Barnes & Noble dropped the price of its front-lit e-reader, the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, to $ 99 on Sunday, from $ 119. This makes the Nook with GlowLight the only front-lit reader on the market under $ 99. Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite starts at $ 119 with ads, and the Kobo Glo is $ 129.99.
The price drop suggests that Barnes & Noble could be trying to clear out stock in advance of releasing a new model. The struggling bookstore chain recently announced that it will stop developing tablets in-house, but plans to continue manufacturing e-readers.
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