NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS), announced it is expanding its catalogue of reading and entertainment content with the addition of the Google Play digital content experience on its acclaimed NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ devices.
With Google Play on NOOK HD and NOOK HD+, customers will now have access to more than 700,000 Android apps and games, millions of songs and more. Barnes & Noble's 7- and 9-inch tablets will also include popular Google services like the Chrome browser, Gmail, YouTube, Google Search and Google Maps, the company said.
For a limited time only, as part of NOOK's involvement in the "Get London Reading" literacy initiative, NOOK HD is available starting at just 129 pounds (down from 159 pounds), with the NOOK HD+ starting at only 179 pounds (down from 229 pounds).
The company stated that NOOK products are available in John Lewis, Argos, Asda, Dixons, Sainsbury, Waitrose, Blackwell's and Foyles and also through its website.
The company noted that Google Play and the other Google services will be available to all new and existing NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ customers in the UK at no cost through an automatic over-the-air update that will roll out to all devices connected to Wi-Fi, beginning today.
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