Barnes & Noble Reports Loss for Third Quarter
4 December 2015 6:39 pmBarnes & Noble reported a loss of $39.2 million in the third quarter this year, as it continues its struggle to stay in the book business, rather than the toys... View Article
Tag Archive: Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble Discontinuing Read-in-Store?
15 November 2015 2:53 amBarnes & Noble, according to an article by goodereader.com, appears to be discouraging their Read-in-Store program, which allowed Nook owners to settle in for an hour and read a book for... View Article
Nook Sales Down Again
26 June 2015 8:26 pmNook sales are down again as Barnes & Noble continues its struggle to succeed in the eBook market. Read more about it at ndtv.com.
Microsoft Ditches Nook
4 December 2014 11:10 amMicrosoft is getting out of the Nook business—Barnes & Noble has bought out their share. This clears the path for B&N to spin off the Nook side of the business,... View Article
BISG Report – A Few More eBook Stats
14 November 2013 10:07 pmThe below-linked article summarizes the report Consumer Attitudes Towards Ebook Reading and presents slightly different data than my clients have anecdotally reported for their sales (most say that their sales come almost... View Article
Barnes & Noble Continues Android Tablet Fire Sale
17 June 2013 10:10 pmAfter offering amazing prices for the week before Father’s Day, Barnes & Noble has continued their sale, offering their eReaders and tablets at astoundingly low prices—it seems they must be... View Article
Copy and Paste Issue ‘Nook-ifies’ War and Peace eBook
3 June 2012 11:06 pmAn interesting story about how mindless, automated eBook conversion can seriously screw up a book. In this case, every time the word ‘kindle’ appeared in the book, it was replaced,... View Article
Amazon Removes Kindle Versions of IPG Books After Distributor Declines to Change Selling Terms
22 February 2012 11:45 pmAmazon has taken down the Kindle editions of all Independent Publishers Group titles after the two companies failed to come to an agreement regarding terms for sale of digital products.... View Article
Microsoft Narrows its Barnes & Noble Lawsuit
3 February 2012 11:48 pmMicrosoft has dropped one of the five claims it made against Barnes & Noble in its patent-infringement lawsuit. In March of last year, Microsoft filed suit, alleging various infringements. The... View Article
Kids On Kindle: Amazon Starts Publishing Children’s Books
7 December 2011 11:50 pmAmazon has acquired Marshall Cavendish’s 450 children’s book titles to compete with Barnes & Noble’s Nook Kids collection. The introduction of the Kindle Fire allows Amazon to compete effectively in... View Article