Amazon was rated higher than all other computer and tablet makers for customer experience related to the Kindle for the second year in a row, according to results from the… Read More
Barnes & Noble, the 99-year-old bookstore chain, just can’t seem to find a solution for Amazon, the company’s main rival. The latest retreat came in the United Kingdom, where Barnes… Read More
Holiday sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business fell to $41.2 million, down 25.8 percent compared to the 2014 holidays, according to new data this morning from the retailer — providing more… Read More
This is what an Amazon victory looks like. Barnes & Noble this morning reported its 2014 holiday sales numbers, including a decline of more than 55 percent in its Nook… Read More
Barnes & Noble has paid Pearson $27.7 million in cash and stock to buy back its stake in the company’s Nook e-reader business, giving the bookseller chain full control over… Read More
Microsoft’s partnership with Barnes & Noble officially unraveled this morning with the bookseller buying back the tech giant’s stake in its Nook e-reader business for $62.4 million in cash and 2.7… Read More
In a move to pick up more self-publishing clients, Barnes & Noble has launched Nook Press Print, a new print-on-demand service for independent authors looking to take their manuscripts into the… Read More
Hitting the reset button on its Nook tablet business, Barnes & Noble this morning unveiled its new Galaxy Tab 4 Nook in partnership with Samsung. The tablet comes with a 7… Read More
Barnes & Noble plans to separate its traditional retail business from its Nook technology unit, operating them as two public companies in attempt to make them more competitive in the… Read More
Barnes & Noble laid out a new plan for its Nook e-reader business this morning, announcing plans to partner with Samsung on a Nook-branded Galaxy Tab 4 tablet. So what does this… Read More
The odd pairing between Microsoft and Barnes & Noble just took another strange twist. The bookseller’s Nook Media unit announced a new partnership with Samsung this morning to develop a co-branded Galaxy… Read More
Thanks to a revised agreement with Microsoft, Barnes & Noble will no longer develop a Windows app for its Nook e-reader. In an update to a pact formed two years… Read More
The Nook may be down, but Barnes & Noble says it isn’t out of the e-reader fight just yet. According to statements by company CEO Michael Huseby made in the… Read More
The low-cost Nook Simple Touch e-reader has disappeared from Barnes & Noble’s online storefront in the U.S. without a trace of its passing. A report by the Digital Reader, which… Read More
Barnes & Noble has laid off a number of employees in its Nook division in order to bring its costs in line with “business realities,” according to a statement from… Read More
Barnes & Noble’s Nook business continues to struggle in its competition with Amazon, with revenues in the segment declining more than 32 percent in the company’s most recent quarter, according… Read More
Father’s Day may be over, but that isn’t keeping Barnes & Noble from continuing its weekend sale. The Nook was heavily discounted this past weekend, and today Barnes & Noble… Read More
One year ago, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble surprised the tech world by announcing a “strategic partnership.” Microsoft made a $300 million investment in the bookseller’s Nook e-reader and e-book subsidiary, for… Read More
Barnes & Noble is reporting operating losses of $190 million for its Nook business in its most recent quarter, more than twice the loss posted a year ago — the latest… Read More
Nearly a year after Microsoft agreed to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business unit, the bookseller is seriously considering what to do with the electronic book reader. A… Read More
Let’s just call it the Amazon.com impact. An executive for Barnes & Noble tells The Wall Street Journal that it will close down as many as 20 stores per year… Read More
Sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook device and e-book business were $311 million for the nine weeks of the 2012 holiday shopping season, down 12.6 percent from the same period… Read More
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media e-reading and tablet subsidiary this morning announced a new investor, the Pearson education and publishing company, and separately warned that holiday sales are coming in below its… Read More
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble finalized their partnership today and gave it a name, Nook Media LLC. The partnership, originally announced in April, is structured for now as a new Barnes… Read More
Barnes & Noble reduced the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight e-reader to $119 this morning, matching the entry-level price of the competing Kindle Paperwhite on the eve… Read More
A newly surfaced job posting gives new details about Barnes & Noble’s plans for its fledgling partnership with Microsoft, citing a “product strategy of Nook integration with Microsoft ecosystem including… Read More
Barnes & Noble will launch its own digital video store for its Nook devices, attempting to compete more effectively against Amazon’s Kindle lineup. The new Nook Video service will launch… Read More
The certainty in the headlines is almost palpable. “eBooks Now ‘Dominant Single Format’ in Adult Fiction Sales,” shouted book publishing site GalleyCat. “Kindle ebook sales have overtaken Amazon print sales,”… Read More
Summer must be ending soon. Not only are the daylight hours shrinking, but so are the prices on many soon-to-be-out-of-date consumer electronics devices in the buildup to the launch of… Read More
Today, Barnes & Noble announced the Nook for Web, giving users access to B&N’s Nook store via any PC or Mac. The free access means users can browse titles and… Read More