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Barnes & Noble Nook Color

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$98.98 - $179.99

Summary: A 6.8-inch e-book reader with a color LCD display with a built-in light. It comes with 8GB of memory. It uses touchscreen navigation and has Wi-Fi for buying e-books.

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Type: 6- to 7-inch display e-book readers

Specs
HxWxD (in.) The e-book reader's height by width by depth, measured to the nearest tenth of an inch, and listed the way the e-book reader would be oriented if you were holding a book. HxWxD (in.)	8.1x5.0x0.5
Weight How much the e-book reader weighs in ounces, including batteries but not including accessories. For models with no internal memory, the memory card is included. Weight	15.8
Warranty -- parts The length of time in months the reader's parts are covered by its manufacturer for defects. Warranty -- parts	12
Warranty -- labor The length of time in months the reader's labor is covered by its manufacturer. Warranty -- labor	12

Features
E-book store Lists e-book stores that the e-book reader can access and directly buy e-books from. E-book store	Barnes & Noble
Library loaning Indicates if the reader can read any of the e-book formats available from public libraries. They are typically DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected EPUB, Adobe PDF, Amazon AZW, and Mobipocket formats. Library loaning	Yes
Unsecured e-book formats Lists e-book formats with no DRM (Digital Rights Management) the e-book reader supports. Those formats are Adobe PDF, Audible Enhanced (AAX), Audible (AA), BBeB Book (LRF, LRS, LRX), EPUB, FictionBook (FB2), Microsoft Reader (LIT), Mobipocket unprotected books (MOBI, PRC), and Rocket e-book (rb). Unsecured e-book formats	EPUB, PDF
DRM e-book formats Lists e-book formats with DRM (Digital Rights Management) the e-book reader supports. Those formats are Adobe PDF, Amazon (AZW), EPUB, and Mobipocket (MOBI, PRC). DRM e-book formats	EPUB, PDF
Other document formats Lists other e-book and document types the e-book reader supports. Those formats are rich text format (RTF), text (TXT), Word 2003 and previous (DOC) and Word 2007 (DOCX). Other document formats	CBZ, XLS, DOC, PPT, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX
Notes stay with e-book Whether or not your annotations and notes stay with the e-book either attached to your account at an e-book store or with the e-book file. You can see all your annotations if you switch devices or move the e-book's file. Notes stay with e-book	Yes
Clippings stay with e-book Clippings are highlighted pieces of text (just a few words or whole paragraphs or chapters) that you want to save. Whether or not your annotations and notes stay with the e-book either attached to your account at an e-book store or with the e-book file. You can see all your annotations if you switch devices or move the e-book's file. Clippings stay with e-book	No
Wi-Fi Most e-book readers have a built-in Wi-Fi radio that allows them to download e-books and access the Internet via home networks and Wi-Fi hotspots. Wi-Fi- is the name for a medium-range (150 feet) wireless connectivity standard, officially known as IEEE 802.11. Wi-Fi enables secure networking of many electronic devices. 802.11n is the most common type found in e-book readers. It is backwards compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b. Wi-Fi	Yes
Cellular 3G 3rd generation cellular broadband data connection. Some e-book readers use a 3G data connection to download e-books directly from an e-book store over the air. A cell phone service provider has to enable this capability and typically there is no extra charge for this data service on e-book readers. Cellular 3G	No
3G carrier This is the cell phone service provider that enables the 3G capabilities of those e-book readers that have it. Check in your area to see if you get 3G coverage from the e-book reader's cellular service provider or you may get very slow e-book download times or no over the air download capabilities at all. 3G carrier	NA
Internal memory (GB) Also called onboard or built-in memory. The amount of internal memory to store e-books, music and photos that comes with the e-book reader. Some e-book readers have additional memory slots into which removable media such as Secure Digital and Memory Stick cards can be inserted to expand storage capacity. Internal memory (GB)	8
Music formats Lists music file formats the e-book reader supports. Those formats are AAC, MP3, WAV, and WMA. Music formats	MP3, MP4, AAC
Photo formats Lists photo file formats the e-book reader supports. Those formats are BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF. Photo formats	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG
Text-to-speech Text-to-speech will read a regular e-book aloud over the e-book reader's speaker or through its headphone. It uses a computer simulated voice. This is not to be confused with an audiobook which is a recording of a live person that is played back similar to a music file being played. Text-to-speech	No

Connections
Removable memory type The format for the removable memory medium used in the e-book reader. Among the most common are Secure Digital (SD) and Memory Stick (MS). You must get the correct type of storage for your e-book reader; check with the manufacturer or retailer if you're uncertain. Removable memory type	MicroSD
Number of memory card slots How many separate memory card slots an e-book reader has. Number of memory card slots	1
Power connector Indicates if the e-book reader has a separate connector for a power adapter. Power connector	No
Headphone jack When you want to listen to an audiobook, have an e-book read to you, or listen to music without disturbing others, a headphone jack lets you plug in headphones so you alone hear the sound. Headphone jack	Yes

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