Barnes & Noble announces Nook HD+ 9-inch tablet, we go hands-on (video)

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Sure we heard some [early rumblings](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/05/source-barnes-and-noble-prepping-nook-tablet-followup-with-incre/) about a new tablet from Barnes & Noble, and no, we can't say we were particularly surprised by the revelation -- after all, no one expected the bookstore to sit idly by and let Amazon own the holiday shopping season with its freshly souped-up [Kindle Fire line](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/11/amazon-kindle-fire-hd-review-7-inch/). But the company did manage to offer up a few surprises with today's announcement -- biggest of all (literally, in fact) was the launch of a 9-incher, the Nook HD+. And where [the HD](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/barnes-and-nobles-nook-hd-7-inch-android-tablet-hands-on-video/) borrowed some style cues from B&N's [Simple Touch line](http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/12/nook-simple-touch-with-glowlight-hands-on/), its bigger brother is the aesthetic descendent of Nook tablets past, borrowing that long, skinny body and even offering up a winking reference to the carabiner that lent such a dramatic distinction to past products.

That said, we're not simply repeating the move from [Nook Color](http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/nook-color-review/) to [Nook Tablet](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/21/barnes-and-noble-nook-tablet-review/) here. The Nook HD+ is a far more significant upgrade, even as it pays a little tribute to its predecessors. Barnes & Noble's really gunning to make a splash in the budget tablet space this holiday season, and while the company's clearly betting on the smaller and cheaper HD to be the big seller, a company rep told us that he expects that HD+ to be a sleeper hit for the company. And certainly it's easy to see why the company's got some confidence this time around -- the device is sleek, fast, hi-res and affordable. But can it succeed in such a cutthroat market? Check out some impressions after the break and judge for yourself.

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