Jan 9 2012
News BN and People are offering a subsidized Nook in exchange for a subscription to People magazine. The Nook edition of People is $9.99 a month; with a one-year subscription, customers will receive a Nook Tablet, a color device with a 7-inch display, for $199, a discount from its regular price of $249. Customers who(…)
Jan 5 2012
I’m not certain what this means, but it is possible that the privately held BN is trying to leverage its different components into another sale. First, it is actively seeking to sell Sterling, it’s print publishing arm. Today’s press release also touts some great Nook numbers and the announcement that it will explore the benefits(…)
Nov 4 2011
Updated on November 7, 2011, to reflect the release of the Nook Talbet. Price decreases of the other nooks include: Nook Touch $99 Nook Color $199 Kindle Fire Kobo Vox Nook Color Nook Tablet Screen 7″ multi-touch display with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi, 16(…)
Sep 8 2011
Michael Hart of Project Gutenberg has passed away. I don’t think that Hart’s contribution to learning can ever be overestimated. He pioneered digital publishing and brought over a hundred thousand of out of print, public domain works to the reading public regardless of learning ability, economic status, or, in many cases, geographic location. From Wikipedia:(…)
Sep 4 2011
On June 21, 2011, BN happily announced $7 billion in sales due, in part, to a 50% increase in sales at BN.com. The WSJ’s lead in the July 20, 2011, article is “Meet Barnes & Noble Inc., software company.” The original nook was announced in October 2009 and released in November of 2009. At that time, it(…)
Jul 28 2011
Amazon announced its second quarter results on July 26, 2011. Sales were up 51% but net income was down 8%. This is consistent with Q1 where sales were up (38%) and net income was down 33%. Amazon predicts that there will be an even greater reduction in operating income in Q3. Amazon hasn’t said what(…)
Jun 23 2011
Romance at Random, a community site devoted to romance books and romance readers, has launched. With the launch comes some pretty exciting news. Romance at Random is run by former Borders buyer, Sue Grimshaw. We are pleased to announce the 2011 Loveswept publishing program – a digital-exclusive imprint, comprised of original, newly written e-books, as(…)
May 5 2011
There is a lot of news today. First up Barnes and Noble is set to announce a new ebook reader during BEA which is in a couple of weeks. Amazon is releasing a new ebook reader this fall. The BN Nook 2, as Mike Cane believes it will be called, is likely to have a(…)
Apr 28 2011
Another self publishing author scores big. Stephanie McAfee, author of the NYT bestseller Diary of a Mad Fat Girl, sold a three book deal to Danielle Perez at NAL in a “preempt”. McAfee, who has almost no twitter presence and who started her blog only in December reports that sales of her book reached over(…)
Apr 25 2011
Romance author Beverly Barton passed away last week. Harlequin community is hosting a virtual memorial. ****** Nookcolor has undergone a pretty major update. Froyo is one of the newer Android operating systems and with the Froyo update, you get Adobe Flash (can I watch hulu on this sucker?) and access to a new Nook App(…)
Apr 13 2011
Woot.com, a division of Amazon, is selling the original classic nook 3G for $99. This is a real bargain. While I don’t love the original classic nook, the 3G capability at $99 makes up for a lot of ills. These deals can sell out fast. **** A former Random House editor blogging at the Atlantic(…)
Jan 19 2011
Apparently publishers really don’t like digital lending even though they want to keep charging us print prices without giving digital readers corresponding print rights for the digital books. In other words, charge the consumer the same price but don’t allow her to trade, resell, or loan the book out. Barnes and Noble launched the nook(…)
Jan 9 2011
So you’ve got your new ebook reader. Now what? Here are ten tips I use with my eReaders, some lessons learned through painful experience: 1. Get a case or a screen protector. ($30 – $60) I admit I’m a clumsy person. I’ve dropped every electronic item in my possession at one point or another. I(…)
Jan 4 2011
Kindle launched digital lending this last week. Note: I had both the nook and Kindle lending terms wrong so this post has been corrected to reflect the accurate terms Kindle 14 day lending period. The recipient has 7 days to accept the borrowed book and the 14 day lending period begins upon the acceptance. You(…)
Dec 26 2010
I spent the last week fielding questions from my family members about how to use their new devices. I thought that there might be several people out there who previously were uninterested in ereading posts that might need a refresher course. 1. How expensive are the books? Generally speaking the price of books are equal(…)
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