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Both Amazon and Barnes & Noble have downplayed actual e-reader device sales numbers, instead crowing about the number of ebooks sold in the past year. This is an important distinction…
The story goes that a tipster sent David Carnoy at CNET a link to a product page for a Nook screen protector. The only thing is, said screen protector wasn’t…
An unsourced rumor has a new Nook e-reader being unveiled next week by Barnes & Noble, and a color one at that. It is supposed to be called the Nook…
Barnes & Noble: NOOK to hit Walmart shelves as soon as October 24
Barnes & Noble this morning announced that its NOOK eBook Reader will be sold in 2,500 Walmart stores and Walmart.com. The devices are expected to hit Walmart shelves beginning as…
Today we received this charming note from a nice lady out Lincolnshire way and we wanted to address her concerns in a concise and educated manner. She writes: Good Morning…
First, to begin, let’s remind the reader that Leatherbound.me is not what it sounds like. The site is safe for work and completely tame. Trust me. I found out the…
Nook For Android Gets Third Update: Some UI Cleanup Here & There
A small update for nook for Android has been released. Most of the changes affect various UI elements—you can now turn on and off text justification, for example.
B&N Rebrands And Updates Its iPad, iPhone, and PC Nook eReading Software
The B&N eReader iPad, iPhone, and PC apps are no more. Instead, B&N now has brand new apps, complete with updated features, but more importantly, new branding. From here on out,…
Did The iPad Preemptively Kill The US Tablet Market Like The Kindle & Nook Killed Other Ebook Readers?
Want an ebook reader in the states? You have two choices: the Kindle or the Nook. That’s it about. Either other manufacturers are pulling out of the US market or…
Connecticut Attorney General Wants To Make Sure Amazon, Apple Aren't Cutting Sweetheart Deals With E-Book Publishers
The Connecticut attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, has opened up an investigation into whether or not the deals Amazon and Apple have cut with publishers for the sale of e-books have…
Barnes & Noble Expanding In-Store Nook Displays To Large Boutiques
The Nook and the Kindle is currently locked in a heated battle. The B&N shot first a few weeks back with a sudden price cut, but Amazon responded likewise. Then…
Barnes & Noble's Blackboard partnership means college students will see nook everywhere they go
Barnes & Noble continues to makes inroads into the education, um, space. It just announced that it has teamed up with Blackboard, the Web site/software suite that is used in…
NOOKstudy: Barnes & Nobles' free digital foray into the education market lets students read e-textbooks, take fully searchable notes & highlights
Barnes & Noble has developed NOOKstudy, a free (as in beer) software suite that could make the average college student’s life a little easier. The software, which will be available…
B&N launched its iPad app about a month ago and today they are announcing the lastest version comes packed with even more customizable options. Apparently customers requested both a brightness…
The e-book reader price war continues, with Sony joining the fray
With the prices finally starting to drop on e-books, it’s not a surprise that Sony has decided to jump in as well. Recent changes to the Sony website show price…
Pearl 'pops': E Ink's next-generation technology display with 50 percent more contrast
The real “winner” of the e-book wars is E Ink, the Mass.-based (it was spun off from a project at MIT) company that develops the technology behind the screens of…
How fun. B&N just outed the 1.4 firmware for the nook and a few dedicated devs toiled day and night to crack it open to the root level. Well, they’ve…
Barnes & Noble financials: e-book store blowing up like what whoa
So Barnes & Noble just let loose its financial results for the last year (ending May 1), and things are looking pretty rosy, at least if you take their view…
I’ve been thinking this for a long while: Amazon won the ereader war. They were first to market – not officially, but in terms of mindshare, they offer a software…
You must have heard that the Nook and the Kindle, two of the world’s best-selling e-readers, have dropped their prices to below $200 — down to $149 for the Wi-Fi…
The Kindle's Newest Feature to Combat iPad And Nook: A $189 Price — Nearly 30% Off
Earlier today, Barnes & Noble announced a new WiFi-only Nook eReader at $149, and that it was slashing the price of its 3G version to $199. Amazon had to answer.…
Barnes & Noble Confirms New $149 NOOK Wi-Fi, Drops 3G Model Price To $199
Barnes & Noble has just confirmed the NOOK Wi-Fi at $149, and a new lower price for its NOOK 3G model at $199. It can be ordered online now from…
Let’s face facts: today’s all about the iPhone. (Yes, we’re already there, waiting in line.) Non-iPhone stories will be few and far between. Even the following story has an iPhone…
Considering an ebook reader, are ya? Well, Barnes and Noble is starting a new promo that might just cause you to lean towards the Nook. Starting today and running to…
If you’ve been waiting to get the Nook experience on your iPad, your wait is over. Barnes&Noble just announced the availability of their Nook app, available free from the App…
Do you have a nook or the less elegantly named iRex DR800SG? If so, get thee to a Barnes & Noble store to participate in the new Fun and Free…
Well look at this: new kid on the book, Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader, just surpassed Amazon Kindle sales in March. Obviously the Nook is a bit newer than the…
Huh. This is interesting. So Barnes & Noble just added “Read in Store” functionality to the Nook, a feature that allows you to browse any ebook on your Nook while…
Barnes & Noble and Best Buy have teamed up to sell B&N’s Nook ereader on April 18, just as we predicted. As the press release states, this is just in…
Barnes & Noble stores aren’t going to be the only place you can snag a Nook soon. Nope, it seems that the boys in blue will be hawking the ereader…