Do you recall the obituary I wrote for the Ebookwise-1150? The e-reader above next to the K3 is the Rocket eBook and it’s the grandaddy of the 1150. I thought it would be interesting to show you the oldest best e-reader.
Entries Tagged as 'bn'
Microsoft suing B&N over the Nook
March 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · lawsuit
Today we got to see Microsoft apply that old chestnut: If you can’t innovate, sue. Microsoft just announced that they are suing Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, and Inventec for violating MS patents in making the Nook. According to Microsoft, “The patents at issue cover a range of functionality embodied in Android devices that are essential [...]
B&N signs exclusive deal with Eric Carle
March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Barnes & Noble have just announced that they have signed an exclusive deal to distribute the work of Eric Carle, the famed children’s author. Unfortunately, this deal isn’t for his books to be released for the NookColor. Damn. That would have been so cool. No, this deal is for a bunch of exclusive Eric Carle [...]
B&N, Spring Design settle lawsuit
March 2nd, 2011 · 6 Comments · lawsuit
Barnes and Noble were probably hoping everyone was distracted by the iPad 2 frenzy when they issued a press release today. This lawsuit was filed back in 2009. The original complaint was made by Spring Design, and they claimed that Borders had copied some of SD’s intellectual property. The settlement doesn’t really make much sense, [...]
B&N report income up for last quarter
February 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Barnes & Nobel released some financial data yesterday for their most recent fiscal quarter, which ended on 29 January 2011. Income was up 7% last quarter across the company, with brick and mortar stores showing an average increase of 7.3%. Online sales were a spectacular success and increased 64% over the same quarter a year [...]
B&N now going after Amazon Affiliates
February 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
Barnes & Noble put out a press release today with an open letter to Amazon Affiliates. they’re taking the opportunity presented by Amazon fighting with states over collecting sales tax to try to make a grab for Amazon Affiliates. FYI: An affiliate is someone who directs you to a website and encourages you to buy [...]
Tags:affiliates·Amazon·bn
Group-on now offering a $10 off coupon for B&N
February 7th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
You had better get it while it’s hot. There’s only a limited number available. The terms of the coupon state that if you buy $20 in goods from B&N you’ll get $10 off at the register. Note that this might not cover ebooks (it’s not clear).
B&N to discontinue the Nook 3G?
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware rumors
That’s what Engadget are reporting. They have a source within B&N (I wish I had one) that is telling them: We’ve received hard evidence from within B&N that the Nook is being discontinued, with sales to seemingly continue until stock is exhausted. The outfit is encouraging retail partners to not send out any “bulk requests” [...]
Tags:3g·bn·discontinue·nook
B&N boast 650 thousand digital magazines sold in the past 2 months
January 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments · press release
From the press release: Barnes & Noble is experiencing robust NOOKnewsstand (www.NOOKnewsstand.com) sales since it brought touch and full, rich color to a wide array of digital magazines and leading newspapers when it began shipping NOOKcolor, the first full-color touch Reader’s Tablet. The company announced digital periodical sales are exceeding expectations with more than 650,000 [...]
Making B&N Number One
January 24th, 2011 · 7 Comments · opinion
As we know, the two ebooktailer giant in the United States are Barnes & Noble and Amazon. And, as we know, Amazon is currently the number 1 ebooktailer. But there is no reason why B&N, with a bit of shrewdness, can’t move closer to or takeover the number 1 position. I’m prepared to make one suggestion [...]
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