Screenshot of Barnes & Noble eReader for iTouch
Back in 2001, Barnes & Noble entered the Ebook market, only to pull out after sales didn’t meet their expectations. The market was too young, and no one could predict how well it would take off. Amazon, as we all know, took a big risk when they launched their Kindle reading device and wound up dominating the Ebook reader market.
“As the world’s largest bookstore, we’re trying to get digital books into the hands of people who want them — any device, any time, anywhere,” said Barnes & Noble president William Lynch.
Barnes & Noble reentered the eBook market yesterday when it launched its multi-platform reader application. They plan on launching their own reader device sometime in 2010. While I don’t plan on buying one, since I’m perfectly happy with my iTouch, I would like to see what it offers and if it’s any better than the Kindle 2. In the meantime, I went to the B&N site, checked out their eBook selection and came away impressed with that and their competitive price of $9.99 for several best-sellers and $4.99 for classics such as Huckleberry Finn.
I’m going to download the reader when I get home, test it out and give it a thorough review.
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Update: I never was able to get the app to work properly. I’m thinking that it’s because I have to update the software that runs the iTouch. Funny thing is, Apple is charging for this update and I’m feeling rather cheap at the moment.
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