Barnes & Noble partners with UWIRE to sell college newspapers on Nook
Barnes & Noble is now selling digital editions of college newspapers through Nook.
Come on, Kobo, a $399 tablet? Really?
E-reading company Kobo plans to launch a $399 tablet. Has it learned nothing from Barnes & Noble’s experience?
Barnes & Noble retail CEO Klipper just sold most of his stock in the company
Barnes & Noble retail CEO Mitchell Klipper sold off about two-thirds of his shares in the company between August 22 and August 26.
Citing Steve Jobs email, DOJ claims Apple changed in-app purchase to retaliate against Amazon
The federal government outlined a revised punishment for Apple in the ebook pricing case Friday. It argued that Apple changed its in-app purchase rules to retaliate against Amazon. And it wants to make big changes in the way Apple does business in the iTunes Store.
Barnes & Noble totally reverses strategy in train wreck of an investor call
Following Barnes & Noble’s disappointing earnings report, an investor call Tuesday morning resulted in more questions than answers about the company’s future plans.
Bad earnings for Barnes & Noble: Nook revenues plunge 20%; Riggio won’t take stores private
Barnes & Noble delivered another bad earnings report on Tuesday. Nook revenues plunged 20.2 percent, and revenue across the business was down 8.5 percent overall. Chairman Leonard Riggio is also abandoning his plan to buy up Barnes & Noble’s retail stores and take them private.
Barnes & Noble drops Nook with GlowLight price to $99. New model on the way?
Barnes & Noble dropped the price of the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight to $99 on Sunday, making it the only front-lit reader on the market under $100.
Bad sign for e-readers? E Ink sales plunge
E Ink Holdings, the leading provider of e-ink screens to companies like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, just had its worst quarter in four years. But the company says it sees growth in the e-reader market outside the United States.
Google rolls out digital textbooks, to buy and rent — but students should shop around
Google has launched a digital textbooks section of the Play store. So far, the section has fewer textbooks available than Amazon or Barnes & Noble, but the selection should increase over time.
Ebook price wars start anew in the U.K. When are super-low prices coming to the U.S.?
U.K. consumers are seeing super-low prices on some new ebooks as part of a Barnes & Noble Nook promotion. So far, though, U.S. customers haven’t seen prices like this.