Barnes and Noble’s pursuit of the higher education market continues to move forward as they’ve partnered with Blackboard to make it easier for millions college students to access interactive e-textbooks as part of their online courses. The partnership between the two companies will give students more options for digital learning material through the Blackboard Learn […]
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NOOKstudy: B&N’s New Online Reading and Study Platform
Today Barnes and Noble announced plans for a new online study program called NOOKstudy. NOOKstudy is a free application for PC and Mac computers developed for the higher education market that gives students easy access to eTextbooks, syllabi, lecture notes, etc., with features like being able to add notes, highlight, search, zoom, and have multiple […]
An Interesting Twist in the Amazon vs Barnes and Noble Saga
Price wars between Amazon and Barnes and Noble are one thing, but now it’s really going to get interesting. Amazon was just granted a patent that was filed in 2006 for ebook readers with a secondary LCD display. Yeah. You read that correctly. Amazon holds the patent for the design of ebook readers like the […]
In Store Exclusive Content For Nook
Once again, Barnes and Noble is offering access to exclusive content from bestselling and new authors to all Nook owners who visit any Barnes and Noble retail store with their Nook. The Nook will automatically detect Barnes and Noble’s free in store WiFi and will display a “More In Store” option in the shop area […]
Nook WiFi Coming Wednesday for $149?
Engadget is reporting that an anonymous tipster has set them a screenshot from the Barnes and Noble internal systems that shows a product called the Nook WiFi with a date of Wednesday, June 23rd. The image shows a price of $149, a product number, and a “class code” labeled future use. That’s about it, no […]
Ectaco jetBook Lite eBook Reader Now $99
The 5-inch Ectaco jetBook Lite is now the lowest priced ebook reader on the market at just $99 from JR.com. It shares the same hardware as the Aluratek Libre; and both are based on the mysterious Chinese ereader called Dr. Yi. While it doesn’t have the long battery life that E Ink ereaders have (the […]
Pandigital Novel Review: First Impressions
(Update: Here’s the full, updated Pandigital Novel Review.) So the Pandigital Novel that I ordered from Kohl’s arrived earlier today and I’ve been testing it out all afternoon. The first thing I did was install the latest firmware from Pandigital’s website because they are still in the process of refining it. The Pandigital Novel reminds […]
10 Top Free eBooks From Barnes and Noble
Here’s a list of 10 bestselling free ebooks from B&N. Barnes and Noble ebooks have their own form of DRM encryption that requires the use of Barnes and Noble’s eReader software for iPad, other iProducts, the Blackberry, Mac and PC. B&N ebooks also work on the iRex DR-800, Pandigital Novel, and of course the Nook. […]