By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft has no plans to make a bid for Nook Media, a joint venture between Microsoft and Barnes & Noble, despite rumors to the contrary. According to industry insiders, the Redmond company hasn’t made any official moves to take the floundering venture off the retailer’s…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft is reportedly considering offering as much as $1 billion for Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media unit, of which it is already a partner, according to paperwork obtained by TechCrunch. The news bumped shares of Barnes & Noble roughly 21 percent at the time of publication,…
By Brandon Russell |
Following news from last week that the Nook HD and Nook HD+ now support Google Play, Barnes & Noble is knocking down the price quite a bit for both devices in celebration of Mother’s Day. From today until May 12, you can pick up either…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble announced on Friday that Google Play is now available on the Nook HD and the Nook HD+. Before now, the tablets were in a walled garden of sorts and were only allowed to install applications from Nook’s own store. Now, they’re able…
By Todd Haselton |
Walmart is currently offering a $70 eGift Card with every purchase of a Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ tablet. The 16GB model of the Nook HD+ currently costs $269.99, and you can spend the $70 Walmart eGift Card in stores or online on accessories or…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble said Monday that consumers will soon be able to purchase in-app content on its Nook HD and Nook HD+ products. In-app purchases have been huge revenue generators for Apple and Google, and essentially allow consumers to buy additional content from inside an…
By Brandon Russell |
If you purchase a Nook HD+, Barnes & Noble will hook you up with a Nook Simple touch for free starting next week. Two for the price of one is always sweet, and the secondary device could make for a good hand-me-down gift. Like re-gifting…
By Sean P. Aune |
Barnes & Noble announced today that it has struck new deals with multiple studios to bring even more content to the Nook HD and Nook HD+ for both rental and sales. Although the Nook brand has now been spun off into its own company, Barnes…
By Todd Haselton |
iFixit recently published a list of the most (and least) repairable tablets. Several of them are older devices that may already be collecting dust on shelves, but it’s a reminder of all of the teardowns the company has done recently. The Dell XPS 10 Windows…
By Roy Choi |
Barnes & Noble Inc. Chairman and Founder Leonard Riggio stated he is making a bid to purchase the brick and mortar and online presence of the book retailer. Interestingly though the bid excludes the digital books business, which one would assume has the greatest growth…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble announced that it will publish its first quarter 2013 earnings on Feb. 28, and also advised that it expects to post greater losses from its Nook unit. “Based on current forecasts, the Company now expects its fiscal year 2013 NOOK segment EBITDA…
By Sean P. Aune |
Barnes & Noble may have to shutter a few more of its stores in the coming years in an attempt to make sure it can stay afloat. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, Barnes & Noble CEO Marshall Klipper said that the company may close as…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble released a brief summary on its performance during the 2012 holiday season on Thursday, and the results aren’t looking too pretty. The company said revenues in its retail segment decreased 10.9% over the 2011 holiday season and that revenue from its NOOK…
By Sean P. Aune |
Pearson publishing has made an investment in NOOK Media, the company co-founded by Barnes & Noble and Microsoft. It seems that some folks have a lot of faith in the recently formed NOOK Media company. Pearson agreed to an $89.5 million investment in the company…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble announced on Thursday that two of its tablets, the Nook HD and the Nook HD+, are now available at Walmart. The Nook HD offers a 7-inch display that’s among the best we’ve ever seen on a tablet of that size, weighs just…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble announced on Monday that it’s offering a special deal today (December 3rd) and tomorrow for anyone who purchases a Nook HD or a Nook HD+ with a MasterCard. The bookseller will offer a free $20 Barnes & Noble gift card to anyone…
By Killian Bell |
The Barnes & Noble Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets go on sale in the United Kingdom today, three weeks after the Nook Simple Touch GlowLight made its British debut. Starting at £159 (approx. $254) and £229 (approx. $365) respectively, both devices can be obtained…
By Killian Bell |
EA has begun porting some of its most popular mobile games to Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets. Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled 2 are first on the list, and you can download them from today. What’s more, the company’s promising to…
By Killian Bell |
Barnes & Noble made its Nook application available to Windows 8 and Windows RT users on Wednesday morning by releasing it to the Windows Store. The application comes just over a month after Microsoft invested $300 million into Barnes & Noble for a 17.6% stake…
By Brandon Russell |
Barnes & Noble is dropping prices of its NOOK Color and NOOK Tablets, the company announced on Saturday. And just in time for the holidays. Starting Nov. 4, the Color will run for just $139, while its Tablets, both in 8GB and 16GB iterations, will…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s iPad mini officially launches on Friday, but there are plenty of other tablets in the 7-inch range on the market to whet your tech appetite this holiday season. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD has a sharper display, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD has…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD will be available for purchase soon, on Nov. 2. I’ve been playing with the device for the past several days and already have a few thoughts on the company’s tablet eReader hybrid. There are plenty of pros and cons to…
By Killian Bell |
Barnes & Noble has launched the Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch GlowLight in the United Kingdom today, and you can pick them up from various electronics retailers and supermarkets for £79 (approx. $127) and £109 (approx. $175) respectively. The devices will be on…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble on Wednesday published a press release in which it said that its PIN pad devices, the ones you use to enter in your PIN number at checkout inside its stores, have been compromised in 63 of its stores. The company is already…
