Barnes & Noble have officially unveiled the Nook – eBook reader. Nook is a contender to Amazon’s eBook reader Kindle.  Barnes & Noble touts Nook as the world’s most advanced eBook reader.

You can download over 1 million eBooks, Newspapers, and Magazines wirelessly in Nook from the Barnes & Noble stores.

Nook eBook Reader

Nook eBook Reader Features

The following are some of the unique features in Nook eBook reader.

• Over 1 million titles at your fingertips.
• Easy to read E-Ink display goes easy on your eyes. Displays text crisp and clear as printed page.
• 2GB space. Stores up to 1500 books, newspapers and magazines.
• Supports bookmarking, making notes, and highlighting passages.
• Has a built-in dictionary.
• Lend eBooks to friends – for 14 days at a time using Barnes & Noble LendMe™ technology. You can lend eBooks to and from iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, PC, or Mac using the free Barnes & Noble eReader software installed on the  devices.
• 3.5 inch color touch screen LCD allows you to browse the books in full color.
• Long battery life. With wireless turned off, Nook runs on a single charge for up to 10 days.
• Download eBooks in seconds.
• Weighs only 317 grams.
• Is powered by Google Android operating system.

Going by the product comparison table between Nook and Amazon’s Kindle, it would seem Nook has a clear advantage over Kindle.

Nook allows one to use it as an MP3 player and has a built-in mono speaker and a universal 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack. You can view pictures in JPEG,GIF, PNG and BMP file formats and  read PDF documents as well.

Nook is available for $259 with free shipping.

The list of  features above  make Nook seem like a Kindle killer – unless Amazon comes up with something much more feature rich than what Nook offers.

Get more details at the Barnes & Noble Nook website.

Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader is showing real potential in changing how we read books.