We appreciate all the NOOK owners who have been spreading the word about NOOK to your friends and family. We’re grateful for all the folks who bought a NOOK because of passionate people like you.

Today we’re announcing an UPDATE to our limited-time Spread the Word About NOOK offer. From now until June 14, 2013, you’ll get a $25 eGift Card for each person you refer to BN.com who purchases a NOOK HD or NOOK HD+ (limit of ten $25 eGift Cards per referrer). Plus, your friend will get a $25 eGift Card for taking your advice, too!

To qualify for this offer, please visit this page and follow the instructions for using your own personal referral link. Then let the referring begin!

We appreciate all the NOOK owners who have been spreading the word about NOOK to your friends and family. We’re grateful for all the folks who bought a NOOK because of passionate people like you.

Today we’re announcing a limited-time Spread the Word About NOOK offer. From now until June 14, 2013, you’ll get a $15 eGift Card for each person you refer to BN.com who purchases a NOOK HD or NOOK HD+ (limit of ten $15 eGift Cards per referrer). Plus, your friend will get a $15 eGift Card for taking your advice, too!

To qualify for this offer, please visit this page and follow the instructions for using your own personal referral link. Then let the referring begin!

Tell Me: What would you buy with your $15 eGift Card?

While most people equate March Madness with college basketball, serious readers turn their late-winter attention to the Tournament of Books for thrills. This year, NOOK is proud to be the official presenter of The Morning News’ battle royale of books.

Sixteen of the best books from 2012 will enter the bracket, but only one will emerge victorious—winning the coveted Rooster award. I’m happy to see some of my favorite recent books on the list, like Gone Girl and The Fault in Our Stars—two titles that NOOK readers are passionate about as well. The list is eclectic, well-considered, and provocative. Throughout the tournament, judges like bestselling author Lev Grossman and Beatrice blogger Ron Hogan will weigh in on their picks, with one book from their bracket advancing to the next round.

And that’s when the real fun begins. The best part of the Tournament of Books is the conversation it creates. The judges are passionate about books and their decisions, and The Morning News readers are equally enthusiastic. This year, I’m hoping you’ll join in the conversation.

Visit The Tournament of Books to see the latest results, discover some amazing books you may have missed, and share your thoughts.

Tell Me: What was your favorite book of 2012?

As a NOOK Blog reader, I’m guessing that you love to read. And readers usually come in packs—so I bet you have a lot of friends who love to read, too. They also probably love to watch movies & TV, and use all the latest apps. If that sounds like someone you know, you should enter our new Facebook Sweepstakes.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re giving away two great prize packages—a pair of NOOK HD Tablets (1^st prize) or a pair of NOOK Simple Touch Readers (2^nd prize). In other words—one to give to the one you love, and one to keep for yourself.

Click here for details, and good luck!

NOTE: Please use the desktop version of Facebook to access this entry form.

Now through February 14, 2013, get a FREE $30 B&N Gift Card when you buy NOOK HD or NOOK HD+ online or in stores.

There are lots of great reasons to take advantage of our new offer. For starters, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Your loved ones like books, magazines, apps and movies, right? And what about you? It’s been a long winter and you’ve been eyeing a new NOOK. Isn’t it time to treat yourself?

It’s super easy to get this special offer—either enter online coupon code E7V3J9V or get the B&N in-store coupon here.

Tell Me: What would you download first with a $30 B&N Gift Card?

I’m excited to introduce NOOK Blog readers to the two newest tablets in the NOOK Family: NOOK HD and NOOK HD+.

NOOK HD is the lightest and highest resolution 7” HD tablet ever. Not to be outdone, NOOK HD+ is the lightest Full HD tablet ever, with a brilliant 9” HD display that magazine and movie lovers will adore.

NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ were specifically designed to make reading and entertainment as good as it can be. With crisp text, breathtaking images and life-like graphics, NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ let you enjoy books, magazines, movies, TV shows and apps like never before.

NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ are also the first tablets ever designed for both personal use and the whole family to share. It’s like having multiple tablets in one! Individual profiles instantly personalize your NOOK for each member of the family so that everyone can enjoy their very own library.

Our newly expanded NOOK Store offers more than three million books, magazines, newspapers, comics and kids’ books – with over 1 million titles free.  We’ve also got all the top apps, including an unbeatable selection of learning apps for kids. And only The NOOK Store provides helpful age recommendations for parents and lets you browse by subject area to find the perfect app for your child.

With our brand new NOOK Video^™ Store and NOOK Catalog^™ content, NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ offer incredible reading and entertainment like never seen before.

Starting at only $199 for NOOK HD and $269 for NOOK HD+, both products deliver an amazing value, with no annoying ads and a power cord included.

Both are available for pre-order at www.nook.com and Barnes & Noble stores for you to enjoy beginning in early November.

Learn all about them here.

Get Started on NOOK for Web with 6 Free Bestsellers!

Today, we’re excited to introduce NOOK for Web, an innovative and free new browser experience that offers readers the ability to explore the hottest digital titles and bestselling books right from their computer – no sign-in, software download or NOOK account required to begin reading. With fast and easy access from any PC or Mac^® browser, NOOK for Web seamlessly combines NOOK’s award-winning digital reading experience with access to Barnes & Noble’s expansive NOOK Store^™. Now, anyone who loves to read can browse, sample and become instantly immersed in a NOOK-like reading environment from any browser, with support coming this fall for Internet-enabled tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices.

 

Beginning today, Barnes & Noble is offering six bestselling NOOK Books in their entirety at no charge for readers to try NOOK’s award-winning digital reading experience online. With popular summer titles the entire family will enjoy, customers can visit www.nook.com/NOOKforWeb to browse the list of complimentary titles available, including Map of Bones by James Rollins, Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, The Vow by Kim Carpenter, The Boxcar Children Summer Special by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Brave by Tennant Redbank and Perfect Island Getaways by Patricia Schultz, instantly read the sample, and then download the entire book for free on any browser now through July 26.

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NOOK readers now have a new way to read instantly - and 6 great free books to get started!

Today I’m happy to bring NOOK Comics readers some great news. We’ve just announced a partnership with DC Entertainment to bring its bestselling line-up of graphic novels featuring iconic DC Comics and Vertigo characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Sandman to the award-winning NOOK Tablet™ and NOOK Color™, as well as Android tablets via the NOOK for Android™ app. The new partnership brings together DC Entertainment, the comic book industry’s most prolific digital trailblazer, and NOOK Comics, the leading provider of digital graphic novels and comics with more than 4000 titles available.

With the addition of DC Entertainment content Barnes & Noble is also introducing Zoom View, an all-new NOOK Comics feature designed for NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color. Zoom View allows readers to focus in on individual panels in graphic novels and comics, allowing you to fully enjoy the stunning artwork and compelling storytelling that brings this genre to life. Zoom View will be immediately available on all DC Entertainment titles.

NOTE: Zoom View requires an update to the current NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color software. The free software update, version 1.4.3, is available for download today at www.nook.com/tablet/update or www.nookcolor.com/update. A free over-the-air (OTA) update requiring no action from customers will begin rolling out to customers via Wi-Fi starting June 27.

Are you among the nearly half of Americans who have gone to sleep annoyed because your significant other was reading with a light on? Thanks to our newest member of the NOOK family— NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight^TM—you’ll never have that problem again. Starting today, you can pre-order the first and only Reader designed to make bedtime reading perfect, online and in-stores. Learn more about our newest NOOK here.

Attention Muggles! The moment you’ve been waiting for is here. Starting today, NOOK editions of all seven Harry Potter novels are available for purchase from the Pottermore Shop. You can now enjoy all of the adventures on NOOK—from the early days of Hogwarts, through the very last page of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Wondering how to download these brand new NOOK Books from the Pottermore Shop? Check out this link to learn more.