The Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch GlowLight price details in the UK have been declared. They are expected to hit availability status by early October through stores and the official website.
The Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch GlowLight feature a 6-inch eInk touchscreen, while the latter is specifically designed to enable night-time reading. The devices are said to sport ergonomic and lightweight form factors and they allow reading even in bright sunlight. In terms of other features, the former tags along more than a 2-month long battery life of average usage with Wi-Fi connectivity switched off.
“Our high quality Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch GlowLight products pack in a lightning fast, easy to use touchscreen and access to our robust Nook content catalogue, in an incredibly lightweight form at an amazing value. Nook Simple Touch puts the focus on reading instead of the technology, while Nook Simple Touch GlowLight is the first product to hit the market that is perfect for both outdoor and bedtime reading, with a built-in reading light. We’re excited to give UK customers the opportunity to enjoy both of these devices, plus one of the world’s largest digital bookstores with more than 2.5 million books, newspapers and magazines,” expressed Jamie Iannone, President of Digital Products at Barnes & Noble.
The GlowLight is said to be capable of functioning for over 1 month with the light on and for 2 months with the light switched off, both with Wi-Fi turned off. Coming to storage capacities, the Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch GlowLight house 2GB of memory with an expandability option in tow. According to the company, the provided space can take more than 1,000 eBooks. Buyers can also connect to the Nook store through Wi-Fi to purchase different books.
According to the Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch GlowLight price specifications for the UK, they can be picked up for £79 and £109, correspondingly.