Barnes & Noble drops Nook Simple Touch price to $79

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/20111015nookwifi.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/08/nook-simple-touch-price)Good news for those looking to give the gift that keeps on refreshing every six pages or so: Barnes & Noble's hitting its holiday stride by shaving a good $20 off the current price of itslast-gen e-reader (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/barnes-and-noble-nook-wifi-review/), down to $79. A price, the company helpfully points out, that comes *ahem* "without distracting ads (http://www.engadget.com/tag/kindle/)." The discount goes into effect tomorrow -- the privilege of glowing while reading (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/nook-simple-touch-with-glowlight-review/), meanwhile, will still cost you $119.

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