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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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Barnes & Noble to sell Bluetooth Nook speaker

Juli Monroe — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:28:49 +0000

Engadget recently reported on a Nook Bluetooth speaker making its way through the FCC. Considering all the rumors and other news about Barnes & Noble lately, it’s nice to see that the Nook line isn’t being ignored. However, we’ll have to see about pricing. Bluetooth speakers are common. For B&N to sell these in any quantity, there’d better be [...]

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Morning Links — Layoffs coming soon to Nook Media?

Joanna Cabot — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:07:11 +0000

Nook: Cost Cutting Coming (Digital Book World) New Service Offers Watermark DRM to Indie eBookstores (The Digital Reader) The Publishing Industry Has a Problem; ePub is not the Solution (TOC) ‘Trusted Friend’ is Top Book Discovery Tool (Galley Cat) Kindle Daily Deals: The Collected by Brett Battles (and 3 others)

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Barnes & Noble Posts Losses, Still Committed to Nook

Juli Monroe — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:11:23 +0000

We’ve known the numbers were coming, and Barnes & Noble released its third quarter earnings today. A few items of interest: Third quarter consolidated revenues were $2.2 billion, a decrease of 8.8% as compared to the prior year. Third quarter consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were $55 million, as compared to $150 [...]

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Is Barnes & Noble splitting from Nook Media?

Juli Monroe — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:26:24 +0000

Lots of rumors were flying last night about a split of Barnes & Noble. It’s now been confirmed through an SEC filing that Len Riggio, current CEO of B&N, wants to buy the retail stores and BN.com. Nook Media and the college bookstores will remain a separate entity under current corporate leadership; Riggio doesn’t want [...]

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Financial Journalists Weigh in on the B&N Nook

Dan Eldridge — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:48:53 +0000

We aren’t normally in the business of sharing stock picks here at TeleRead. But for the past three days, one of the biggest stories on the e-reading beat has been the news that Pearson—the British educational media company that owns the Financial Times and the Penguin Group—just invested $89.5 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media [...]

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Morning Roundup — Stories you may have missed

Joanna Cabot — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:00:41 +0000

B&N/Microsoft Finalize Partnership, Creating Nook Media (GigaOM) Publishers Adapt to Digital Market (Good E-Reader) Audiobook Self-Publishing: A Brief Primer (Publisher’s Weekly) How to Pick an eReader (Digital Trends) Kindle Daily Deal: Boardwalk Empire by Nelson Johnson (&) Hush Little Baby by Sylvia Long

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