http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Agree/disagree? ]]>Jun 21st 2010 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/if the promotion for the $50 gift card lasts until the $149 comes out, for all intents and purposes, it is $99]]>Jun 21st 2010 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/well reports are saying the nook is outselling the kindle. i think steady growth has already been achieved. ideally you want to hit the sweet spot where the number of units provides good marginal profit. purely selling more units doesn't really do too much for the business model.

though, since bn does sell their own books, an argument could be made that it can.]]>Jun 21st 2010 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Since this device has an extra lcd and a processor fast enough for android, it's not inconceivable that without these two things and with just the reader part intact, that a $100 e-reader could be made today.]]>Jun 21st 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Man thank god this is now official, because before I was like "Man i dont think im gonna get this, since its not official"]]>Jun 21st 2010 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Hey guys I just stumbled upon this too. They released update 1.4 which gives free AT&T Wifi hotspot access and claim a 20% battery increase!

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/support/]]>Jun 21st 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
usb to computer to get your content. ]]>Jun 21st 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
This is good news. I don't have an e ink reader but I will buy one to supplement my iPad when they get cheap enough. I predict e-ink displays will eventually be commodity items that you pick up for 50 to 100 dollars to bring with you to the beach, the pool or the gym when you don;t want to carry your more expensive tablet and you need a reflective display in bright sunlight. They will be like the cheap mp3 players you get to bring to the gym, an alternative to more expensive readers good for very specific use cases.]]>Jun 21st 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
The 3G is useful for the web browser, too. If you're stuck somewhere without WiFi, having the option to use 3G is handy if you need to check something online. And with the Nook's color touch screen and Android OS, the web browser works a heck of a lot better than the one on the Kindle. You can actually view the page on the color screen and touch links or scroll around.

I've had both devices. The Kindle's browser stinks compared to the Nook's. No, you're not going to watch YouTube videos on it, but for basic stuff it's a good browser.

And if you hack the Nook, I'm told you can put Pandora on it, which means the 3G is letting you get your tunes, too (although I imagine B&N and AT&T won't let people hog much bandwidth by doing that for long).

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Wait. I'm wrong. You currently CAN'T use the 3G for web browsing.

So I kind of feel dumb for exchanging my WiFi model to get the 3G / WiFi model. I probably won't need the 3G after all.

We can hope they add more functions for the 3G... Otherwise, I can't see any reason why anyone should get the 3G version when the WiFi only version is so much less expensive. ]]>Jul 26th 2010 2:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 5:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
I predict that without a guarantee of a a few books, let's say a 5 books within the first 6 months ownership or 8 books within the first 12 months, that they wont meet the $99 price point before Xmas with the exception of maybe a holiday sale (such as a lightning deal, which I would expect).

A 2010 $99 price is possible, but I think they'd be sacrificing too much on their quality, not impossible, but it's not the direction they've been moving. Things that can make it happen:

Wi-fi only
smaller screen
smaller battery
etc

I would be content to see that happen, and I think they'd be able to get a larger market share which is their main goal. I'm just not sure we'll see it in the next 6 months. ]]>Jun 21st 2010 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
For the Kobo reader it may be too late. I as well as many of my friends were interested in no frills ereader, but if the nook wifi has a better screen, wifi and android for the same price as the kobo, then how can it compete? ]]>Jun 21st 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/amazons-kindle-conveniently-falls-to-189-nook-looks-stunned-a/ ... I should be getting paid to predict sh*t that may or may not happen with little need for complete accuracy. Any analyst jobs open Engadget??]]>Jun 21st 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
I'm pretty sure those books are public domain, you should be able to easily find them for free online.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
-Laughs-

*Looks at iPad*

- Loves ]]>Jun 21st 2010 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
-Downranks-]]>Jun 21st 2010 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Lol that was a good one :P]]>Jun 21st 2010 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
The whole iPad vs. dedicated e-readers discussion is kind of moot, really.]]>Jun 21st 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Would it be harder to justify if they were the same price?

People just need to work a bit harder if they want the best tech. ]]>Jun 21st 2010 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Sorry, but E-ink really is the way to go when you want to rest your eyes after starring at a computer monitor all day at work. So e-readers still trump the iPad when it comes to reading for extended periods.]]>Jun 21st 2010 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/the best tech? e-ink is the best tech for reading. can you get that through your head? i guess you can't since it appears you're an idiot apple fanboy. my mistake.]]>Jun 21st 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
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Never mind...a quick attempt to purchase a Pratchett book got me

"These items ship to U.S. addresses only"

And a refusal to recognise a credit card not registered in the US.]]>Jun 21st 2010 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Source:http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/enable-web-browsing-and-full-catalog-access-on-international-kindle/]]>Jun 21st 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
if the nook can display epub can't books just be downloaded from the kobo store? ]]>Jun 21st 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/I have PDFs of most of the Discworld books. That's because I have them in dead tree format first.]]>Jun 21st 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/What makes you think Amazon are king of the hill?

Most press coverage certainly, but column inches do not equate to sales.Which nobody has revealed. And they only got outside America last year. Where other readers have been selling from multiple outlets for years. ]]>Jun 21st 2010 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
Pretty hackable I believe It's built on Android 1.6. Check out nookDevs (http://nookdevs.com) for the current list of hacks and alternate Android builds. Might be some info over at Slatedroid as well.]]>Jun 21st 2010 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/Jun 21st 2010 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/149-99-wifi-only-nook-confirmed-by-best-buy-listing/
The PDF on the nook is pretty sucky. No pan or zoom. Maybe it will get updated soon. ]]>Jun 21st 2010 10:54AM