14 DAY TRIAL // Barnes and Noble may not have escaped its share of legal problems, but it doesn't seem daunted in its efforts to keep up the e-reader work, as it is even implied that the next generation of the Nook is already on the way.
Like Sony and market leader Amazon, Barnes and Noble was one of the first few companies to offer its customers e-readers and access to its e-book store.
Granted, there were some so-called potential issues, like potential Nook explosions, although, to be fair, the danger only appears if one tries to hack the device and load Android 2.2 on it.
Regardless, the simple fact is that B&N actually did score big with the Nook and Nook color, enough so that enough people bought it and tried to activate it during the holidays that the servers handling the online traffic crashed from the load.
Now, it is revealed that B&N is ready to make the so-called next step, although this revelation is more of an assumption based on what the company has done lately.
As pocketrow has it, the bookstore chain has filed several trademark requests, which include the Nook WiFi mark, it also sought protection on two other brands.
Said brand duo is composed of the very self-explanatory “Nook Kids" and "Nook 2" / "Nook2."
As one has probably already guessed, new versions of the Nook are on the horizon, each with a form factor and feature set suited for particular consumer bases.
The Nook Kids may be more of an educational device, while the Nook 2 will probably replace the existing Nook and be more of a recreational electronic.
This tactic is similar to how Amazon updated its own selection of Kindle reader, being at the third generation already.
Also, Nook kids was, originally, believed to be just a section of the e-book store, but the new report claims that there is evidence to believe it is a hardware product.
All in all, even though the outfit itself said nothing of such plans yet, one can surmise that it is only a matter of time before its e-reader collection grows.