B&N, Pandigital bring color to e-book experience

DUBLIN, Calif. Barnes & Noble has partnered with Barnes & Noble to offer the Pandigital Novel, a 7-inch e-reader with integrated Barnes & Noble e-bookstore, full color touch-screen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, and multimedia capabilities, Pandigital announced.

Through the partnership, Pandigital Novel cutsomers will have access to Barnes & Noble's full e-bookstore catalog and be able to share content with others using Barnes & Noble's LendMe technology.

"First and foremost, the Pandigital Novel e-reader was designed to deliver a world-class e-reading experience," said Dean Finnegan, CEO and founder of Pandigital. "By focusing on delivering superior content from Barnes & Noble, an easy-to-use design and an excellent customer experience, Pandigital is delivering a value proposition not currently available in the eReader category. With its many additional features, Pandigital Novel customers will be able to read what they want and do more of what they want on the go with an affordable product that is simple and fun to use."