ble Announces Special Savings on NOOK® Devices Purchased with a MasterCard® Card for a Limited Time
The Perfect Gift for Father’s Day and Graduation, Save $20 on NOOK Color™ or NOOK Simple Touch™
For a Limited Time NOOK Simple Touch Offered at $79, Our Lowest Price Ever
New York, New York – June 7, 2012 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS),
the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational
products, today announced a special savings offer, just in time for
Father’s Day and Graduation. Starting Thursday June 7, 2012, through
Sunday June 17, 2012, customers will save $20 on a new NOOK Color or
NOOK Simple Touch when they use their MasterCard card. During this
amazing limited time offer, NOOK Color will be available for only $149
and NOOK Simple Touch is being offered at $79, our lowest price ever for
both devices. This offer is available at all of Barnes & Noble’s
nearly 700 stores nationwide and online at
www.nook.com. In-store customers will receive the discount via a printable coupon, while online customers at
www.nook.com will use a coupon code provided at time of purchase.
NOOK devices are the perfect choice for anyone who wants access to their
favorite reads anywhere they go. The award-winning NOOK Color is the
best value in the tablet market at only $169, but for a limited time
it’s available for $149, our lowest price ever, when customers purchase
with a MasterCard card during this offer. Featuring a stunning 7-inch
VividView
™ Color touchscreen, NOOK Color is ideal for reading
a wide variety of content including books, enhanced books, immersive
children’s picture books, an expansive collection of interactive
magazines, comics, newspapers and more. NOOK Color also offers the
most-requested tablet features, including access to top video and music
services, high-quality NOOK Apps
™, built-in e-mail, and an enhanced Web experience.
Customers seeking a simple,easy-to-use, dedicated reading experience
will love NOOK Simple Touch – an ultra-light, portable 6-inch eReader
with the most-advanced E Ink
® Pearl display and the
longest-lasting battery life of up to 2 months on a single charge. This
award-winning device is normally available for only $99, but for a
limited time it will be $79, our lowest price ever, when purchased using
a MasterCard card. With a simple tap, NOOK Simple Touch is intuitive
and easy to navigate, shop and read. NOOK Simple Touch was also named
the “Best e-ink reader” by CNET.
For those last-minute Father’s Day shoppers, Barnes & Noble.com is
offering all customers free express and free expedited shipping of any
NOOK device. The free express shipping is available from June 9 through
June 12. The free expedited shipping is available from June 12 through
June 14. Both options will help to ensure delivery of a new NOOK in time
for Father’s Day.
With all NOOK products, customers can shop Barnes & Noble's expansive NOOK Store
™
of more than 2.5 million digital titles. In addition, Barnes &
Noble offers always free in-store NOOK support for customers to set up
and learn how to use their new device face-to-face with friendly
neighborhood NOOKsellers
™.