just saw this on the barnes and noble community forum posted by user pitbull42
"I was just @ local B&N. Nook specialist at the store said the update will be out Friday. According to him, this is actually a major upgrade. The store has gotten promotional material to display tomorrow about the upgrade. He said there is a browser, but he said the browser is preset to go to e-book sites that offer free pre-1923 books for free. He said that Amazon has put up links on its Kindle site to access these sites, but you have to download and sideload. With the Nook, you just download just as you do now right to the Nook. He said the browser is not really set up for web browsing, just a few preset sites, like CNN, He said they are working on social networking site (facebook). They trying to get posts like what you are reading, lend book lists, and reviews to go up. Also he said this release will fix all the bugs and increase battery life. Also new type fonts will be available. Finally I was told B&N is doing a major ad campain starting tomorrow."
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