This past week Barnes and Noble announced that their CEO, William Lynch, has resigned. It’s no secret that B&N has been struggling financially for some time now, and this is just one of many dominos to fall over the past few months. An interesting detail to note, B&N didn’t replace their CEO. Instead they basically […]
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B&N is Leaving the Nook Tablet Business, But Will Continue to Make Nook eReaders
Barnes and Noble announced some changes moving forward with the Nook brand today with the release of their fourth-quarter and full-year earnings report. Losses were greater than expected, so B&N is making some changes. Barnes and Noble has decided to stop making new Nook tablets, and instead will focus on partnering with other manufactures to […]
Nook for PC and Nook for Mac Have Returned to B&N’s Website
As first reported here a couple of weeks ago, Barnes and Noble mysteriously removed the Nook for PC and Nook for Mac applications from their website. The story has been making the rounds on just about every tech blog and website. Lots of people are jumping to the conclusion that the Nook brand is finished, […]
Nook Father’s Day Sale: Nook HD+ $149, Nook HD $129
Barnes and Noble is running yet another sale on the Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets, and it’s the best deal yet, especially now that they come with access to Google Play. The Nook HD starts at only $129 for the 8GB model and the Nook HD+ is $149 for the 16GB model. Those are […]
B&N Mysteriously Removes Nook for PC and Nook for Mac for Download
Yesterday a reader tipped me about some strange goings-on at Barnes and Noble that is leaving people wondering what direction B&N is headed with their reading apps. For some reason unknown Barnes and Noble has taken down the Nook for PC and Nook for Mac ereading programs from their website. The only program that remains […]
Review: Nook HD+ with Official Google Play (Video)
First and foremost, it should be noted that this article is more of an addendum to my initial review of the Nook HD+ that was posted back in November when the device first came out rather than a completely new review. I’m not going to cover any of the hardware details or any specific Nook […]
B&N Slashes Prices on Nook HD and Nook HD+ for Mother’s Day
Lately I’ve been getting tired of posting about all of Barnes and Noble’s various Nook sales and promotions every week, but this one is too good to pass up. Through Mother’s Day, May 12th, Barnes and Noble is selling the 7-inch Nook HD tablet for $149 and the 9-inch Nook HD+ tablet for $179 both […]
B&N Adds Support for Google Play to Nook HD and Nook HD+
Barnes and Noble just did something that could very well resurrect the declining Nook brand. In a surprise move that no one saw coming, Barnes and Noble has decided to make the Nook HD and Nook HD+ more appealing by adding support for Google Play for access to over 700,000 Android apps, including popular Google […]