Barnes & Noble has recently announced that it is planning to launch its e-reader, the Nook, in the UK. It’s due to launch this autumn, which means that people in the UK will not only be able to buy the device but also to access the Barnes & Noble online store, which has around 2.5 million digital titles.

The move of the Nook into the UK will be the company’s first expansion outside the US, so it’ll definitely be interesting to see what the take-up of the device is like among UK consumers.

It has been reported that the web address www.nook.co.uk will open in October 2012 to sell the e-readers as well as digital titles.

The Nook has been available in the US since 2009 and it has proved popular; it’s thought that Barnes & Noble has about 25-30% of the US digital market. It isn’t yet known how much the Nook will cost to buy in the UK, but it has been reported that only the black and white e-readers will be available, although it has launched a colour version in the US (which competes against Amazon’s Kindle Fire).

You can read more about the UK release of the Nook here and here.

What do you think – are you tempted by the Nook or do you prefer a different e-reader?