Barnes & Noble is preorders for is new NOOK 7″ 1GHz Touchscreen Android Tablet for $249 with Free Shipping for limited time. It’s scheduled to ship November 18, 2011, but there’s evidence that BN has already started shipping them .

The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet features a 7″ 1024×600 touchscreen IPS display, 1GHz TI OMAP4 dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 802.11n wireless (with FREE access in Barnes & Noble stores), 16GB internal memory, microSD card slot, eBook library viewing, nook Friends social networking, up to 11.5 hours of reading time on a single charge (up to 9 hours of video), comes pre-loaded with Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and more.