The bookstore business is in a transition period and Barnes & Noble has caught the worst of it. The company is shuffling around its executives for a fresh perspective, and hopefully better returns later this year. Barnes & Noble announced…
Barnes & Noble Is Still Losing Money, Wants Third Party OEMs To Make Nook Tablets
In a report from May, Barnes & Noble said that it would be ditching its own tablet efforts and instead focus on licensing the Nook brand to third parties. In its latest earnings report, the company confirmed that to be…
Nook HD Father’s Day Sale Extended Into Summer
Did you forget to get your dad that Nook HD he really wanted on Father’s Day? If so, Barnes & Noble is giving you another chance to redeem yourself. Barnes & Nobile announced that is “best prices ever” Father’s Day…
Nook Comics Comes To Nook For iOS
Last week, internal documents revealed that Microsoft had offered to buy Nook Media from Barnes & Noble for $1 billion. Those same documents also revealed that Nook Media would start to focus more on its software app on other platforms…
Microsoft Has Offered To Buy Nook Media For $1 Billion [Report]
Microsoft invested $300 million into Barnes & Noble last year to create the Nook media subsidiary. Now the company may be looking to outright acquire the subsidiary from the national bookstore chain. TechCrunch is reporting that Microsoft has offered to…
Nook Inks Deal With Google To Add Google Play To Its Nook HD Tablets
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. The Wall Street Journal reports that Barnes & Noble has entered into a partnership with Google to bring the Google Play store to the company’s line of Nook HD and HD+ tablets. The…
Pinterest Is Now Available On Nook, Will Come Preloaded On New Devices
Nook isn’t doing that well for itself these days, but the Barnes & Noble subsidiary isn’t giving up. In fact, it’s pushing for more content than ever before to establish itself as a viable competitor in the cheap tablet space.…
Aspiring Authors Looking To Self-Publish Have A New Option In Nook Press
Self-publishing is increasingly becoming the norm, instead of the exception, in today’s digital world. Services like Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing and Apple’s Breakout Books make it easy for new authors to publish their books and get plenty of exposure. Now…
In-App Purchasing Coming Soon To Nook HD Devices
Despite having a less than stellar holiday season, Nook is still soldiering on in its attempts to combat Amazon’s Kindle dynasty. It’s latest move may just help bring more developers to its side. Nook announced today that in-app purchasing will…
Nook Video Snags Content from Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, and More
Today, Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media announced a bunch of new content licensing deals with some major players. These deals will bring movies from Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Relativity Media, National Geographic, Little Pim, and Film Buff to the Nook…