Editor's Note: The following post was left as a comment yesterday by Ed Renehan. It's a short history and analysis of B&N College with a couple predictions on what...
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Here’s Why B&N College Was Sold Today As Part of the MS-Nook Deal
Barnes & Noble made a huge splash this morning when they announced that they were spinning off the Nook into a new subsidiary, with Microsoft to buy 17% stake...
Continue readingB&N Spins Off Nook & B&N College – MS To Invest $300 Million (a Deeper Look)
It looks like B&N found that investor that they've been looking for; today they announced that the Nook unit would be combined with B&N college to form a new...
Continue readingB&N to Launch “Nook Audio” – MP3 Player, Dock, ?
This morning I was reminded why I check my email, even on the weekend. A source inside B&N thought today was a good day to leak hints about Barnes...
Continue readingB&N Didn’t Say Much at Their London Event
Barnes & Noble caught all of us by surprise a couple weeks ago when they announced that they were going to hold a workshop in London. Hardly any details...
Continue readingThere’s a Library eReader Vendor Who Should be at PLA 2012, But Isn’t – B&N
I've just wrapped up day 2 of PLA 2012, and today I was reminded about a story that is more important than I expected. Did you know that Barnes...
Continue readingB&N to Hold Workshop in London (UK)
Are you a UK based Android developer? Then B&N wants to talk. They're holding a workshop in London on 19 March, and they're going to pitch the benefits of...
Continue readingB&N’s New Dutch Sub Does Not Imply an eBookstore
There's some hot news today that is about to sweep the blogosphere, but I wouldn't get too excited just yet. There's more to it than what you think. Martijn...
Continue readingB&N Expanding Nook Development – Plans New Features like Nook Instant Answers
Barnes & Noble may have decided last month to start looking for business partners for the Nook, but that doesn't mean they're cutting back. There are signs that B&N...
Continue readingB&N Throws Down the Shipping Crate – They Won’t Stock Books From Amazon
Amazon has been pushing hard to get into publishing this past year, and they've announced new imprints in a number of genres. One detail that all of Amazon's books...
Continue readingNook for iPhone was updated but the iPad app is gone
As strange as it might sound, Barnes & noble didn't update both their apps today. They only updated the iPhone app and for some reason known only to them...
Continue readingB&N job postings offer insight into new MyNook cloud service
It's amazing what you can find on the backside of some companies' websites. About a week ago I posted about MyNook, a new trademark filed by Barnes & Noble....
Continue readingB&N to launch PubIt! Pro
Mike Cane dug up a new trademark filing yesterday. It was filed by Barnes & Noble's holding company, Fission Inc (they hold all of B&N's trademarks). As you can...
Continue readingAmazon, B&N are in the middle of an e-reader price war TODAY
I wasn't planning to do another BFS post, but one of my readers pointed out that B&N are selling refurbished Nook Wifi ereaders for $79. You can find them...
Continue readingB&N PubIt! now live?
I just read a post over at MobileRead that B&N are sending out new emails asking people to sign up for PubIt!, B&N's in house ebook publishing program.Here's what...
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