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Samsung and Barnes & Noble Add 10-Inch Model to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Line

Samsung and Barnes & Noble broadened the line of Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook tablets Wednesday with a 10.1-inch, 16 GB version selling for $299. The companies called the $299 tag a “special introductory price” that includes access to $200…

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in free content from the Nook Store. The Barnes & Noble website showed the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 4 Nook for $169 with an instant $30 rebate, and the 10-inch version with a $50 rebate. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 without Nook software was also selling for $299 Wednesday at Best Buy and Amazon, while the 7-inch version sold at Amazon for $163. Customers buying the 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook will receive new Nook software via an over-the-air update from the Google Play store that began Wednesday, the companies said. The update is said to include a cleaner visual design and user interface, new navigation tools to provide quick access between the shopping experience and other sections of the device and support for portrait and landscape modes. The software update will be available for the 7-inch model in November, they said.