Barnes & Noble with the help of AT&T will provide complimentary in-store Wi-Fi to any customer that visits a
Barnes & Noble bookstore nationwide.
The existing AT&T Wi-Fi network at
Barnes & Noble has been available to customers since 2005. Now,
anybody walking into a Barnes & Noble store anywhere in the country
will have complimentary and unlimited access to the network at all
store locations.
As a part of the Wi-Fi offering
announced today, customers will soon be able to opt-in to receive
personalized messages from Barnes & Noble -- such as a coupon to the
in-store café, notices on an author book signing or details on where to
find a new book release in their favorite genre -- on their Wi-Fi
enabled devices when they enter the store.
Customers can also
download free Barnes & Noble Apps giving them access to the world's
largest eBookstore with over 700,000 eBooks titles and exclusive
content, customer reviews, information about in-store events, store
locations, and more.
The free apps include:
Barnes & Noble Bookstore app for iPhone and iPod touch allows customers to:
- Discover
their next great read by browsing bestsellers, B&N Recommends
lists, new releases or watching video interviews with authors. - Check the events calendar for celebrity book signings, readings, musical performances and children's Storytimes.
- Find the closest Barnes & Noble, get maps and directions.
- Use
the iPhone's camera to snap a photo of a front cover and within seconds
promptly retrieve product details, editorial reviews, and customer
ratings - even find and reserve a copy in the nearest store.
Barnes
& Noble eReader app for the Barnes & Noble eBookstore -
enabling convenient anytime, anywhere eBook reading on iPhone and iPod
touch; BlackBerry® smartphones, PC's and Mac® laptops and desktops. Offers customers:
- Instant access to more than 700,000 eBook titles.
- Hundreds of new releases and bestsellers at $9.99.
- More than half a million public domain titles available.
- Powerful
tools to optimize the reading experience, including the ability to
modify type size and font and annotate and bookmark text, as well as an
innovative auto-scroll feature enabling users hands free reading. - Read free eBooks today: www.bn.com/ebooks