Barnes and Noble Takes Nook E-Reader Library Mobile With Android App

Barnes and Noble's e-reader experiment, the Nook, has been from the start a disruptive and evasive fly buzzing around Amazon. Now the Nook e-books ecosystem's taking another big step, and launching as an Android app.

B&N notes that the new Nook app is a move to "consistent Nook branding" across all the B&N e-reader experiments, and the app itself is a "fun and easy-to-use" way to access B&N's stable of digital books on Android devices. It also highlights that that the app is the only e-reader...