On April 2, 2021, Lenovo and Barnes and Noble released the Nook 10' HD, a successor to their 2018 model. The name was among over 400 he created, although that naming project ended with no name being chosen. The name is also claimed by Rex Wilder when he was consulting for Ammunition Design Group. This decision pivoted on the information contained within an NPR article which suggested that female readers tend to read more than men. Nook was initially rejected as a name by Barnes & Noble but eventually the connection to a nook being a familiar place to read was compelling enough to change the minds of the company's executives. The Nook name and identity was devised and created by the Brand Development Group at R/GA. Nook users may read nearly any Nook Store e-book, digital magazines or newspapers for one hour once per day while connected to a Barnes & Noble's Wi-Fi. In December 2014, B&N purchased Microsoft's Nook shares, ending the partnership. On August 28, 2012, Barnes and Noble announced partnerships with retailers in the UK, which began offering the Nook digital products in October 2012.

On April 30, 2012, Barnes & Noble entered into a partnership with Microsoft that spun off the Nook and college businesses into a subsidiary. The original Nook was followed in November 2010 by a color LCD device called the Nook Color, in June 2011 by the Nook Simple Touch, and in November 2011 and February 2012 by the Nook Tablet.

The original Nook had a six-inch E-paper display and a separate, smaller color touchscreen that serves as the primary input device and was capable of Wi-Fi and AT&T 3G wireless connectivity. in October 2009, and was released the next month. The original device was announced in the U.S. The Barnes & Noble Nook (styled nook or NOOK) is a brand of e-readers developed by American book retailer Barnes & Noble, based on the Android platform.

See also: Barnes & Noble Nook 1st Edition, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Color, Nook Tablet, and Nook HD

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