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Google Shopping Express adds Barnes & Noble to same-day delivery service

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 7 Aug 2014 7:58 pm
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Google Shopping Express is adding to its list of retailers to include Barnes & Noble, expanding into an important segment of the online shopping market — books. Barnes & Noble joins a handful of big Shopping Express partners, including Target, Walgreens, Costco and Staples.

Samsung and Barnes & Noble holding event in NYC on Aug 20

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 7 Aug 2014 5:06 pm
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After announcing a partnership to sell a co-branded Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, Samsung and Barnes & Noble have announced that they are holding an event in New York City on August 20th. The event has been confirmed to show off the previously-announced Tab 4 Nook, but also involve other announcements pertaining to the partnership between the device maker and retailer.

Barnes & Noble spinning off Nook business

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 25 Jun 2014 9:53 am
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Following years of rumors and speculation, Barnes & Noble has confirmed that it will be splitting its Nook hardware line and its brick and mortar retail business into two different companies. The move will be finalized by the end of the financial year.

Barnes & Noble's revenue from Nook plummets by 50%, but they're planning a new one anyway

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Posted by Derek Kessler on 26 Feb 2014 6:39 pm
Barnes & Noble's revenue from Nook plummets by 50%, but they're planning a new one anyway
Turning to the next page Barnes & Noble is in a tough spot. Their book selling business, anchored by a nationwide chain of massive and expensive stores, isn't doing well in the face of digital competition. Their effort to jump into the digital realm themselves, first with the Nook e-reader and then Android-powered Nook tablets, did well for a while and has since floundered. In the last...

William Lynch resigns as Barnes & Noble CEO

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 8 Jul 2013 9:48 pm
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General failure of Android-powered Nook tablet line accelerated executive's exit Following a slow and steady drumbeat of bad news associated with its Nook hardware division, William Lynch has resigned as CEO of Barnes & Noble, effective immediately. Lynch had been CEO of Barnes & Noble since March 2010, continuing a career of employment at various companies in the technology space...

Barnes & Noble drops Nook prices to £99/£149 in the UK, US price drops extended

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 3 Jul 2013 2:50 pm
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The latest Nook tablets, now with Google Play access, receive price drops We've known about the impending demise of the Nook hardware division of Barnes & Noble for some time now, but that's not stopping them from putting out some killer deals on their not-long-for-this-world tablet hardware. Starting today, B&N is dropping the price of the Nook HD and HD+ in the U.K. to just £99 and £...

Nook HD+ buyers will receive free Simple Touch reader with purchase starting March 24

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 22 Mar 2013 5:49 pm
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Barnes & Noble is set to start including a free Nook Simple Touch e-reader with the purchase of its higher-end 9-inch Nook HD+ tablet starting March 24th. Reports in February indicated that B&N may be looking to scale down its Nook hardware efforts, and deals like this often coincide with a dumping of inventory. Since launching in 2011, the Simple Touch e-readers haven't taken off in the...

Barnes & Noble looking to scale back on hardware efforts

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 24 Feb 2013 9:54 pm
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Barnes & Noble may be aiming to lower the investment it puts into its Nook hardware efforts, sources of the New York Times report. Following less than stellar results in its Nook division -- which encompasses e-readers, tablets and e-book sales -- B&N executives are looking into the amount of money they spend on devices that aren't directly profitable. The Nook tablets, which are well...

Barnes & Noble makes the Nook HD and Nook HD+ available at Walmart

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Posted by Richard Devine on 13 Dec 2012 12:50 pm
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Tablets are hot property this Christmas, and there's no shortage of choice out there. One such choice is the Barnes & Noble Nook line, and today it has become a little easier to pick one up. Starting today, the Nook HD and Nook HD+ are available in Walmart stores across the U.S. and online. Costing from $199 for the Nook HD and $269 for the Nook HD+, in price at least, they're going head to...

Barnes & Noble Nook HD and HD+ now on sale in the UK

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 22 Nov 2012 6:52 am
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After a month on pre-order, Barnes & Noble has launched its Nook HD and Nook HD+ in the UK. The tablets are available in retail locations and from B&N directly at its online store. Announced in September, B&N's new tablets will go head-to-head with Amazon's Kindle series, as well as Apple's iPad and iPad Mini, and Google's latest round of Nexus tablets. The Nook HD features a...

