Walmart will sell the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader starting October 24, the company announced Thursday. The store will sell two Nook devices; the Nook 3G and the Nook Wi-Fi.
The e-reading device will be available at 2,500 Walmart stores and online at walmart.com. The retailer will also set up a Nook-branded e-reading area where shoppers can play with a demonstration device.
The 11.6 ounce Nook Wi-Fi made its debut in June. It dumps its predecessor's 3G capabilities in favor of a lower price: $149. The 3G plus Wi-Fi version, meanwhile, is slightly heavier at 12.1 ounces, and costs $199.
Earlier this week, Barnes & Noble announced an update to its Nook software. Version 1.5, which will debut at the end of the month, adds faster page turning, an improved search function, customized library organization, password protection, and the ability to sync your reading progress across all Nook-enabled devices.
In August, Barnes & Noble also updated the Nook iPhone and iPad app, a month after it released an Android version of the software.
The news comes a week after Walmart announced that it would also sell the Apple iPad starting Oct. 15. The tablet will initially be in hundreds of Walmart stores and expand to more than 2,300 locations by mid-November.
On Tuesday, Barnes & Noble sent out invites for an Oct. 26 event, which might include the introduction of a new Nook e-reader. Until then, see PCMag's full review of the Nook 3G + Wi-Fi, our hands on with the Nook Wi-Fi, and the slideshow below.