The Nook (from Barnes & Noble) has faced stiff competition since it entered the e-reader market where Amazon’s Kindle and Kindle 2 have dominated. One of the big criticisms of the Android-powered Nook has been it’s sluggishness, but now Barnes & Noble has rolled out the 1.1 firmware update to address the Nook’s performance issues and has added some additional promotional features.
Along with being a better, faster Nook, the 1.1 firmware update has enabled the Nook to receive local promotions for Nook owners to download and read free content while in a Barnes & Noble store. The promotions will also include freebies from in-house Starbucks and possibly entire books for reading while within the store. The promotional features are a great way for B&N to differentiate the Nook from other e-readers out there. If you are a Nook owner and have received the firmware update, do you notice a performance difference? Please comment!
source: Android Authority
Just the other day I bought a book at Barnes & Noble (yep, reading the old-fashioned way – ink and paper!), and in my shopping bag the salesperson had placed an advertisement for their new eBook reader, the Nook. This is an intriguing product, particularly since curiosity may already be piqued by Amazon’s Kindle for those interested in eBook reader platforms.
