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Barnes & Noble May Spin Off Nook
 B&N May Spin Off Nook 
E-GADS
Jan 5, 2012 12:48 PM CST

B&N May Spin Off Nook

Seems to be a sign that company is struggling against Kindle

(Newser) - Trouble in Nook-ville? Barnes & Noble shares lost about a quarter of their value this morning on the surprising news that the company might spin off its Nook e-reader. B&N has poured a ton of money into the e-reader business, but the news suggests it's losing the arms...

B&amp;N Unveils $249 Nook Tablet
 B&N Unveils $249 Nook Tablet 
Nov 7, 2011 11:53 AM CST

B&N Unveils $249 Nook Tablet

Barnes & Noble device has more memory, better display than Kindle

(Newser) - The Nook Tablet is here, and while it won’t cost you nearly as much as an iPad, at $249 it still comes in a bit more expensive than Amazon’s Kindle Fire . Barnes & Noble unveiled the tablet in New York City today, just in time for the holiday...

Consumer Reports Says Barnes & Noble Nook Better e-Reader Than Amazon Kindle
 Nook Beats 
 Out Kindle 
says consumer reports
Jul 25, 2011 2:00 PM CDT

Nook Beats Out Kindle

Barnes & Noble e-reader boasts touch screen, lighter weight, two-month battery

(Newser) - If you’re looking to do some e-reading on the beach this summer, Consumer Reports is advocating something other than the Kindle for the first time: Barnes & Noble’s Simple Touch Nook finally has beat Amazon's offering. Unlike the Kindle, the Nook has a touch screen; it’s...

Barnes & Noble's Slim New Nook: Yours for $139

Barnes & Noble rolls out lighter, cheaper e-reader dubbed 'All-New Nook'

(Newser) - Barnes & Noble is launching a lighter, slimmer, cheaper version of its e-reader for $139, showing the company is ready compete on pricing with rivals Amazon, whose cheapest Kindle is $114, and Borders. Known as the All-New Nook, the device features a 6-inch touch screen, can hold up to 1,...

Bookstores Censor Shirtless Male

Androgynous teen Andrej Pejic must be covered up on Dossier

(Newser) - Barnes & Noble and Borders officials are insisting that a special wrapper be placed around a magazine featuring a shirtless male teen on its cover before agreeing to place it in bookstores. The male is androgynous Australian model Andrej Pejic, 19; he's wearing curlers in his hair, but he...

Nook's 3G Version May Be Phased Out
 Nook's 3G Version 
 May Be Phased Out 
tech rumor
Jan 25, 2011 12:19 PM CST

Nook's 3G Version May Be Phased Out

Barnes & Noble will keep WiFi-only model, says tech site

(Newser) - Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader is quite popular —but apparently, just the WiFi-only version. The bookseller is discontinuing the model with 3G, reports Engadget , and apparently will continue sales only until the current stock runs out. The move makes sense, writes Will Shanklin on AndroidCentral.com : Because e-readers require...

Nooks Squashing Books
Nooks
Squashing Books
Dec 31, 2010 5:53 AM CST

Nooks Squashing Books

The e-reader is Barnes & Noble's best-selling item ever

(Newser) - Following in Amazon's footsteps , Barnes & Noble announced yesterday that its Nook e-reader is now the company's best-selling item ever. What's more, the retailer is now selling more e-books on its website than old-fashioned, papery things. Though Barnes & Noble is being shy about releasing actual sales figures, it did...

Kindle Allows E-Book Lending ... Sort Of

You can loan to a friend for two weeks, with publisher's OK

(Newser) - Amazon today gave its Kindle users the ability to lend e-books for the first time, an innovation the Nook e-reader had first. The privilege comes with similar limits, however, as ReadWriteWeb explains. First of all, it's up to the publisher whether a book can be loaned, which could create a...

Tiny Borders Looks to Buy Mighty Barnes & Noble

Even though it's a fraction of the size

(Newser) - A major Borders shareholder is offering to finance a $960 million bid to buy much larger rival Barnes & Noble. That would amount to $16 a share, unlikely to be the highest bid for the bookseller, which put itself on the block in August. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal...

Barnes &amp; Noble May Sell Itself
 Barnes & Noble May Sell Itself 
Aug 3, 2010 6:17 PM CDT

Barnes & Noble May Sell Itself

It's in dire straits amid digital revolution

(Newser) - Book retailer Barnes & Noble said its shares have slumped so low it may put itself on the block—possibly selling the chain to an investment group that would include its founder and biggest shareholder, Leonard Riggio. The world's largest bookseller said late today that its board is evaluating several...

