B&N Nook HD Tablets Shipping This Week
The retailer also announced new content deals that will bring more movies and TV shows to the company's Nook Video Store.
Barnes & Noble will start shipping its Nook HD and HD+ tablets this week, the retailer announced today.
Barnes & Noble also announced new content deals that will bring more movies and TV shows to the company's .
Those who pre-ordered the new Nooks will receive them in the coming days (provided they were not in Hurricane Sandy's path), while Barnes & Noble will have them for sale in 700 of its stores. They will also hit Target, Walmart, and Best Buy this holiday season.
Barnes & Noble unveiled its Nook HD lineup in late September, shortly after Amazon took the wraps off its new HD Kindle Fires. The Nook HD is a 7-inch tablet that looks a lot like the , while the Nook HD + is a 9-inch tablet that targets the Apple iPad.
The Nook HD is $199 (8GB) or $229 (16GB) while the Nook HD+ will run you $269 (16GB) or $299 (32GB).
"Our two new tablets offer the best quality reading and entertainment experiences, at the best price," William Lynch, Barnes & Noble CEO, said in a statement. "There's no shortage of new tablets in the market, but with Nook HD and Nook HD+ every book read, every movie watched, every game played is rendered in a digital quality never before seen and unmatched by those other tablets. We're pleased to be shipping our record amount of pre-orders on time, and look forward to customers being able to experience these stunning new tablets in stores this week."
In the month since Barnes & Noble unveiled the Nook HD tablets, of course, Apple also , which will be released on Nov. 2 starting at $329. One of the things holding B&N back from rivals like Amazon and Apple is its lack of available apps and content. But the company hopes to change that with Nook Video, its answer to the Amazon Appstore and Apple App Store.
Barnes & Noble said today that it has signed deals with NBCUniversal and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to bring the companies' content to Nook devices. That includes Snow White and the Huntsmen, Battleship, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, and more.
The new Nook HD tablets also support Ultraviolet, which lets you make a digital copy of DVDs you own so you can access the films on mobile devices like the Nook HD.
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