The relationship between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft seems to be changing after an 8-K SEC filing from March 10 was discovered, showing a change in the agreement between the two companies. The book store giant will be allowed to halt development of the Nook Windows app in lieu of working with Microsoft on a […]
Barnes & Noble has promoted the head of its Nook business to chief executive of company. The struggling retailer said Wednesday Michael Huseby, 59, will take the role immediately. The post has been vacant since July when CEO William Lynch left the company. It comes after the busy holiday season that can account for up […]
Barnes & Noble is releasing iOS, Android, Nook, and Roku apps for its Nook Video service, according to an announcement. The apps let people watch movies and TV shows that they’ve rented or bought from the service, as well as items in a person’s UltraViolet collection. In the case of the mobile apps, videos can […]
Localytics has revealed that Amazon’s Kindle Fire accounts for 37 percent of the U.S. Android tablet market. The U.S. is the dominant market for Android tablet sales with a 59 percent share of global sales. Localytics says Amazon’s share of the U.S. market has grown to the point where tablet app developers should make sure […]
Publisher DC comics announced that it is expanding digital offerings beyond just its own application. Effective immediately, the Apple iBookstore, Kindle Store, and Nook Book Store will all offer the same weekly issues that only the Comixology and DC Comics applications previously carried. “My charter is to go as wide as possible, and to expand […]
Barnes and Noble is creating its own downloadable video store. Nook Video will allow users to buy movies and TV shows, and watch them on TVs and smartphones, as well as other handhelds such as the Nook Tablet. The move brings it in line with competitor Amazon’s own Instant Video offering, complete with soon-to-launch free […]
Barnes & Noble is planning to launch its Nook e-reader line and digital bookstore in the United Kingdom later this year. Online sales through a UK-specific website are to be supported by retail sales from mid-October onwards, in time for the Christmas holiday period. It will face stiff competition from the long-established Amazon Kindle line […]
In an interview with Fortune, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch revealed that the company’s Nook e-book reader will get an NFC radio sometime in the future. It would be used to read the codes embedded into physical books that will contain editorial reviews also found on BN.com. Store displays and ads could also contain […]
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft on Monday settled an Android patent dispute through a union. An e-reading partnership, Newco, will see Microsoft take a $300 million, or 17.6 percent, stake in a project that should merge Barnes & Noble’s Nook business and its college division. In return for the funding, Barnes & Noble will make […]
Both Barnes & Noble and Kobo have started to offer Dark Horse Comics’ graphic novels for the Nook Tablet, Nook Color, and Kobo Vox. Over 100 of the company’s titles will be available for purchase and downloading through the Nook Comics and Kobo stores. Previously, they had been available for iOS devices. Dark Horse’s titles […]
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