Now The Nook Tablet Costs The Same As The Kindle Fire

Barnes & Noble announced today that it will begin selling an 8 GB model of its Nook Tablet for $199, the same price as Amazon's popular Kindle Fire.

The first Nook Tablet cost $249, but had 16 GB of storage. Now Barnes & Noble has cut the price and storage to remain competitive with the Fire.

Barnes & Noble also cut the price of the Nook Color, its first color e-reader, to $169.

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