Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), one of the nation's largest booksellers and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that customers who download the Free NOOK Reading App on their Android and iOS smartphones and tablets or Windows 8 tablets and PCs, and sign in with a new NOOK account, will automatically receive free content from upcoming books, as well free magazines, to help get their library started. The free content is available for a limited time only and includes sneak peeks of upcoming books from New York Times bestselling authors, including The One & Only by Emily Giffin, Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy, Written in my Own Heart's Blood (Outlander Series #8) by Diana Gabaldon and Fields of Prey (Lucas Davenport Series #24) by John Sandford. Additionally, new NOOK Reading App customers will receive free single issues of popular magazines titles, including TIME, People, Food Network Magazine and Popular Mechanics.
To get this great offer visit NOOKapp.com from a smartphone or tablet today. NOOKapp.com also features step-by-step instructions on getting started with NOOK and more information on the Free NOOK Reading Apps, including NOOK for Android, NOOK for iOS and NOOK for Windows 8. Customers can also visit the NOOK Reading App display at any Barnes & Noble store, or ask a bookseller for details.
The Free NOOK Reading App gives customers even more flexibility to Read What You Love, Anywhere You Like on a multitude of mobile devices, including Android phones and tablets, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and Windows 8 tablets and PCs. NOOK Reading Apps provide access to one of the world's largest digital bookstores, with more than 3 million titles, featuring new releases, bestsellers, classics, and a large collection from independent publishers and self-publishing authors through NOOK Press. Customers can enjoy free samples of NOOK Books, and purchase and download titles in seconds to begin reading instantly.
The Free NOOK Reading App also offers access to the highly acclaimed NOOK Newsstand. Customers can try digital periodicals for free for 14 days and enjoy a huge selection of popular newspapers and magazines by subscription or single copy purchases. Android and Windows 8 customers can browse and purchase content directly through the app; while iOS customers can visit NOOK.com on their device's web browser to shop NOOK content and then use the app for a best-in-class reading experience.
With NOOK Sync technology customers can also automatically sync their library on the go, including last page read, bookmarks, notes and highlights across their devices. Start a book on a NOOK tablet or eReader and pick back up on an iOS device, an Android phone or tablet, or a Windows 8 tablet or PC to keep reading anytime, anywhere – all without losing the page.
For more information on the Free NOOK Reading App or any of the award-winning NOOK devices, visit the NOOK Digital Shops and displays in any of Barnes & Noble's nearly 700 bookstores nationwide. Barnes & Noble offers Always Free NOOK Support in all of its neighborhood bookstores, with more than 40,000 booksellers across the country ready to assist customers with downloading the Free NOOK Reading App, setting up a NOOK account or NOOK device, or choosing their next great read.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is a Fortune 500 company and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The company operates 673 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). Its NOOK Media LLC subsidiary is a leader in the emerging digital reading and digital education markets. The NOOK digital business offers award-winning NOOK products and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store (www.nook.com), while Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC operates 695 bookstores serving over 4.6 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble is proud to be named a J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Customer Service Champion and is only one of 50 U.S. companies so named. Barnes & Noble.com is ranked the number one online retailer in customer satisfaction in the book, music and video category and a Top 10 online retailer overall in customer satisfaction according to ForeSee E-Retail Satisfaction Index (Spring Top 100 Edition).