In the competitive world of eReaders Barnes & Noble and Amazon are constantly one upping each other and they have succeeded again with their brand new Nook Touch eReader which is updated and more improved than the first generation Nook their brand new Nook that they launched almost two years ago.
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How It’s Different
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The Nook Touch is lighter and less bulky than the original Nook. It now weighs less than eight ounces, measures just 6.5 x 5.0 inches and is slim enough to comfortably fit in your pocket, take it anywhere you go and enjoy some easy reading.
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What’s also cool about the Nook Touch is that it offers fifty percent better contrast than the last generation of Nook and you can easily read your favorite books anytime, even when you’re outside.
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The new Nook is also slimmer than Amazon Kindle’s 3G model and offers a crisp, six inch, E ink screen display plus simple touch screen options which makes the process of using it very simple. One of the best parts about the Nook Touch is that it was designed without a lot of buttons which makes it a great gift for a book lover of any generation, especially older individuals who are still holding back on trying an eReader.
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Comfortable Design
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Barnes & Noble knows that more people are using eReaders these days to read everything from books to newspapers and they’ve made comfort a top priority with this Nook by making it very ergonomic and easy to handle. It has an almost rubberized like coating and contoured design that make holding it for long periods of time very easy. This is especially useful for parents with small children who like to read their Nook during nights at home or commuters who use the subway plus other forms of public transportation and don’t want to worry about getting bumped into and dropping their Nook.
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Navigation
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To turn it on you will need to press the power button on its back and then use the simple navigation button that sits underneath the display to view your books. On either side of the screen are two buttons that you use for turning the pages in both direction and these buttons can be customized in the Nook’s settings so you can specify how you want to use them.
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For users who might be suffering from bad eye sight, they have the option of increasing the font size so they can easily read their favorite books without squinting. There are also options for highlighting and saving passages so you will never forget where you left off in a book that you were reading.
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Tech Specifications
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The Nook Touch features an enhanced battery that will stay charged for up to two months and it has the capacity to hold up to one thousand books, magazines or newspapers. For the Nook owner who wants to read new content they have the option of choosing from over two million books, newspapers or magazines in Barnes & Noble’s extensive online library.
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When you’re away from home using the Nook you can easily connect it to any AT&T wireless hotspot or access the Internet for free in any Barnes & Noble store.