<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
1st	O
Edition	O
(	O
styled	O
"	O
nook	B-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
e-book	O
reader	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
book	O
retailer	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
includes	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
AT&T	O
3G	B-Architecture
wireless	I-Architecture
connectivity	O
,	O
a	O
six-inch	O
E	O
Ink	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
smaller	O
color	O
touchscreen	B-Device
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
input	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
announced	O
a	O
Wi-Fi-only	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Nook	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
with	O
a	O
June	O
10	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$259	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
built-in	O
3G	B-Architecture
+	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
for	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Barnes	O
and	O
Noble	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
$199	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Nook	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
price	O
drop	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
closeout	O
price	O
of	O
$169	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Nook	B-Application
,	O
named	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
1st	O
Edition	O
that	O
supports	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
and	O
not	O
3G	B-Architecture
Wireless	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
with	O
firmware	O
version	O
1.4	O
preinstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
physically	O
easily	O
distinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
+	O
Wi-fi	O
gray-backed	O
version	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
white	O
back	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
price	O
reduction	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
dropping	O
to	O
a	O
closeout	O
price	O
of	O
$119	O
in	O
accord	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Nook	B-Application
,	O
named	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
Reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Nook	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
black-and-white	O
electronic	O
ink	O
(	O
e	O
ink	O
)	O
display	O
for	O
viewing	O
digital	O
content	O
with	O
most	O
navigation	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
provided	O
through	O
a	O
color	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pages	O
are	O
turned	O
using	O
arrow	O
buttons	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
or	O
by	O
making	O
swipe	O
gesture	O
on	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Nook	B-Application
connects	O
to	O
Barnes	O
and	O
Noble	O
's	O
digital	O
store	O
through	O
a	O
free	O
connection	O
to	O
T	O
's	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
or	O
through	O
available	O
Wi-Fi	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
can	O
be	O
charged	O
through	O
either	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
or	O
a	O
micro-USB	O
2.0	O
cable	O
,	O
both	O
included	O
with	O
new	O
Nooks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
a	O
built-in	O
dictionary	O
,	O
Chess	B-Application
and	O
Sudoku	O
,	O
an	O
audio	O
player	O
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EPUB	O
with	O
eReader	O
DRM	O
combination	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
format	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
has	O
undertaken	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
that	O
combination	O
in	O
future	O
releases	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Application
Acrobat	I-Application
mobile	O
software	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
other	O
reader	O
devices	O
to	O
support	O
that	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
sound	O
file	O
formats	O
for	O
music	O
and	O
audiobooks	O
include	O
MP3	O
and	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Vorbis	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
not	O
WMA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
original	O
Nook	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Color	I-Application
support	O
sound	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nook	B-Application
supports	O
image	O
file	O
formats	O
JPG	O
,	O
GIF	O
,	O
PNG	O
,	O
and	O
BMP	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
book	O
cover	O
thumbnails	O
,	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
and	O
screen	O
savers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
"	O
LendMe	O
"	O
feature	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
some	O
books	O
with	O
other	O
people	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
licensing	O
by	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
share	O
purchased	O
books	O
with	O
others	O
who	O
are	O
using	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
's	O
reader	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
system	O
recognizes	O
physical	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
using	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
in	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
stores	O
receive	O
access	O
to	O
special	O
content	O
and	O
offers	O
while	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
store	O
's	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
available	O
outside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
taken	O
overseas	O
it	O
will	O
neither	O
be	O
possible	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
connection	O
nor	O
capable	O
of	O
buying	O
books	O
on	O
the	O
Barnes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Noble	I-Application
Nook	I-Application
Book	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
is	O
still	O
capable	O
of	O
accessing	O
the	O
same	O
Book	O
Store	O
through	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
downloading	O
free	O
books	O
from	O
it	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Launch	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
and	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
(	O
in	O
beta	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
Chess	B-Application
and	O
Sudoku	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
options	O
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
Nook	B-Application
eReader	O
applications	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
allow	O
reading	O
of	O
eBooks	O
purchases	O
to	O
be	O
read	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Blackberry	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
Nook	B-Application
eReader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Nook	B-Application
users	O
have	O
loaded	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pandora	B-Application
,	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
a	O
Twitter	O
client	O
called	O
Tweet	O
,	O
Google	O
Reader	O
and	O
a	O
Facebook	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
general	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
running	O
on	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
present	O
interactive	O
areas	O
of	O
their	O
interface	O
on	O
the	O
E	O
Ink	O
display	O
,	O
making	O
such	O
applications	O
difficult	O
to	O
manipulate	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
screen	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
app	O
launchers	O
,	O
browsers	O
,	O
library	O
managers	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
book	O
catalog	O
browser	O
and	O
feed	O
reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
gaining	O
superuser	B-Application
(	O
root	O
)	O
access	O
to	O
install	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
initially	O
required	O
physical	O
disassembly	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
gain	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
using	O
software	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
gain	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
using	O
software	O
designed	O
for	O
older	O
models	O
renders	O
the	O
unit	O
unusable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
method	O
involving	O
spoofing	O
a	O
DNS	O
entry	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
to	O
root	O
1.4.1	O
Nooks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
made	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
following	O
its	O
launch	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
began	O
shipping	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
began	O
selling	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
in-store	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
involved	O
multiple	O
shipment	O
dates	O
depending	O
on	O
when	O
customers	O
ordered	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
initially	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
Time	O
,	O
Money	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
to	O
more	O
critical	O
reviews	O
in	O
Engadget	B-Application
and	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
noted	O
the	O
color	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
large	O
ebook	O
library	O
as	O
advantages	O
over	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
's	O
competitors	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
HTML	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
.doc	O
file	O
format	O
seen	O
as	O
negatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Money	O
compared	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
favorably	O
to	O
the	B-General_Concept
Amazon	I-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Reader	I-Application
Touch	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZDNet	O
blogger	O
Matthew	O
Miller	O
called	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
"	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
connectivity	O
and	O
content	O
"	O
and	O
wrote	O
favorably	O
about	O
the	O
lending	O
feature	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
ePub	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
listed	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Gadgets	O
of	O
2009	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
user	O
interface	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
reviewer	O
David	O
Pogue	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
suffered	O
from	O
"	O
half-baked	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pogue	O
later	O
demonstrated	O
using	O
a	O
postal	O
scale	O
that	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
's	O
weight	O
differed	O
from	O
the	O
product	O
specifications	O
advertised	O
by	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
(	O
12.1	O
ounces	O
rather	O
than	O
11.2	O
ounces	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
advertised	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
reviewer	O
Joshua	O
Topolsky	O
argued	O
that	O
menu	O
responsiveness	O
and	O
organization	O
was	O
not	O
optimal	O
but	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
seem	O
like	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
fixed	O
with	O
firmware	O
tweaks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
1.3	O
firmware	O
update	O
,	O
released	O
after	O
most	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
,	O
improved	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
responsiveness	O
:	O
"	O
On	O
the	O
original	O
Nook	B-Application
,	O
page	O
turning	O
took	O
twice	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
page	O
turning	O
on	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
–	O
two	O
seconds	O
compared	O
to	O
one	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
1.3	O
firmware	O
update	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
about	O
a	O
tenth	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
slower	O
than	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
the	O
difference	O
is	O
negligible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
was	O
presented	O
with	O
the	O
TechCrunch	O
Best	O
New	O
Gadget	O
Crunchie	O
award	O
for	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
