Barnes and Noble remains steadfast in their commitment to selling e-readers and digital content. The company has publicly decreed that they have no intention of selling the brand and want to continue to capitalize on the bookstore chain to promote the hardware. The entire Nook enterprise has been a loss leader for Barnes and Noble and the company has lost over one billion … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Remains Committed to Nook
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Barnes and Noble to Take Nook Media Public
Barnes and Noble announced during a recent investors call that it was 100% committed to separating the Nook digital division from their bookstores. This will create a dedicated Nook company that will be publically traded and give investors an incentive to invest into the companies portfolio of eBooks, e-Readers, tablets and accessories. In fiscal 2014 we have taken certain … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble to Take Nook Media Public
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Suspend Windows 8 App
Nook Media may never have spun itself away from Barnes and Noble, if it wasn't for the 300 million Microsoft committed to the enterprise. The main reason Microsoft invested the money was to see Windows 8 have a flagship e-reading app, that it could market internationally. Numerous pitfalls have besieged the Nation's largest bookseller and new SEC filing has Barnes and Noble … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Suspend Windows 8 App
Barnes and Noble Making Massive Changes at Nook
Barnes and Noble has fired most of their hardware engineering division last Thursday, according to one source. This follows Barnes & Noble dismissing the VP of Hardware, Bill Saperstein in January. The head of Nook Accessories, Jacqueline Corso, was also let go last week. It looks like B&N is initiating the Clean Sweep protocol, as new CEO Michael Huseby is likely appointing … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Making Massive Changes at Nook
Barnes and Noble Expands into 32 Countries
The Barnes and Noble Nook has never enjoyed the popularity of the Kindle, chiefly because of the limited market penetration. For the most part their hardware and software ecosystem were only marketed to the US and UK. The tides of change are in the air as B&N has announced today that their Nook App for Windows 8 is expanding into 32 countries and 21 languages with customized … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Expands into 32 Countries
B&N Develops Innovative App for Non-Profit One Laptop Per Child
One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the global children’s educational non-profit born at the MIT Media Lab, and Nook Media, the device division of Barnes and Noble, announced a partnership that will pre-install a special variant of the Nook apps on OLPC's US-based XO tablet devices. These devices are part of OLPC's global initiative to put technology in the hands of young … [Read more...] about B&N Develops Innovative App for Non-Profit One Laptop Per Child
Barnes and Noble Hires New Head of NOOK Media Operations
Barnes and Noble has just hired a new head of Nook Media Operations and hopefully a fresh new face will save the ailing brand. The company said Mahesh Veerina will become Chief Operating Officer on October 7th. In his new role, Mr. Veerina will oversee all of NOOK Media operations, including Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, IT, Digital Services, Device Operations, … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Hires New Head of NOOK Media Operations
Is Barnes and Noble Selling Nook Media to Microsoft?
There has been a massive leak of internal documents today from Barnes and Noble that claim Microsoft has made a one billion dollar offer to buy the entire Nook brand. This includes all the ebooks, tablets, and e-readers that the company currently offers. Barnes and Noble has sold over 10 million Nook devices since first launching in 2009. Over 7 million people are actively … [Read more...] about Is Barnes and Noble Selling Nook Media to Microsoft?