Barnes & Noble launching Nook Kids this week, set to be the Nook Color’s killer app?

Say what you want about the current spate of e-books, few will do anything to hold the interest of your three-year-old nephew. To those who like to keep peanut butter and jelly out of the keys if their Kindles that’s a good thing, but for Barnes & Noble that’s a business opportunity waiting to be tapped. According to The Wall Street Journal , the company will soon launch Nook Kids, a dedicated collection for young readers expected to start with an impressive selection of 12,000 titles. Many of those will be “enhanced,” like the book Jamberry , having one page with falling blueberries that kids can pop with a tap. That seems to be further proof of a full touchscreen on the rumored Color Nook , expected to be unveiled this Tuesday. Later in the year look for a Nook Kids app on the iPad and other devices, so now might be a good time to start teaching little Joey about regular hand cleaning. [Thanks, Carson R.] Barnes & Noble launching Nook Kids this week, set to be the Nook Color’s killer app? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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