May 18, 2013

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Barnes & Noble NOOK for Android Updated to v2.5

NOOK for Android Updated by Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble has just updated their NOOK app for the Android operating system and brings a bunch of useful new features to the eBook reader.  Nook for Android has been updated to v2.5 and along with it came some much welcomed changes, read below to find out more. For those interested in the NOOKcolor. [...]

Sharp to launch Galapagos Tablets and Content Services in US in 2011

Sharp Galapagos Tablet Image

Sharp is planning to launch Galapagos content service and Device in US e-Reader Market in 2011. Sharp had launched its Galapagos media tablets in Japan recently. The company had also launched its Galapagos content service there. The company is looking to secure book publishers and content providers, and content will be provided in the EPUB [...]

Kno’s Single and Dual-Screen Tablets; Starts shipping now

Kno Dual-Screen Tablet Image

Kno has started shipping of its educational dual and single screen tablets, and the company reaches major milestone with first customer ship this week.Kno’s single screen is priced at $599 (16GB) and $699 (32GB) while the dual screen model goes for $899 (16GB) and $999 (32GB) Kno, short for knowledge, is a unique 14.1 touch-screen [...]

Barnes and Noble Nook Color App Store Coming in Early 2011

Nook Color App Store Coming in Early 2011

Color Nook can not even begin to compare with the amount of online bookstores to IPAD can access, but as far as applications go, Barnes and Noble have announced they will open their own App Store for the color Nook early 2011. At the same time, the meal can make basic Internet and comes with [...]

Amazon Releases Kindle for the Web, Windowshop; Event taken place at “Google Chrome OS Event”

Amazon Kindle Wep App Image

There isn’t any doubt that Amazon’s Kindle dedicated eBook readers are a success around the world and now the online retailing giant could be looking to step up its game. After Google just launched its own eBook store, Google eBookstore, word is going around the Amazon is gearing up to launch a new web app [...]

Google eBook Store Opens as Amazon Rival

Google e-Book Store

Google Inc transformed its status from digital librarian to merchant. Sources say that it is reall challenge for Amazone.com Inc. This has been a long-awaited Internet book store, which opened Monday on 6th December 2010 in the U.S., draws upon a portion of the 15 million printed books that Google has scanned into its computers [...]

Barnes & Noble Reports Loss Worse than Expected

Barnes & Noble Reports Loss Worse than Expected : Barnes & Noble Inc., the U.S. bookstore chain that put itself up for sale this month, posted a wider first-quarter loss than some analysts estimated as retail sales fell for an 11th straight quarter. Barnes & Noble reported a net loss of $62.5 million, or $1.12 [...]

Barnes & Noble Struggles to Find More Sales ? – Shares Down

BARNES AND NOBLE

Barnes & Noble Inc. stock was riding high a day after the world’s largest bookseller said it might put itself up for sale amid struggles against stiff online competition and aggressive takeover moves by a major shareholder. Barnes & Noble shares soared 19%, or $2.47, to $15.31. The stock had plunged more than 40% in [...]

Watch Amazon Kindle vs Barnes & Noble Nook E-readers Comparison Video

The Nook’s greatest competition is the Kindle, which was just dropped in price by Amazon to $189. Although the Kindle seems to be the choice of readers right now, the Nook Wi-fi’s price could change that. Not only does the Nook Wi-fi offer 500,000 more books than the Kindle, but it also has an eye-catching [...]

E-Reader Rivals Face to Face – Amazon Kindle vs Barnes & Noble Nook

amazon kindle vs nook

We’ve decided to compare and contrast two formidable devices from the e-reader sector, Amazon’s Kindle 2 and Barnes & Noble’s Nook. Sure, e-readers can be alike in specs and size, but we think choosing an e-reader is definitely more of a personal preference then an epic battle of devices—but there are some features and factors [...]