Another iPhone app of note was ported to Android during the last week. Joining the recently released Android Kindle app is Barnes & Noble’s NOOK app.

B&N noted that NOOK for Android is the first eReader software to feature “Barnes & Noble’s new NOOK-centric branding.” The company added that updated NOOK software for iPhone and iPad will be released in the coming months.

From B&N’s press release, the list of features will be very familiar to those who are using e-book reader software.  It does have a lending feature absent from other e-book readers. Read more…

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