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Microsoft considering $1 billion offer to buy Nook Media
- Already an investor in Barnes & Noble’s e-reader business, Microsoft is reportedly considering a $1 billion bid to buy complete control of Nook Media. The joint venture was spun off last year with the help of $300 million from Redmond…
Kobo's 6.8", 265 PPI Aura HD ereader is coming this month for $170
- Kobo has announced a new upper-end ereader with attractive specifications that could trigger buyer's remorse in some Kindle Paperwhite owners. Called the Kobo Aura HD, the 6.8-inch device carries an E Ink Pearl HD display with a resolution of 1440x1080,…
Buy a 9-inch Nook HD+ for $269, get a $79 Simple Touch ereader free
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If you're shopping for a budget tablet but still value the superior contrast of E Ink displays for lengthy reading sessions, Barnes & Noble has an offer it hopes you can't refuse: pony up for a Nook HD+ slate and you'll get a Nook Simple Touch ereader free of charge. The Nook HD+...
Rumor: Barnes & Noble to pull out of building Nook e-readers
- Barnes & Noble is reportedly weighing its options with regards to their Nook e-book reader. A person familiar with the company’s strategy said executives have realized they must move away from building their own hardware and instead focus more on…
$13 Txtr Beagle is the smallest and cheapest E Ink ereader around
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Although Amazon's most affordable Kindle is now only $69, German company Txtr believes there's plenty of room for competition in the budget ereader market, unveiling a new device that costs about as much as a paperback. At €10 (about $13), the new Txtr Beagle is easily the least expensive...
iPad web traffic dips, Nook overtakes Kindle Fire among e-readers
- The iPad is still the most widely used tablet to surf the Internet by a huge margin, but traffic has dropped slightly so far this month. New data from ad network Chitika shows that the iPad accounted for 94.64 percent…
Microsoft invests $300M in Barnes & Noble's Nook business
- Microsoft has announced it is making a $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook digital-book business and college-texts unit. The move will give the software giant a 17.6% stake in a new subsidiary temporarily known as Newco, with B&N…
iSuppli: Amazon sells Kindle Fire at a small loss
- IHS iSuppli has determined the Amazon's Kindle Fire to costs $201.70 USD to manufacture and build. The BOM (bill of materials) cost is $185.60 while actually making and assembling the tablet costs Amazon roughly $16.10. The total reported is actually…
Barnes & Noble unveils Kindle Fire rival, the Nook Tablet
- Barnes & Noble today revealed the successor to its Nook Color e-reader as it readies to against book-selling rival Amazon for your holiday dollars. The $250 Nook Tablet isn't a completely new product but rather an update with improved specs…
Barnes & Noble unveils smaller Nook with long battery life
- Barnes & Noble has unveiled an all-new version of its Nook e-book reader at a press event in New York City. Dubbed the Simple Touch Reader, the $ 139 device is meant to directly compete with Amazon's Wi-Fi-only Kindle 3,…
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