Barnes & Noble to offer free Wi-Fi at stores

Barnes & Noble Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, announced Tuesday that it would offer free Wi-Fi at all its Barnes & Noble locations in a deal with AT&T.

The stores previously provided the service for a fee.

The bookstore also offers free applications, including one for iPhones or iPod Touches that calls up book information from a cover photo taken on either device.

Barnes & Noble Inc. has 777 stores in 50 states. There are four locations in the Sacramento region: on Arden Way, in Natomas, at Birdcage Walk in Citrus Heights and at Creekside Town Center in Roseville.

– M.S. Enkoji