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Microsoft Not Buying Nook After All?

Juli Monroe — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:15 +0000

And this is why I try very hard not to report on rumors. Last week I wrote about a rumor that Microsoft was considering buying the Nook Media division. Well, the rumor was good for Barnes & Noble stock, which spiked up to $22 a share the day the rumor was announced, and then continued [...]

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7 Must-Have Apps For Your New Nook HD

Juli Monroe — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:43:24 +0000

If you’ve taken advantage of the great sale on the Nook HD (ending today), or if you’ve had one for awhile and recently upgraded to add the Google Play Store, you might be wondering what apps to add. Here’s my list of must-have apps, not available in the Nook App store. 1. Feedly With Google [...]

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Weekend Roundup: Drug Paraphernalia on Amazon, B&N’s Nook Dilemma

Dan Eldridge — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:39:28 +0000

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Dilemma (Dear Author) What’s left if B&N sells the Nook business to Microsoft? (Forbes) Free Books for Mother’s Day (GalleyCat) Now Amazon is selling bongs, nitrous oxide, and deadly hallucinogenic drugs (Business Insider) Kindle Daily Deals: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (and 3 others)

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Weekend Roundup: Reading on cell phones in Africa

Dan Eldridge — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:10:37 +0000

What news organizations are learning from their e-book efforts (Poynter Online) What’s left if B&N sells the Nook division to Microsoft? (The Passive Voice) A ‘novel’ idea for spreading literature in Africa: The cellphone (Christian Science Monitor) The e-book piracy debate, revisited (NYTimes.com) The fascinating stories behind classic book titles (Flavorwire) Kindle Daily Deals: Subterranean by James [...]

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Rumor: Microsoft Considering Buying Nook Media

Juli Monroe — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:15:17 +0000

TechCruch had a story on this yesterday. They have obtained some internal documents discussing the proposed deal, with Microsoft reportedly offering $1 billion for Nook Media. I agree with Nate over at The Digital Reader that this sounds plausible. Microsoft has been working with Barnes & Noble since April of last year on Nook devices [...]

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Nook HD as an Android Tablet Contender: Part 2 — Nook HD vs. Nexus 7

Juli Monroe — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:24:33 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote about the Nook HD mostly from a stock OS perspective. But I know the question you really wanted to have answered was this: “Does it work as an Android tablet?” After three days of using it, my answer is a cautious “yes.” Because I still don’t have a tablet case for it, [...]

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Nook HD as an Android Tablet Contender: Part 1 — The Stock Experience

Juli Monroe — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:30:16 +0000

I’ve wanted a Nook HD from the moment they came out. The reviews of the hardware were great, but I swore after I sold my first tablet, a Nook Color, that I’d never buy another crippled device again. The Nook App store is just terrible, and while I tried to make my Nook Color work [...]

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Barnes & Noble Puts the Nook HD Line on Sale for Mother’s Day

Juli Monroe — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:36:02 +0000

Of course they put them on sale two days after I bought one. But my griping aside, this is a great deal. For B&N’s Mother’s Day sale, the Nook HD is priced at $149 while the Nook HD+ is only $179. Those prices are for the lower memory versions, but the higher memory versions are [...]

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B&N Decides to Play Nice With Google Play

Juli Monroe — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:10:46 +0000

All right! Barnes & Noble has finally listened to its customer base, and the tech bloggers. They recently announced that they’ll be rolling out a software update that adds the Google Play Store to the Nook HD and HD+ tablets. This is excellent news. The Nook HD tablets have consistently received great hardware reviews, but [...]

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Morning Links: Granta closing NYC office; B&N integrating Google Play into Nook tablets; and more

Joanna Cabot — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:36 +0000

Barnes & Noble Integrating Google Play into Nook Tablets (GigaOM) LeapFrog’s Latest Offering, the LeapReader Pen for Kids (Good e-Reader) Granta to Close its New York City Office (GalleyCat) When Bookstore Distribution Collapses (Digital Book World) Kindle Daily Deals: In the Shadows of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner (and 3 others)

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Morning Links: HarperCollins to launch digital-only imprint

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:23:06 +0000

Harper Collins to Launch New Digital-Only Imprint in October 2013 (The Digital Reader) 94% of Parents Think Libraries are Important for Their Children (GalleyCat) Barnes & Noble Filing Explains Why Patent System is Broken (Tech Dirt) Barnes & Noble Reduces Cost of Nook Readers in UK (Good e-Reader) Kindle Daily Deals: The Vegas Knockout by [...]

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Deal Alert: Walmart Offers Free $70 Gift Card With Every Nook HD+ Purchase

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:15:50 +0000

Did you miss out on last month’s Barnes & Noble deal bundling every purchased Nook HD+ tablet with a free Nook Simple Touch e-reader? Well, I wouldn’t sweat it too much, seeing as Walmart is now offering the same Nook HD+ as part of an equally as lucrative promotional offer. Every 9-incher purchased via the retailer’s website [...]

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Morning Links: Can indie bookstores be saved?

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:15:41 +0000

Canada’s Digital Divide Likely to Widen Due to Access and Adoption Failures (Michael Geist) Coursera Begins to Make Money (Inside Higher Ed) Can Indie Bookstores be Saved? (Digital Book World) B&N Upgrades Pubit! to Nook Press (Publisher’s Weekly) Kindle Daily Deals: Sucker’s Portfolio by Kurt Vonnegut (and 3 others)

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B&N March Madness Tournament of Books: Good idea; slightly awkward implementation

Juli Monroe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30:39 +0000

Contrary to a comment on a previous post, I do not have an axe to grind with Barnes & Noble. As I’ve said before, I want them to succeed because competition is good in the book space, especially the e-book space. Therefore, I want to point out a good Barnes & Noble idea. Apparently every [...]

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Looking for a Simon & Schuster title? Barnes & Noble might not be your best bet.

Aggregated Content — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:49:04 +0000

Book retailer Barnes & Noble has reportedly reduced the amount of titles it stocks by Simon & Schuster authors and lowered the number of S&S books on display as it continues to be embroiled in a debate with the publisher. Neither the chain nor Simon & Schuster would specify exactly what is being negotiated, but [...]

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