Barnes & Noble Android eReader App Now Available, Dubbed NOOK for Android

Barnes & Noble have officially rolled out their eReader app for the Android platform. The app is called NOOK for Android and is available by way of the Android Market for devices running Android OS 1.6 or later. Oh, and its free to download and use.

The app seems to offer the features that you would expect to see in that you can read as well as browse and shop for ebooks from the Barnes & Noble eBookstore. The app also gives you access to any ebook in your personal Barnes & Noble library as well as keep those titles in sync across devices. Additionally, the NOOK for Android app also allows the user to take advantage of the Lend Me feature which is found on the hardware Nook.

Key features available in NOOK for Android include:

• Shop Barnes & Noble’s vast eBookstore: Search, explore and browse through more than one million digital titles at www.bn.com/ebooks directly by touching Shop Books from the Library. There are more than a half-million free eBooks available and free samples are offered for all eBooks. Learn more about titles from thousands of editorial and customer reviews. Pick a current bestseller, a classic or anything in between and download it wirelessly in seconds.
• Access your personal B&N digital library: All eBooks purchased through the Barnes & Noble eBookstore sync in seconds and are ready to read in your Library.
• Lend to friends: NOOK for Android is the only Android eReading app that offers eBook sharing with friends.
• Read your way: Customize the eReading experience by choosing from eight font types and five sizes, read in landscape or portrait modes and lock the screen orientation.
• Enjoy the read: The fun and immersive experience offers animated or sliding page turns, a navigation scroll bar, bookmarks and more.
• Easy access to your content: Using the Library List view, see the cover art, sort and filter your eBooks by author, title or recent reads. Access rich product details for the selected eBook, including the synopsis and more books from that author.
• Read across multiple devices: Android users can now complement their eReading experiences with Barnes & Noble’s other eReader experiences such as NOOK eBook Readers, previously announced eBook readers powered by the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, and a variety of other computing and mobile devices, including iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry® and HTC HD2™ smartphones, HP computers, PC and Mac®.
• Pick up where you left off: Sync the last page read of the last eBook opened on an Android device with BN eReader (soon to be renamed NOOK) software-enabled devices including PC and iPad. Coming soon, both will sync with NOOK for iPhone and more devices to follow.
• Follows the standard: Read eBooks formatted in ePub, quickly becoming the industry standard.

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