Barnes & Noble and Microsoft yesterday announced a new partnership in the e-reading space that will see the Nook and Barnes & Noble’s college textbook business spun off into a new subsidiary called Newco (until they come up with a new name). In an interview with Fortune, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch shed a bit more light on what […]
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Microsoft and Barnes & Noble form Nook e-book platform partnership
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble today annnounced a new partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary focused on e-reading technologies. The new subsidiary, called Newco until a final name is found, will consist of the Nook unit as well as Barnes & Noble’s college textbook business. Microsoft will make a US$300 million investment in Newco for a 17.6% equity […]
Barnes & Noble unveils Nook Tablet
As expected, Barnes & Noble today announced the Nook Tablet, billed as “the company’s fastest and lightest tablet with the best in HD entertainment.” Essentially the successor to the Nook Color, it comes with upgraded specifications and more multimedia content (such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Pandora). Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet: Processor: 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP4 Operating system: Google […]
Barnes & Noble to launch Nook Tablet for US$249 on November 16th?
Ahead of its launch next week, new details have been leaked about Barnes & Noble’s latest Nook device. While the new Nook Tablet will look very much like the Nook Color, there are a few improvements under the hood. Multimedia, including video, will take on a larger portion of the limelight with bundled Hulu Plus and Netflix apps and new […]
Barnes & Noble to host Nook event on November 7th
Barnes & Noble will be hosting an event on November 7th where it is expected to unveil a successor to its Nook Color tablet. Little is known about it but it is expected to keep the 7-inch display of its predecessor. It will be interesting to see what Barnes & Noble unveils in terms of features and pricing given the […]
Barnes & Noble announces All-New NOOK with touchscreen
As expected, Barnes & Noble today announced a new eReader device, the “All-New NOOK.” Described by CEO William Lynch as the simplest touch reader, it does away with the complexities of buttons and keyboards. The new NOOK features a 6-inch touchscreen e-ink Pearl display and a single button (37 less than the Kindle as pointed out by Lynch during the […]
Barnes & Noble to make ‘special announcement’ at May 24th press event
Barnes & Noble has begun to sent out press invitations for an event on May 24th in New York City. If a recent SEC filing is correct, the company will announce a new eReader device. Suggestions of a ‘special announcement’ give the story further credence. One rumour suggests that it could be a more powerful device powered by Google’s Android […]
New Barnes & Noble nook coming May 24th?
New products are not traditionally announced through Securities and Exchange Commission filings. But it appears that Barnes & Noble may have revealed an upcoming eReader announcement in an 8-K filed with the SEC. The document indicates that “it expects to make an announcement on May 24, 2011, regarding the launch of a new eReader device.” The filing reveals no details […]