More Summary
B&N has dropped the price of the Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight to $119 to match the Kindle Paperwhite (with "special offers"). No sales figures have come out of either camp, but it makes sense for B&N to head Amazon off at the pass, especially since the Paperwhite is shipping on October 1 and could put a dent in Nook sales.
Barnes and Noble is gearing up for a fight against Amazon. The bookseller’s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight has received a price cut just two days before Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite is set to be released. Target and Walmart have the Nook Simple Touch listed at $119, the same price as Amazon’s basic Paperwhite model. However, [...]Show More Summary
Check those calendars. It's September 29th, which means, for those who follow the world of e-readers, that we're two days from Kindle Paperwhite day. According to Target and Walmart, it also means that Barnes & Noble's own illuminated e-reader, the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, is getting a $20 price cut, down to $119. Show More Summary
Reviewers are impressed with the Nook Simple Touch, but can it take Amazon's crown?
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BARNES & NOBLE will take on Amazon in the British digital book market by launching its Nook ereader this October. Show More Summary
American bookseller Barnes and Noble is planning to broaden its horizons with a little international travel. At the same time the Kindle Fire HD will make its first tentative steps across the pond, the company behind the Nook has appointed Patrick Rouvillois to spearhead its global domination -- starting in the UK. Show More Summary