Earlier in the week The Bookseller posted an article that mentions Barnes and Noble’s plans to launch the Nook internationally within the next four months.

The United Kingdom is mentioned specifically, which leads to speculation about B&N partnering with Waterstone’s, a major UK book chain looking to expand its ereader selection.

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We’ve all been wondering when Barnes and Noble would finally update their original E Ink Nook—it’s been out nearly 18 months now; that’s pretty long by electronics standards—and now it looks like a new Nook, let’s dub it the Nook 2, will launch on May 24th.

This news comes via a federal filing that Barnes and Noble Inc. submitted on Wednesday that contained a single sentence of text to comply with fair disclosure rules, essentially stating that B&N intends to announce the launch of a new ereader device on May 24th.

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Each month Barnes and Noble offers the first ebook in a popular series for $0.99 as their “Spotlight” pick.

The Spotlight pick for April is Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks . It usually sells for $9.99.

Consider Phlebas has a 4 star rating over 62 reviews at B&N. Here’s the description:

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Barnes and Noble released the march line-up for the More In Store promotion where Nook owners can download exclusive content each week by visiting a B&N retail store.

Barnes and Noble also announced the “Spotlight” pick for the month of March. This is a new promotion where the first book in a popular series is offered for $0.99.

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There seems to be a loophole that a number of folks have stumbled across to get a brand new Nook Color for roughly half price or even less. This would apply to the regular E Ink Nook as well and other merchandise from Barnes and Noble, including NOOKbooks.

Groupon is running a promotion for $20 B&N coupons that cost $10 each. The Fine Print of the Groupon offer clearly states limit one Groupon per transaction, but apparently B&N’s policy allows you to apply as many Groupons as you want.

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Barnes and Noble released the February line-up for the More In Store promotion where Nook owners can download exclusive content each week by visiting a B&N retail store.

Barnes and Noble also announced the “Spotlight” pick for the month of February. This is a new promotion where they offer the first book in a series for $0.99.

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There’s an article at Engadget that has prompted a lot of “Nook 3G not selling well” and “Barnes and Noble dropping 3G Nook” articles.

According to the report, Engadget has “hard evidence” from within B&N that the Nook 3G is being discontinued, with sales to seemingly continue until stock is exhausted, and that B&N is telling retail partners not send out any bulk orders for the Nook 3G.

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If you own any model of Nook ereader you can take it to a Barnes and Noble retail location to access the free exclusive content listed below.

As usual, connect to B&N’s free WiFi and tap the “shop” icon to bring up the in-store promotions. Each week the “More in Store” is updated and each new feature is available on a rolling basis. Once you download the exclusive content to a Nook, it gets saved to your B&N library and can be accessed whenever you want.

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So you’ve gotten a new ereader for Christmas and now need to start adding some ebooks to its virtual shelves. Here’s a list to get you started on some free ebooks and ebook deals from Amazon, Borders, B&N, and Kobo.

Note that Kindle ebooks work on Kindle devices and software only. The same goes for B&N’s ebooks in regards to the Nook and Nook software. However, Nook devices are compatible with ebooks from Borders and Kobo since they use Adobe DRM. And ebooks from Borders and Kobo work with any device/software that supports Adobe EPUB and PDF.

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Barnes and Noble introduced a new promotion today that spotlights a breakout series by a bestselling author each month where they offer the first title in the series for 99 cents.

This is a great idea by B&N because it allows you to try out new authors and books without having to shell out a lot of cash. And the 99 cent price-point is a big win that has worked out well for other types of digital media.

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