Barnes & Noble said today it would offer free wireless Internet access at all its bookstores nationwide.
Barnes & Noble has offered Wi-Fi access via AT&T since 2005, but that was a subscription-based service. Customers shopping in the bookstore will now be able to preview over 700,000 eBook titles along with thousands of public domain titles available from Google, on their Wi-Fi enabled devices. The company says its number of eBook titles is on track to reach the one million mark soon.
Barnes & Noble Launches Digital Bookstore
Barnes & Noble has announced the launch of its own ebookstore and it will make content available on a variety of devices including the iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry, as well as most laptops and desktop computers.
Barnes & Noble.com Gets New Look
Barnes & Noble.com has received a redesign along with several new features including Barnes & Noble Review, which will focus on interviews with authors, reviews of new books, music and movies.