With Barnes & Noble fighting Amazon for eBook dominance, and Apple and Borders/Kobo trying to get in on the action, it makes sense for B&N to follow Amazon to every platform it has a presence on. Â To bring everything up to Amazon, Barnes & Noble has finally launched nook for Android. Â The app works as you’d expect, allowing users to read all their nook eBooks on their Android devices. {Mashable}
Like all mobile eBook apps, nook for Android will sync bookmarks and last read pages with other instances of the app or your nook eBook reader. Â Unlike the iOS version of Barnes & Noble, nook for Android is an actual nice-looking app. Â It has eight choices for fonts, which is even more than is on the nook reader. Â The standard to turn the page is a one finger flick, though that can be changed to a single press on either side of the screen. Â Like the nook device, nook for Android comes complete with LendMe, so users can share eBooks with friends, giving their friends a copy of the book for up to 14 days (the eBook is then removed from the original owner’s library for that time). {Barnes & Noble}
With Barnes & Noble, that now means all the biggest eBook sellers are on Android. Â Given the fact that many publishers are switching to an agency model, making eBooks cost the same across all platforms, it really comes down to which app you prefer. Â Granted, those who own eBook reader devices would want to use the same app as the device they have, others are free to choose whichever app they like. Â Aside from Amazon, Kobo/Borders and now Barnes & Noble’s nook there’s also Adiko which can access any free eBooks, or read ePub files bought from other virtual stores.