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According to the press release, the Nook app for iPad can now display digital comics with Zoom view, B&N’s own name for the directed viewing mode found in most comic book apps (Kindle, comiXology, etc). That’s great news, or at least it was great news when this feature was added to the app in March 2013.
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When Techcrunch revealed last night that MS was trying to buy Nook Media, one key detail they mentioned was that Nook Media would get out of ereaders soon and eventually get out of hardware entirely.
I think we could be seeing the second (yes, second) sign of that plan coming to pass. A number of retail chains have recently either put the Nook Touch on clearance or stopped carrying it entirely, and the NooK Glow hs similarly vanished from their websites.
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Microsoft could be getting back into the ebook biz.
Techcrunch is reporting today that Microsoft has made an offer to buy out B&N’s controlling interest in Nook Media. According to unnamed documents, MS is willing to put up $1,000,000 to gain control of the beleaguered Nook Media.
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When Apple was awarded a patent on the page turn in late 2012, more than a few bloggers and tech experts rolled their eyes. This common and basic feature seemed both obvious and easy to replicate, so many of us didn’t think it deserved a patent.
That’s what I thought, at least, but it wasn’t until last week that I realized quite how obvious and common page turn animations really were.
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When Barnes & Noble announced Nook Press last month it was a great new platform with clever collaboration, a surprisingly powerful online editor, and other useful features.
But as great as it was, Nook Press was lacking one key feature. You couldn’t edit a previously published ebook without losing all the reviews, ratings, and other reader contributions. Last week B&N corrected that oversight.
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If you’re in the market for an Android tablet then I have some good news for you.
Barnes & Noble has just announced a sale on their tablets. If you buy one any time between now and 12 May and you’ll be able to pick up the Nook HD for $150 or the Nook HD+ for $180.
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It might have taken Barnes & Noble far longer than any of us would like, but I think they just saved the Nook.
B&N has rolled out a new update today that brings Google Play and other Google apps to the Nook HD and Nook HD+. These media devices can now legitimately be called Android tablets.
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If you happen to live in NY, Ill., or MA then I am very jealous right now because you have a chance to buy a Nook HD+ for $149.
It’s been reported over at MobileRead (and confirmed by a B&N source) that Barnes & Noble is running a special promotion at the moment. A select handful of test stores in NY, MA, and Ill. are currently selling the Nook HD+ for $149, a significant discount from $the usual retail price of $269.
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When B&N announced Nook Press earlier today I was thrilled to see that B&N was a step ahead of Amazon. The new online editing and creation tools offered hope that B&N might have the technological ability to go toe to toe with Amazon.
But then readers left comments about their experiences in using Nook Press and reality set in. It turns out that Nook Press is no better designed than PubIt. Not only are users reporting that the site crashes frequently and has broken features, one user has already found the tragic flaw that renders Nook Press useless.
Unlike KDP, you can’t edit a book after you have published it via Nook Press.
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When Barnes & Noble launched the self-pub service Pubit in 2010, they were playing catch up to the larger and more successful Amazon KDP. Sure, Pubit accepted Epub and converted from Doc and RTF files, but it was also a distinctly second place service with some users reporting that it was clunky and awkward to use. Today that changes.
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