Barnes & Noble Nook e-Book reader announced

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Barnes & Noble nook e-Reader with 6in reading pane and 3.5in touchscreen color navigation pane

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Library covers are previewed by swiping a finger across the navigation interface

The old meets the new at a Barnes & Noble bookstore

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The world's largest bookseller, Barnes & Noble, has confirmed it is to enter the e-Reader market with a device called the nook. Powered by Android 1.5 and sporting the now familiar e-Ink text display, the nook also benefits from a 3.5-inch color touchscreen interface for library browsing and book ordering. It allows wireless access to over a million eBooks, magazines and newspapers and purchases can be shared with friends.

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