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"Barnes &amp; Noble is now offering a free Nook Simple Touch e-reader with the purchase of its Nook HD+ color tablet, a sign that sales of one or both devices aren't so hot right now.\nThe Nook HD+ is B&amp;N's larger-format (9-inch) Android tablet, which costs $259 for 16GB of storage and $299 for 32GB of storage. The Nook Simple Touch is the company's entry-level, black-and-white eInk e-reader, which retails for $79 following a $20 price cut in December.\nThe pairing is unusual: Why would anyone with a tablet, which owners can use to buy, download and read e-books, need a second device to do just that?\nPerhaps the Nook HD+ is too large to be portable, and so purchasers may want a small book-reading device to go with them. Or maybe the idea is that you buy the tablet for yourself and give the e-reader to your significant other. Jamie Iannone, president of digital productions at Nook Media, said in a statement that the 9-inch tablet is \"perfect\" for movies, apps and magazines, while the Nook Simple Touch is \"ideal\" for reading books. The latter device is also lightweight and portable, she points out.\n\nSEE ALSO: Will Barnes &amp; Noble Ditch the Nook?\nWe imagine few consumers will find the two-device option convenient: Instead, they might want to purchase the 7-inch Nook HD, or perhaps an iPad Mini or Kindle Fire HD, which are also small, lightweight and portable, and support apps and a wide variety of media, including books and videos.\nWhat's likely motivating the buy-one-get-one-free package is weak sales. In its last fiscal quarter, B&amp;N reported that Nook sales, which include sales of digital content and accessories as well as devices, fell 26% from the same period a year ago.\n\n\nBarnes &amp; Noble Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes &amp; Noble Nook HD+\nWith the Nook HD+, Barnes &amp; Noble both takes on the iPad and gives the recently unveiled Kindle Fire HD tablets a serious competitor. The big-size Nook tablet is priced at $269 for the 16GB model and $299 for 32GB. It's also 2.8 ounces lighter than the Kindle Fire HD, but it doesn't have any cameras.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes &amp; Noble Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeighing the Tablets\nBarnes &amp; Noble put the Nook HD and Kindle Fire HD on a scale. Looks like the Fire is a bit heavier.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Nook HD Magnesium Frame\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Nook HD+ Rigid Magnesium Frame\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlaying HD Video from the Nook HD to Your HDTV\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Nook HD HDMI Adapter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHD Magazines on the 9-inch Nook HD+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes &amp; Noble Nook HD+'s New Interface\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCookbooks on Nook HD+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComicbooks on the 7-inch Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShopping on the Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Your Nook Today Screen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Top of the Nook HD\nNot the volume rocker and audio port.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarnes &amp; Noble Nook HD+ on the Left and Nook HD on the Right\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Base of the Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHolding the While Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Back of the Nook HD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Back of the Nook HD+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPackaging for Barnes &amp; Noble's New Nook HDs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Mashable."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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