That’s the same price as the Kindle 2, though an international Kindle 2 that allows wireless access outside of the U.S. The Nook should ship at the end of November and it’ll cost you $259. It’s a very interesting device: the first dedicated e-book reader that is powered by Google’s Android operating system (it runs Android 1.5).
On Tuesday, Barnes & Noble announced that the Nook, the company’s e-book reader that aims to compete with Amazon’s Kindle, is available for pre-order.