Barnes & Noble drops prices of Nook Color and Nook Tablet ahead of holiday season

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Posted by Richard Devine on 4 Nov 2012 6:10 am
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Following the recent launch of the new Nook HD and HD+ in the US and the UK, Barnes & Noble has dropped the prices on their existing tablet range ahead of the holiday season. The cheapest Nook, the somewhat aging Nook Color is now down to just $139, with the Nook Tablet being reduced to $159 and $179 for the 8GB and 16GB versions respectively.  With the cheapest Amazon Kindle Fire coming in...

Nook HD and HD+ start shipping this week

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Posted by Victoria Ho on 30 Oct 2012 5:22 pm
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Good news if you’ve pre-ordered the new Nooks. Barnes & Noble will start shipping the 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD+ tablets this week. The devices will also start arriving at the book retailer’s 700 stores in the US, and 15,000 other partner stores such as Target, Walmart and Best Buy. B&N’s CEO, William Lynch, has said that the company received a record number of pre-orders for the...

Barnes & Noble updates Nook reading app

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 2 Oct 2012 8:21 pm
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Not to be overshadowed by all of the recent Amazon news, Barnes & Noble is following up on its latest Nook hardware announcements with an updated Nook reading app for Android (and yes, iOS). This update to version 3.2 of the app adds lots of good features, including zooming for comic books, improved fonts and margins, a full dictionary and a fix for pre-ordering with the app. Many people...

Three more UK retailers for the Barnes & Noble Nook - Argos, Blackwell's and Foyles

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 30 Aug 2012 6:59 am
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Barnes & Noble today announced three more UK retailers for the Android-based Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. And as the headline suggests, they'll be in Argos, Blackwell's and Foyles. Argos has some 700 locations from which to assuage your e-reading needs, and you can look for purchases in October. Blackwell's serves 55 universities and is set up on major high streets...

John Lewis will sell Barnes & Noble Nook readers in the UK

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 28 Aug 2012 6:36 am
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We're slowing starting to get more details surrounding the long-awaited UK launch of Bares & Noble's Nook line. John Lewis will carry the Android-powered Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch with GlowLight. There's still no word on the Nook Color and newer Nook Tablet, though BN does say the Touch devices will be the "first available." (The new nook.co.uk page still has the more traditional...

Barnes & Noble bringing Nook products to the UK

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 20 Aug 2012 8:41 am
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In a move it's hoping will shake up the e-rader market outside of the U.S., Barnes & Noble has announced that it's bringing some of its E Ink-based e-readers to the United Kingdom later this year, marking the company's first international expansion. The only products mentioned by name are the Android-powered Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, however the new Nook.co.uk...

Barnes & Noble lowers NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color pricing to its lowest ever

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Posted by Bla1ze on 13 Aug 2012 3:11 pm
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For all you deal hunters out there who like nice things but aren't really looking to buy in when prices are high, you're holding out for a NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color may have paid off. Barnes & Noble has announced a price drop on both the NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color, just in time for back to school. NOOK Tablet 8GB for $179 NOOK Tablet 16GB for $199 NOOK Color for $149 The pricing is...

Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight announced

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Posted by Bla1ze on 13 Apr 2012 11:56 am
Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight
Barnes & Noble has now taken the covers off their latest NOOK device headed to store shelves and online just in time for Mother's day, Father's day and graduations. The NOOK Simple Touch introduces the GlowLight screen that looks to solve the many concerns of folks reading in the dark be it the fact you don't want to wake others or just simply that you find reading in the dark strenuous on...

8GB Nook Tablet is official at $199; Nook Color drops to $169

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 21 Feb 2012 8:58 am
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Barnes & Noble this morning officially took the wraps off of an 8-gigabyte version of the Nook Tablet. Available today for $199 -- $50 less (for half the storage -- and half the RAM, down to 512MB) than the original Nook Tablet. That brings the price (and lower storager) in line with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet. Also, Barnes & Noble annoucned that the original Nook Color has been...

Barnes & Noble celebrates Angry Birds birthday with 'Birds & Noble' scavenger hunt at on Dec 11

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Posted by Bla1ze on 8 Dec 2011 3:00 pm
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Barnes & Noble have teamed up with Rovio to celebrate Angry Birds’ second birthday. Starting Dec. 11, the first-ever Birds & Noble Scavenger Hunt and various other activities will take place at over 700 Barnes & Noble locations Nationwide. Everyone is invited to come partake in the activities that include coloring or high score contests, design your own Angry Birds character, Angry...

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