Prices Slashed on Amazon, Nook E-Readers

Pressure from iPad leads to $60 and $70 savings

(Newser) - A price war is heating up in the electronic reader market, as Amazon cut the price of its Kindle e-reader below $200 today, just after Barnes & Noble did the same with its competing Nook device. The Kindle's price was slashed by $70 to $189, just a few hours after...

E-Readers Abound, But Market Looks Gloomy

Many believe the era of dedicated gadgets is almost over

(Newser) - This year’s Consumer Electronics Show has seen the unveiling of a raft of new e-readers, but the would-be Kindle and Nook competitors could have a hard go of it. First off, some are pretty pricey—that Plastic Logic Que will cost $649 without 3G, or $799 with an AT&...

Barnes & Noble Unveils 'Nook' E-Reader

Unlike Kindle, users can loan books to others for 2 weeks

(Newser) - Barnes & Noble unveiled its new e-reader today: the Nook. Like the Kindle, it's a wireless device that allows for instant downloads of purchases. Some details, via CNET, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, and PC World.
  • It costs $259, same as the Kindle, and will be out
...

B&amp;N E-Reader Sports 2 Screens: E-Ink and LCD
 B&N E-Reader 
 Sports 2 Screens: 
 E-Ink and LCD 
PRODUCT PEEK
Oct 14, 2009 10:32 AM CDT

B&N E-Reader Sports 2 Screens: E-Ink and LCD

Miracle device rumored to have social networking and go for less than Kindle

(Newser) - Barnes & Noble’s entry into the e-reader market, supposed to be under wraps until next week, has been ferreted out, and it’s got something no one else has. Rumors predicted color e-ink—not true—but the device has “got something almost better,” Kit Eaton writes: two...

Ralph Nader Pens Odd Utopian Novel
Ralph Nader Pens Odd Utopian Novel
new release
Sep 21, 2009 6:52 PM CDT

Ralph Nader Pens Odd Utopian Novel

Super-rich save the world in 736-page 'fictional vision'

(Newser) - Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and sometime presidential candidate, has written his first novel, the New Yorker reports. Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!, out tomorrow, is a “practical utopia” in which real-life characters undertake a fictional quest to—progressively—save the country. Over the course of its 736...

Lost Symbol Sets Record in First Day

Da Vinci Code follow-up sells 1M copies in 24 hours

(Newser) - To the surprise of exactly no one, Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code follow-up, The Lost Symbol, is a smash hit, selling, between its hardcover and e-book editions, 1 million copies in its first day on the shelves, the New York Times reports. Amazon and Barnes & Noble both say...

Unreleased Kennedy Memoir Climbing Bestseller Lists

True Compass will be released Sept. 14

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s unreleased memoir, True Compass, is already creeping up the bestseller lists. Originally scheduled for 2010, it's been moved up to mid-September by publisher Hachette, which plans to ship 1.5 million copies to booksellers. Pre-orders have put True Compass at No. 9 on Amazon and No. 3...

Friend Markets Palin Calendar
 Friend Markets Palin Calendar 
Oct 31, 2008 2:05 PM CDT

Friend Markets Palin Calendar

Photo who was deputy to Wasilla mayor delves into album to tap zeitgeist

(Newser) - A friend of Sarah Palin’s is cashing in on the mania for the candidate with a calendar, the Los Angeles Times reports. Photographer Judy Patrick, who was also Palin’s deputy mayor in Wasilla, Alaska, snapped Palin playing hockey and holding a shotgun. She gave some photos to the...

Hacker Cops to Role in $400M ID-Theft Ring

Stealing data from Barnes & Noble, BJ's could mean 30 years

(Newser) - A 23-year-old man with an eighth-grade education pleaded guilty yesterday to a role in stealing more than $400 million via identity theft, the Boston Globe reports. Damon Patrick Tooey was part of an 11-man ring, with members from China to the Ukraine, which brought laptops into retail stores like Barnes...

Consumer Data Breaches Hit Record

Thefts, losses of confidential info has already topped 2007

(Newser) - Theft or loss of confidential consumer information from computer databases is at a record high, with more breaches already this year than all of 2007, the Washington Post reports. Records reveal that 449 US businesses, government agencies and universities have reported data breaches this year, compared with 446 breaches involving...

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