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NOOK Tablet

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NOOK Tablet
Designed as a competitor to the Kindle Fire, the NOOK Tablet is Barnes and Noble's venture into the tablet market. With a price tag of $199 for the 7-inch model, it is priced similarly to the new Kindle Fire HD, but much cheaper than the iPad. The NOOK tablet will feature downloadable content from Netflix and Hulu, 2.5 million titles from their online book store  as well as applications, comics and Nook Kids (a service that provides over 1000 interactive kid's book similar to Tumblebooks). Downloading library books to the NOOK Tablet was also made much easier recently with the addition of the Overdrive Media Console app into the Barnes and Noble app market.  The newest NOOK Tablets this year, the Tablet HD and HD+, have similar features of the original tablet, with a higher resolution and faster processor.  The new Tablet HD has a 7-inch screen and the HD+ has a 9-inch screen.

Features:
  • 7-inch and 9-inch Color Display
  • Touch Screen
  • Wireless Internet
  • 8 GB of memory (up to 5,000 books), Expandable microSD slot
  • 14.1 ounces 
  • 11.5 hours of continuous reading
  • MP3 player and downloadable applications (Angry Birds, Epicurious)
  • Pre-loaded applications: Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora® internet radio, Chess, Crossword, Sudoku, Media Gallery, NOOK Friends™, Email.
  • Built-in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
  • Reads TXT, PDF, MOBI, DOC...

How to Download library books to your Nook Tablet


Curious how this compares to the Kindle Fire? Check this comparison.
More questions about the basic use of your NOOK Tablet? Quick Start Guides and FAQ w/video tutorials. 

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