Tag: barnes and noble
NOOK slash e-readers and tablet prices, starting at £99 for Get Reading festival
NOOK Media, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, has announced new low prices to mark its partnership with the Evening Standard’s Get Reading festival and to promote literacy across the UK.For a limited time only, the 7-inch NOOK HD will…
Nook Video service now available in the UK, includes UltraViolet access
Nook Video, the online movie and TV show service from Barnes & Noble, is now live in the UK and is available now through Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets. As well as offering content from the BBC, HBO, NBCUniversal,…
Barnes & Noble Nook eReaders hitting John Lewis in UK first
Following last week's announcement that Barnes & Noble would be bringing their Nook eReader range to the UK for the first time this Autumn, the company have now revealed that John Lewis will be the first UK stockist of the…
Barnes and Noble Nook eReaders headed to the UK, including GlowLight
Barnes and Noble are to bring their Nook eReader range to UK shores for the first time this October. The only real competitors to the Amazon Kindle in the US, Barnes and Noble will be bringing their Nook Simple Touch…
Microsoft and Barnes and Noble settle patent dispute: Nook Windows 8 tablet on the way?
Microsoft have settled their long running patent dispute with Barnes and Noble, and have entered into an unexpected partnership in the process. Microsoft has invested a substantial $300 million in Newco, a new venture with the US bookstore chain whose…
eBooks are now outselling paperbacks too
eBooks have outsold both traditional hardback and paperback book formats for the first time, according to the American Association of Publishers. $90.3 million worth of eBook sales were made in February 2011, an increase of 202% over the same month…
Sharp to develop e-readers
Sharp Corporation, perhaps best known for their HD TVs and pioneering AQUOS quad-pixel LCD tech, have announced that they are to begin work on e-reader hardware and a distribution platform for ebooks. Though still very much in the early development…
Kindle and Nook prices slashed; iPad to blame?
The Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook e-readers have had their prices slashed in the US, in an attempt to win back customers now ogling Apple's iPad. The Nook 3G has been reduced from $259 (£175) to $199 (£135),…
