Briefly Noted | Significant expansion for Nook as Microsoft invests $300m | The Bookseller
It has to be said that this is the kind of news that changes industries. Especially when you think about who else Microsoft is deeply embedded with (NOKIA). It could mark a new and intriguing shifting of the ground in…
Briefly Noted | B&N ‘developing partnership’ with Waterstones over Nook | The Bookseller
US retailer Barnes & Noble is “developing a partnership with Waterstones to add the Nook to its locations this year”, according to reports on news site Bloomberg Businessweek which quotes an unnamed source “familiar with the situation”. via B&N ‘developing…
Briefly Noted | Borders Succumbs to Digital Era in Books – WSJ.com
Borders Group Inc.s imminent demise marks the first major casualty of the digital era in buying and reading books. But the store closings also will mean fewer opportunities for shoppers to wander the book aisles, a loss that will affect…
Briefly Noted | IDC: Tablet sales slow, Nook Color ousts Kindle as lead ereader | VentureBeat
Ereader shipments fell from the holiday rush to 3.3 million units, but still saw a 105 percent increase compared to last year. As for the Nook Color’s success, IDC points to Amazon’s lack of a color ereader as a reason…
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