This article talked about if the Nook Tablet would be a good fit for an elementary school. E-book are not much cheaper than the printed books, so the only advantage would that most children's books come with an audio file. While this was an advantage it was not enough of a reason to buy the Nooks. One advantage is that e-books don't get tattered and would outlive a print copy and the tablet itself. There are lots of apps for the Nook. The school was worried that thousands of dollars worth of apps could become obsolete, but the Nook books can be accessed on other devices. So even if Barnes & Noble stopped making the Nook they could still access the books that were bought. They found that the Nook would be worth purchasing, but felt that the Kindle Fire might be a better investment.
I'm not sure that the Nook would be worth buy for an elementary school. I know that you can always access the books purchased, but you could lose lots of money in apps if Barnes & Noble decided to stop making the Nook. Also I feel that by just adding audio to the book doesn't make it worth purchasing a $200 device to have it read a book to you unless it is needed for a student with a disability.
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