After the holidays, Barnes & Noble said that sales of its Nook hardware and eBook business were both starting to fall. In fact, Nook revenues reportedly dropped 12 percent in the time leading up to the holidays. Now the company’s…
Barnes & Noble Founder Plans To Buy Retail Operation
Barnes & Noble looked like it was on its way back to relevancy after a number of quarters of profitability thanks to its Nook tablets. That all ended last year as the company began posting losses, and it looked like…
Nook For Windows 8 Now Supports Microsoft Account Sign In
Back in November, Nook was one of the first major brands to jump on board Windows 8. It only made sense as Microsoft made a strategic investment in the brand back in April of last year. Now Nook and Windows…
Barnes & Noble Partners With Mastercard For Nook Promotion
Are you one of the millions of Americans who use a Mastercard credit card? Have you always wanted a Nook HD or Nook HD+? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you may want to take advantage of…
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Business Took A Dive During The Holidays
Barnes & Noble is the last national book store chain left in America because it jumped on the eBook revolution early with its line of Nook eReaders. It also introduced new tablets in the form of the Nook HD and…
Nook Video Now Available In The UK
The Kindle Fire HD has been available in Europe since October 25. The device came with Amazon’s own LOVEFiLM which streams movies and TV shows directly to users’ devices. Nook, the ever present rival to Kindle, is now just catching…
Barnes & Noble Releases Nook App For Windows 8
Microsoft has a vested interest in Barnes & Noble. That’s why the company invested $300 million into the book retail giant earlier this year. The deal resulted in both companies spinning off the Nook business into its own subsidiary that…
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Announce ‘Nook Media’
Back at the end of April, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced a new strategic partnership that would form a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary. At the time, the companies claimed this new company would accelerate the transition to e-reading,…
Barnes & Noble Announces Nook HD and HD+
Barnes & Noble today took a direct shot at Amazon, debuting its latest Nook mini-tablets, the Nook HD and Nook HD+. The tablets are close in specifications and competitively priced to Amazon’s recently released Kindle Fire HD tablets. It seems…
Barnes & Noble Continues Nook Expansion in UK
Last month, Barnes & Noble announced that it would begin selling its Nook products in the UK, marking the company’s first international expansion. Today, the company announced a partnership with Dixons Retail, owner of PC World and Currys, which will…