In a recent development Barnes & Noble, the largest book retailer in the United States confirmed that the firm will soon be adding an eReader application for Apple’s iPad to its book sales strategy.

The move will be a part of the company’s ongoing strategy to provide customers with a book at any time of the day and anywhere.

The application will be released around the time of iPad’s expected availability and will soon join the company’s growing list of free eReader software for most computing and mobile devices including PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and Blackberry.

According to the Director of corporate communications at Barnes & Noble, New York, Carolyn J Brown, the company strives to deliver consumers any book, anytime, anywhere, so they will continue to expand their eReader offering to help consumers enjoy their content across a multitude of devices.

The application is specifically designed for iPad and is bound to provide its customers access to more than one million eBooks, magazines and newspapers. This application will enable its users to snap a picture of a book and receive information right on their phones

Though Apple stated taking orders for iPad on March 12, the device won’t be available in the stores before April.