Barnes and Noble’s NOOK segment continues to see a decline in sales, both on tablets and ereaders, as well as for content. Revenue was down 34% in the last financial quarter. Barnes and Noble’s NOOK strategy is now to reduce losses by continuing to design their ereaders, while outsourcing the design and production of their tablets. B&N will announce who is going to make their new tablets within a few … more…
What was first announced by Barnes and Noble as a dirt cheap Father’s Day sale on NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ last week, have now been extended for an unknown period of time. Barnes and Noble officially announced the continuation of the discount on both of these HD Android tablets after the deep price cut of last week seemed to boost sales quite a lot. Commentators are split between those … more…
Barnes and Noble have just started an incredible limited sale on their Android tablets NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ this week, in celebration of Father’s Day. The very light 7-inch (1440×900) NOOK HD which ordinarily sells for $199 has had its price cut to a mere $129. And maybe even better value for money, the 9-inch (1920×1280) NOOK HD+ has seen its price cut from $269 to only $149. Judging … more…
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 started shipping today on November 15. The 4G LTE edition will start shipping next week, on November 20. Backorders for these tablets are pretty formidable at the moment, with the second batch of these two 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD’s, shipping on December 3. By Tom Bowen – The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 comes two months after Amazon released the new versions of the 7-inch Kindle … more…
Barnes & Noble Inc Chief Executive William Lynch proudly declared yesterday that the pre-order numbders for their latest line of new Nook tablets called NOOK HD and NOOK HD+, were the highest in the companys history. By Tom Bowen – It once again reflected in Barnes & Noble’s (BKS) stock price on both Monday and Tuesday, with shares continuing their climb upwards since the unveiling of the new Nook’s. The … more…
Barnes & Noble launched its 9-inch Nook HD+ tablet with high-resolution display today (together with the 7″ Nook HD). The Nook HD+ is an entirely new tablet launched by Barnes & Noble in the sense that they’ve never produced any larger tablets than 7-inchers before. It’s estimated that more than 10 million Nooks have been sold since launch of the first Nook a few years ago. (UPDATE: The price has … more…