Just in case your wallet survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday, here comes a great limited 2-day offer from Barnes and Noble that may be the best deal on a new tablet this holiday season. Android tablets are starting to tear away at the iPad mountain with solid models from Google, Samsung, Amazon, and the world's largest bookseller. B&N is so confident that you'll love the 4th generation Nook HD and HD+ ( which start at $169 for the 7" model and $269 for the 9" model) that they are giving away a free $20 gift card with a purchase of either tablet.
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Order a new Nook HD or HD+ tablet online by December 4th at midnight, pay with a MasterCard and you'll be on your way to enjoying free eBooks, apps, and movies that will keep the kids occupied while you figure out that new HDTV you bought on Black Friday.
While all of the Android-based tablets generally offer a similar experience (as far as the operating system is concerned), the Nook tablets offer something that not even the Kindle or iPad can offer; the world's best online eBook store with more than 3 million titles and the best eReader experience around.
The Nook HD has a microSD slot where you can bump up the existing 8GB or 16GB memory with your own content. It's not a feature that exists on every tablet still (you won't find it on the iPads, or Google Nexus tablets or Kindle Fires) which is utterly baffling to me.
At 11 ounces, the Nook HD is one of the lightest tablets on the market and has a superior battery reading time of close to 11 hours on one charge which is more than enough for those quiet times when you want to catch up with your favorite magazine, check email, or read the latest novel.
The Nook HD also allows you to playback AAC, MP4, WAV, and even FLAC audio files; which will be a huge boon to audiophiles who want to listen to their HD downloads while reading (the Nook HD has stereo loudspeakers and a 3.5mm headphone jack).
The Nook HD is a major step-up on anything that B&N has had in the past and made it a legitimate contender in the tablet wars.
If you are looking for something larger to rival your spouse's iPad, the Nook HD+ offers all of the HD's great features but adds a 9" HD screen (1920 x 1280 resolution, 256 PPI) and the ability to playback 1080p video.
The HD+ also comes with a faster dual-core processor and gives the larger tablets from Apple and Samsung a real run for the money with a great browsing experience and ability to work with Microsoft Office documents.
The free $20 gift card which you could use for a new book or Angry Birds: Star Wars is a great incentive to buy today.
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