Saturday, May 14, 2011

Barnes and Noble Updates Nook for Android, Adds Tablet Support

If you don't have a Barnes and Noble Nook eReader but you have been using the Nook for Android mobile app to read books on your Android phone or tablet, you'll be happy to know that the company just updated the app to support Android tablets. Now Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab owners won't have to use the phone-version of the app: Barnes and Noble has a version of the Nook app just for large screens.

The new version is optimized for tablets 7-inches or larger, and is available now in the Android App Market and several other Android app stores. The app also brings in support for Barnes and Noble's Nook Magazines, which lets you subscribe to and download over 140 newspapers and magazines and download them right to your Nook.

The Nook app for Android is still free, and still gives you access to Barnes and Noble's eBook store. The update also includes the ability to subscribe to periodicals, like The Washington Post, Esquire, USA Today, and Food and Wine. The magazines download in rich and beautiful color - something that previously you were only able to get if you had a Nook Color eReader.

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