Insiders Say B&N Will Launch New Nook,Tablet In October

Nate the greatest writes "Rumors are circulating that Barnes & Noble is going to release their new hardware soon. Two different sources inside B&N have confirmed that a launch is imminent, with one saying B&N will launch both a tablet and an ereader. The other says that a new tablet is coming. I tend to think that the first source is probably right because product pages for several accessories leaked in early August. The pages referenced 2 different new models. Also, B&N recently announced plans to continue to develop both new ereaders and tablets, though they've changed their minds so much that I don't know if that announcement is worth anything."

Comments

Color e-reader?

[ArcadeMan]

Finally a device with a color e-ink display, pretty please? How about making it work as a computer display, too?

Re:Color e-reader?

[tlambert]

Finally a device with a color e-ink display, pretty please? How about making it work as a computer display, too?

What's the advantage to making a cheap device which people would buy to use as a display instead of a means of reading books purchased from B&N? I think they are also unlikely to build ones that can be used as BBQ grills.

Blue screen of Nook

[a_n_d_e_r_s]

Since Microsoft bought out a big chunk of B&N from Nook to prevent B&N from destroying their "Linux" patents in a patent trial I presume this will be the new WP based Nook.

Thus who cares ? I don't, this just looks like another slashadvert for Microsoft in the making.

Talking from experience

[gurps_npc]

I own two nooks.

I have few if any problems with the devices. But the software could use some work. They need to be able to handle more document types (Word, PDF, etc.) with well designed user interefaces. Right now they depend on selling extra software to do that with is wrong.

In addition, they need to redo their website. I have no problem finding books to buy when I go to their store. I go in, go to the section I desire and browse the "New Books" section. But trying to do it via the device is a waste of time.

Partly because the store only holds a few new books, so they select out the best, ignore the crap, and do not try to 'push' certain books.

On the devices, the opposite happens they don't limit the 'new' books in a section to the good stuff, instead they break the section downs to subsections, and fill the sub sections with every single book available.

Re: Talking from experience

[AvitarX]

I'm confused, book is super easy to root in I experience (simple touch), and the new ones have come with Google store for a while. Are you sure you're not talking about kindle?

Re:Talking from experience

[0racle]

What issues with PDF's do you have? I have a Nook Color and don't seem to have issues with PDF's, I haven't noticed anything anyway.

Re: Talking from experience

[mu51c10rd]

I've owned Nooks since the first generation (with the little LCD at the bottom) up through the Nook Tablet. You are correct, they are easy to root...unless B&N's software gets loaded on again. Each software update has less features, and mostly code to prevent rooting/sideloading/etc. Even the less tech-saavy users in the B&N forums notice this.
The Google Store was only announced earlier this year and only works on their newest Nook and Nook HD lines. They chose to leave any other product line out.
While again, I much prefer the Nook hardware over Kindle or Nexus, I still find their stock software lacking. Thankfully Nookdevs have done an excellent job at finding ways around B&N's shifting restrictions.

Name

[rossdee]

Maybe they should call the new erader a Cranny instead