The Nook gets WiFi and a low price

Word out today is that Barnes & Noble will be starting to sell a WiFi enabled version of their Nook e-reader. The price on their site says that the WiFi version will be available for$149.00 and as an extra bonus they are going to be dropping the price of the 3G version from its original $259.00 sticker price a new price of $199.00.

There has also been a firmware update, 1.4, that will enable the Nook to use AT&T WiFi hot spots for free.