Samsung will be contributing the hardware for a new Barnes & Noble Nook tablet, and it looks like we’ll be getting a first look at the new device later this month.
The two companies have planned an event in New York City on August 20 where they are expected to trot out what might be a new line Samsung Nooks.
The plans for a jointly-produced device were originally announced in early June.
Samsung and Barnes & Noble are expected to produce at least one tablet called the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. The device will have a 7-inch screen and, like previous Nook tablets, will compete closely with Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX as well as with Google’s Nexus 7. The device will run the Nook’s Android-based operating system and will likely feature some cross promotion with Samsung’s digital platforms.
Barnes & Noble first said it wanted to work with a hardware partner last year after telling shareholders that Nook Media (a separate entity jointly owned by Barnes & Noble, Microsoft, and Pearson) sales were in steady decline.
Barnes & Noble first launched its Nook ebook reader back in 2009 when Amazon was getting consumers interested in ebooks. The company created a series of low-priced tablets, as well as a digital media store where customers could buy books, movies, games, and TV shows to play on the devices.
But the Nook failed to impress consumers, and took a continual beating from Amazon’s Kindle and media ecosystem. So B&N pushed off its Nook business as a joint venture called Nook Media, part of which was and is owned by Microsoft and textbook publisher Pearson.
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Samsung and Barnes & Noble look poised to show off new co-developed tablet August 20
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