14 DAY TRIAL // Some of you might remember the Nook Touch eReader which was launched back in 2011. Well, probably due to low demand and lack of interest, Barnes & Noble has decided to discontinue the device altogether.
The digital reading device has disappeared from the B&N website and sources familiar with the matter reported by The-Digital-Reader claim all traces attesting the existence of the device have been removed, as of today.
What I have told you is only valid in the US, as the Nook Touch appears to still be available in the UK. Also those interested can still acquire it via eBay.
Another retired device is the 2012 Nook Glow, but in this case it is understandable, since a refreshed 2013 version is available in the store.
The Nook Touch was B&N second eBook reader effort and ran B&N branded version of Android 2.1 (wow, that’s ancient). The device drew power form a now-decrepit 800MHz CPU combined with 246MB of RAM and provided only 1.2GB of internal storage.
Users had a 6-inch E-Ink display to do their reading, and the device surprisingly proved to be quite popular with hackers who managed to by-pass the B&N interface.