Barnes and Noble ran a promotion for three days in the UK that saw a number of bestsellers severely discounted. The Hot Summer Books campaign saw almost 100 eBooks come down in price to a very respectable .99p. The promotion is now over and the books are back to normal.The big draws of the promotion were Khaled Hosseini's And The Mountains Echoed, and Dead Man's Time by … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Raises eBook Prices in the UK
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Barnes and Noble Kicks Off Summer Program for Young Readers
Public libraries and bookstores around the country are rolling out their summer reading programs in an effort to help students retain the progress they've made throughout the school year. While educators are all too familiar with the so-called "summer slide," programs that encourage reading comprehension and exploration can have a valuable impact on students' ability levels … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Kicks Off Summer Program for Young Readers
Top Publishers Donate eBooks to Get London Reading Campaign
Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Penguin, and Random House have donated a selection of top children’s titles to support the Get London Reading literacy campaign. This is a big event with Barnes and Noble and the London Evening Standard aiming to make reading more accessible and affordable across the UK and includes a donation of 1,000 NOOK Simple Touch e-Readers to Beanstalk, a … [Read more...] about Top Publishers Donate eBooks to Get London Reading Campaign
Pinterest Now Being Pre-Loaded on Barnes and Noble Tablets
Pinterest and Barnes and Noble have signed a new agreement to have the app pre-loaded on any future Nook HD and HD+ tablets that are sold. Any tablets in the stores will be temporarily pulled to load a new firmware update that will give you Pinterest has a native application.Pinterest joins Facebook and Twitter as one of the handful of apps pre-loaded on NOOK devices. … [Read more...] about Pinterest Now Being Pre-Loaded on Barnes and Noble Tablets
Barnes and Noble Introduces eBook Publishing Platform – Nook Press
The world of self-publishing is rife with unfriendly, non-intuitive platforms that demand a strong technical knowledge to be able to produce compelling ebooks. Barnes and Noble is hoping to solve this problem with the unveiling of its Nook Press platform. Announced today, it is a direct follow-up to the company’s first generation PUBIT initiative that was launched in … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Introduces eBook Publishing Platform – Nook Press
Barnes and Noble Offers Free eBooks and Magazines with Windows 8 App
Barnes and Noble has announced that the company is offering a number of digital magazines and books via its Windows 8 app. Some of the free titles include Blue Bloods, Hello, Cupcake!, Life of Pi, and The Enemy, along with current issues of top selling magazines Food Network Magazine, GQ, HGTV Magazine, Real Simple and TIME. B&N is hoping by giving away a bunch of popular … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Offers Free eBooks and Magazines with Windows 8 App
Tensions Between Barnes and Noble, Simon and Schuster Hurt Authors
The publishing industry is full of surprises, and the latest conflict is certainly surprising. In an attempt to negotiate the terms of its relationship with a publisher, book retailer Barnes and Noble has reportedly slashed its order from Simon and Schuster in what some feel may be nothing more than retaliation.According to an article by Leslie Kaufman for the New York … [Read more...] about Tensions Between Barnes and Noble, Simon and Schuster Hurt Authors
Barnes and Noble Partners with Fortumo for In-App Purchases
Barnes and Noble has announced by April 2013 that the company will introduce a new in-app payment system for Android apps housed in its app store. The company plans on introducing new developer tools that will allow customers to purchase in-app currency, boosts, and anything else that tickles their fancy. B&N only has 10,000 apps currently in its ecosystem, which is blown … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Partners with Fortumo for In-App Purchases
Barnes and Noble Nook Video gets an Influx of New Content
Barnes and Noble has announced today that they have signed new agreements with Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Relativity Media, National Geographic, Little Pim, and Film Buff. This will add hundreds of new movies and television shows to their Nook Video system for the Nook HD and HD+.One of the big hyping factors about these new deals is that any customer that buys … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Video gets an Influx of New Content
Barnes and Noble Names Book Award Winners
Barnes and Noble hosted a ceremony today in New York where they announced the winners of this year's Discover Great New Writers Award. The award, first presented in 1990 and now in its 22nd year, is bestowed on new and undiscovered authors whose work has great literary merit.This year's fiction category winner is Amanda Coplin for The Orchardist, while the non-fiction … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Names Book Award Winners
Barnes and Noble Experiences a 26% Decrease in Nook Profit
Barnes and Noble officially announced its third quarter earnings today that basically encompasses November, December, and January. This time frame is critical to any business to capture holiday sales, but more important to companies that sell ebooks. For the most part, the hardware sees the most activity in November and December and then ebook sales normally increase just after … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Experiences a 26% Decrease in Nook Profit
Barnes and Noble Nook HD and HD+ Bluetooth Speaker Out Soon
Barnes and Noble has not really developed many accessories for its line of tablets, but we should see a new wireless speaker very soon. The largest bookstore chain the USA has just had its first wireless Bluetooth speaker pass the FCC. This will allow you to take advantage of better audio capabilities when listening to music, audiobooks, or a myriad of other things with your … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook HD and HD+ Bluetooth Speaker Out Soon
Founder of Barnes and Noble Files SEC Paperwork to Buy ALL Assets
Earlier today we broke the news that Barnes and Noble was thinking of getting out of the hardware business and was going to start licensing out its apps and ebooks to Samsung and Microsoft. Today, the founder of Barnes and Noble and the companies largest shareholder, Leonard Riggio, filed SEC paperwork to buy all 689 retail stores and BN.com.Barnes and Noble was not going … [Read more...] about Founder of Barnes and Noble Files SEC Paperwork to Buy ALL Assets
Book Review: Gia & Lincoln’s Aggravating Allergies by Rowena Cala
Verdict: 4 StarsIt might seem easy to review a children's a book. After all, it's only twenty pages and it's mostly pictures, right? Wrong. In some ways, a children's author has a more difficult task in the writing due to that limited space. Unless the author is also the illustrator, there is another creative professional with a hand in the story whose effort is equally … [Read more...] about Book Review: Gia & Lincoln’s Aggravating Allergies by Rowena Cala