Some good news, with a new CEO at the helm:
Barnes & Noble not giving up on Nook tablets after all | Ars Technica
Barnes & Noble not giving up on Nook tablets after all | Ars Technica
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B&N Reverses Course on Nook
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It doesn't sound like it really means much. It's just a question of whether the Nooks are designed in-house or if the brand is licensed out.
Everyone who buys a Nook is going to use the B&N marketplace, so as long as the Nooks bring in new users, they can sell at a discount and make up money on the book sales. The tablets aren't likely to go away unless, for instance, the Nook marketplace ends up the default on every Microsoft tablet - which I still see as a likely end-point.
Everyone who buys a Nook is going to use the B&N marketplace, so as long as the Nooks bring in new users, they can sell at a discount and make up money on the book sales. The tablets aren't likely to go away unless, for instance, the Nook marketplace ends up the default on every Microsoft tablet - which I still see as a likely end-point.
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Previously, I think they said they were going to discontinue the Nook HD line altogether, and just have the black-and-white eReaders, so they were going to be out of the tablet space altogether. Unless I'm not remembering what they said accurately.
I think a partnership with MS might make sense, but I'd certainly want to keep the Android app available as well (and an iOS app if they have it). I have both the Nook and Kindle apps on my Nexus 7, as well as a third-party eReader app and the Google Play app that comes standard. I like the variety, and the one thing I don't like about my Kindle Fire is that Amazon tries to lock out other formats to the extent possible (though with side-loading and other options, they can't do it entirely).
My Nexus 7 has replaced my Kindle Fire as my color reader of choice.
I think a partnership with MS might make sense, but I'd certainly want to keep the Android app available as well (and an iOS app if they have it). I have both the Nook and Kindle apps on my Nexus 7, as well as a third-party eReader app and the Google Play app that comes standard. I like the variety, and the one thing I don't like about my Kindle Fire is that Amazon tries to lock out other formats to the extent possible (though with side-loading and other options, they can't do it entirely).
My Nexus 7 has replaced my Kindle Fire as my color reader of choice.
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That's interesting. I still haven't switched over from PubIt to B&N's new publishing space. I own a few Nook books, but I own a BUNCH of Kindle books. It is nice having them all on your third-party device.
Ah, good. Here's hoping it remains a multi-format reader and that they take steps to improve their crappy electronic storefront on the devices. I no longer even try to browse for books directly from my Nook - I buy at Amazon and move the files over.
