New York, New York – January 11, 2010 – nook, the recently introduced eBook reader by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), was honored as “Best Gadget of 2009” in The Crunchies Awards, co-hosted by leading technology sites GigaOm, VentureBeat, and TechCrunch, and among Time.com’s “Top 10 Gadgets of 2009.”
nook by Barnes & Noble received the “Best Gadget” honor in the third annual Crunchies Awards following a nomination by the awards’ co-hosts and nearly half a million votes cast by the Internet community. The honor had previously been bestowed on Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
nook was also ranked No. 2 in Time.com’s recent “Top 10 Gadgets of 2009” and among its “Best Travel Gadgets of 2009.”
“More than anything we’re honored to receive this recognition from the thousands of nook customers who voted for the device just a few months after we introduced it,” said William J. Lynch, President of Barnes & Noble.com. “Also, we’re extremely appreciative to all the employees and partners who worked so hard on the product. We’re committed to continue to take our customer feedback to improve the experience and innovate, to ensure we’re delivering the most fun, easy-to-use eBook reader that helps our customers enjoy the joys of reading anytime and anywhere they want.”
nook marries innovative technology and sleek minimalist design with access to the Barnes & Noble’s digital store of over one million eBooks, newspapers and magazines. nook’s color touch screen for navigation along with a best-in-class E Ink display offer an immersive, enjoyable e-reading experience. It offers both 3G wireless and Wi-Fi access, including free Wi-Fi connectivity and exclusive content and promotions in Barnes & Noble stores. nook also is the first to offer digital lending for a wide selection of eBooks through its LendMe™ technology.
nook can be ordered in Barnes & Noble stores and at www.nook.com. Devices ordered today are expected to ship to customers in February. Barnes & Noble expects to be fully stocked in its stores in the next few months, when production catches up with the continued high demand for nooks.
To learn more and experience nook, visit www.nook.com. Follow our eBooks and other updates on www.bn.com/twitter. To learn more about the free Barnes & Noble eReader software and Barnes & Noble eBookstore apps, visit www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks.
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About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 775 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, also operates 636 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and over 250,000 faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble is the nation’s top bookseller brand for the sixth year in a row, as determined by a combination of the brand’s performance on familiarity, quality, and purchase intent; the top bookseller in quality for the second year in a row and the number two retailer in trust, according to the EquiTrend® Brand Study by Harris Interactive®. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web’s largest e-commerce sites, which also features hundreds of thousands of titles in its eBookstore (www.bn.com/ebooks). Customers can buy and read eBooks on a wide range of platforms, including nook by Barnes & Noble, the iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry® smartphones, as well as most Windows® and Mac® laptops or full-sized desktop computers.
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