Barnes & Noble partners with Google Shopping Express on same-day book delivery in 3 cities
Barnes & Noble is expanding its same-day delivery program through a partnership with Google — but only in Manhattan, western L.A. and San Francisco for now.
Here’s what you might get from Apple’s $400M settlement over ebook price fixing
Apple finally settled a long-running lawsuit over ebook price-fixing last month. A new court filing provides some details about how much it might pay.
Should you have a right to sell your ebooks and digital music?
How should the first sale doctrine apply to digital goods? Members of Congress came to New York to hear the opinions of publishing executives, librarians and others.
As Barnes & Noble Nook revenues slide 50%, the company says it’s launching another tablet
Barnes & Noble’s Nook segment took another big hit and the bookseller, which has cut 190 digital jobs, said more cuts are on the way. Nonetheless, it plans to release a new color device this year.
Barnes & Noble releases updated e-reader, $119 Nook GlowLight. Biggest change: More storage
Barnes & Noble released its new e-reader, the $119 Nook GlowLight, Wednesday. It’s in stores and for sale on BN.com now. The biggest difference between it and the Kindle Paperwhite is that the GlowLight has 4 GB of built-in storage instead of 2 GB.
Amazon Publishing reportedly retreating in NYC. Thank (or blame) Barnes & Noble
Amazon Publishing’s head honcho in New York, Larry Kirshbaum, plans to leave the company next year. The company is also reportedly scaling back its publishing presence here, something it denies. But it’s undeniable that Amazon’s original plan to publish traditional fiction and nonfiction like a major East Coast publisher has not gone as planned.
Barnes & Noble partners with One Laptop Per Child to preload new kids’ app on XO tablets
Barnes & Noble and One Laptop Per Child have partnered to preload a new Nook kids’ app on OLPC’s $150 XO tablets, which are designed for children in the U.S.
Sony’s not even going to bother selling its new e-reader in the United States
Sony is not going to sell its new e-reader in the U.S., citing “the region’s market changes.” The company’s U.S. market share for e-readers has dwindled in the face of competition from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.
Barnes & Noble’s annual meeting: “Look, no one is happy with Nook”
At Barnes & Noble’s annual shareholder meeting in New York Tuesday, company execs said they’re still open to spinning off the Nook business, but it sounds as if a buyer has not come along.
Barnes & Noble slashes prices on Nook tablets in the UK for the second time this summer
Barnes & Noble dropped the prices on Nook tablets in the U.K. for the second time this summer, suggesting it’s trying to clear out stock. The company said in June that it would stop manufacturing tablets, before switching course in August.