Aug 19

IRL: Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight and the PowerPlant portable battery pack

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Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

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Does our own self-professed book collector Dan Cooper need an e-reader? No, but he might get one anyway. And do you need a portable charger with 3.6 times the capacity of an iPhone 5? Yes, or at least that’s what Darren tells us.

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Dec 08

Barnes & Noble drops Nook Simple Touch price to $79 for some unilluminated holiday reading

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Good news for those looking to give the gift that keeps on refreshing every six pages or so: Barnes & Noble’s hitting its holiday stride by shaving a good $20 off the current price of its last-gen e-reader, down to $79. A price, the company helpfully points out, that comes *ahem* “without distracting ads.” The discount goes into effect tomorrow — the privilege of glowing while reading, meanwhile, will still cost you $119.

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Nov 22

Limited-edition White Nook Simple Touch lands at $79 this Black Friday

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Another decent discount on Barnes & Noble’s entry-level e-reader means you can now get the sans Glowlight Nook Simple Touch for just under $80. This prices it below to Amazon’s (ad-free) basic e-reader but above the $50 price tag that Target’s announced. However, this limited-edition Nook is encircled with a white border, which at least sounds a little more festive — we haven’t managed to snatch a glance at one just yet. Barnes & Noble says that it’ll remain at this price for as long as in-store stocks last, but bare a thought for your transatlantic cousins, who are paying the same amount, but in pounds, for an identical e-reader.

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Sep 29

Target, Walmart list price drop for B&N’s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight to $119

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Barnes & Noble slashes Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight to $119, assures us it's not Kindle-related

Check those calendars. It’s September 29th, which means, for those who follow the world of e-readers, that we’re two days from Kindle Paperwhite day. According to Target and Walmart, it also means that Barnes & Noble’s own illuminated e-reader, the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, is getting a $20 price cut, down to $119. That price puts the reader on par with the entry-level Paperwhite (no 3G, with ads). Let the battle of the front lit e-readers commence!

Update: Check out some official pricing update info from B&N after the break.

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