Barnes & Noble Announce Partnership with Microsoft for a Spin Off eReading Business

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/30/2012

This morning, Barnes & Noble announced a "strategic partnership" with Microsoft focused on eReading, seeking to create a new subsidiary that will spin off Barnes & Noble's digital and college business.

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Barnes & Noble Now Shipping NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/24/2012

The NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight is now shipping for those that pre-ordered it, and it will be available on store shelves as early as the beginning of May.

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Book Publishers Must Learn the Same Lessons Music Publishers Did

By Ed Hardy | 4/21/2012

Last week, the U.S. Justice Dept. sued some of the largest publishers and Apple, accusing them of eBook price fixing. This lawsuit wouldn't be necessary if eBook publishers learned the lessons that music publishers did a decade ago.

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Turn Out the Lights, Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight Unveiled

By Jamison Cush | 4/12/2012

Following rumors that indicated its imminent unveiling, Barnes & Noble today officially announced the NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight eInk-based eReader.

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NOOK Simple Touch eReader with Front-Lit Display Coming?

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/11/2012

Front-lit screens that allow eReader owners to read in the dark without external illumination seem to be the new trend in the device category.

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LG Begins Production on Flexible E-Paper

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/29/2012

LG has announced today that it has started mass production on what it calls the world's first flexible electronic paper display.

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Three New Amazon Kindle Fires Coming in 2012?

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/28/2012

Online retailer Amazon is looking to take over the tablet market with the reported launch of three new Kindles in 2012: two 7-inch devices and an 8.9-inch tablet.

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FAA Considering Removing Restrictions on Tablets and eReaders During Flights

By Ed Hardy | 3/20/2012

There's good news for everyone who travels with a tablet: the FAA is looking at ways to remove the restriction that prevents passengers from using many types of electronic devices when their plane is below 10,000 feet.

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G5 Entertainment Reports Significant Growth In Game Downloads, Success On Kindle Fire

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/20/2012

Game publisher G5 Entertainment recently reported that not only has it seen a fivefold increase in downloads in 2011, it has also broken 1 million game downloads on the Amazon Kindle Fire.

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Screen Size is the Leading Indicator of Tablet Usage, Study Says

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/19/2012

Ever since Apple released the iPad in April 2010, competitors have been scrambling to launch their own tablets that ranged in variety of screen sizes that differentiated from the 9.7-inch iPad.

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NOOK Comics Heading to NOOK App for Android, NOOK Tablet Gets Capacity Fix

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/14/2012

Barnes & Noble has recently updated its NOOK for Android app, bringing NOOK Comics to Android tablet customers.

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Rumor: Amazon Scraps 8.9-inch Fire, Releasing 10.1-inch Instead

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/8/2012

New rumors suggest Amazon is scrapping plans of selling an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire and replacing it with a 10.1-inch model.

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