Nook

The Nook is an e-book reader launched by Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookstore chain in the U.S. It was officially launched in 2009 and is based on the Android operating system and manufactured by Foxconn.In the first quarter of 2011, sales of the Nook surpassed those of the similar product Kindle, launched by Amazon, for the first time. In the first quarter of 2011, sales of the Nook surpassed those of the Kindle, a similar product launched by Amazon, for the first time.