Barnes & Noble has announced the 8GB version of Nook Tablet today. Targeted to compete directly with Amazon Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet 8GB has been priced at $199, the same price at which Fire is currently retailing. The 16GB version of Nook Tablet will continue to see for $249. On the other hand, Nook Color’s price has been reduced to just $169 now.
Nook Tablet in the 8GB version is immediately available and orderable on the official website Nook.com and authorized shops. The specifications are similar than the version already on the market by using the same 7-inch display, dual core processor with 1 GHz, 512MB of RAM (1GB for the 16GB version), 8 GB of memory, microSD slot and battery with a ' range of approximately 11 hours.
