In a statement released Tuesday, Barnes & Noble announced that its critically acclaimed NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight will now be available to U.K. customers for only $78 (£49). The offer is available until stock lasts.

The new announcement makes the device the only eReader with integrated lighting in the U.K. under $80 (£50). It will be available at this amazing new price starting today at leading retailers across the country, ready for Christmas.

"No other eReader in the UK anywhere near this price has an integrated light, sits comfortably and lightly in the hand and has a battery that will last up to two months," said Jim Hilt, Managing Director, Barnes & Noble S.à.r.l. "It's an unbeatable value for one of our best-loved and most highly acclaimed products, making now the perfect time to choose an eReader for yourself or for your favourite reader as an early Christmas present."

NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight is the ideal reading companion for beach or late-night reading. Barnes & Noble's innovative lighting technology shines uniformly across the display and adjusts with just a touch, so customers can control the amount of light, whether in a dimly lit or pitch dark room.

Earlier in August, Barnes & Noble announced that the NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight will be available for purchase at just $99 in the United States, which is $20 more than what U.K. customers can buy it for.

The device was first released May 2012 and was priced at $139. It is the company's lightest eBook reader and features a revolutionary built-in screen protector offering paper-like reading with no glare, even in bright sunlight.