Barnes & Noble dropped prices on its Nook Tablets and Nook Color on Sunday, bringing the price of the Nook Tablet 16 GB in line with Amazon's Kindle Fire and Google's 8 GB Nexus 7. The bookstore chain has failed to gain much tablet market share.…
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Barnes & Noble tablets get maps before Kindle Fire
Barnes & Noble is skipping out on Google Maps for tablets and is partnering instead with Berlin-based mobile map company skobbler. skobbler's ForeverMap 2 app is available in the Nook store today, and Nook will open up to location-based app developers later this year.…
Read MoreA $199 Nook Tablet takes aim at Amazon’s Kindle Fire
Barnes & Noble announced a $199 version of its Nook Tablet on Tuesday with half of the memory and storage of the current $249 model. B&N is taking aim at Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire, but it doesn't have a full-featured ecosystem to compete with.…
Read MoreBuy A 1-Year Nook NYT Subscription, Get The Nook Free
In Barnes & Noble's largest Nook promotion yet, the bookstore chain is offering discounted or free Nooks to those who purchase one-year subs……
Read MoreWith Netflix For Nook Color, Barnes & Noble Fights Against Kindle Fire
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is blurring the lines between the $199 Nook Color and $249 Nook Tablet with a major update for the Color, adding……
Read MoreFragmented Android tablet market can still mean big money for devs
Ansca Mobile, maker of the Corona cross-platform app development tool, released a new Corona SDK today that supports the Kindle Fire and Nook Color separately. Ansca says it makes sense to treat those devices as their own opportunities because they represent separate platforms with sufficient differences.…
Read MoreHands on with the Nook Tablet: A solid $249 device
After buying a Kindle Fire tablet and sharing first impressions, I received a Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet review unit, so I'm giving equal time to the new Nook. Here are my first 30 minutes' worth of impressions to share on the hardware, software, and user experience.…
Read More5 reasons e-reader sales will nearly triple by 2016
Dedicated e-reader sales aren't growing as fast as those of tablets, but are still expected to nearly triple in the next five years, reaching 67 million sales by 2016, according to Juniper Research. Even with the growth of tablets, I agree with Juniper for several reasons.…
Read MoreWho Is The Target Audience Of Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet?
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch introduced the Simple Touch Reader this past May, he described it as an e-reader easy enou……
Read MoreHere’s the secret to Amazon’s, B&N’s tablet strategy
Details of Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet have already leaked, and it looks like a winning follow up to the Nook Color. It's a shame computer makers don't see the winning strategy: Build a solid, but inexpensive tablet that does a few key things well.…
Read MoreFive Ways Barnes & Noble’s New Nook Could Compete With The Kindle Fire
There's this little tablet called the Kindle Fire that has been getting some press recently, but Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is forging ahead……
Read More1 in 4 tablets from last quarter run on Android? Hmmm…..
More than one in four tablets last quarter ran on the Google Android platform says Strategy Analytics, dropping Apple's iPad market share to two-thirds of all tablets. But the data is based on shipped tablets, not sold, and includes Android 2.x devices, plus an e-reader.…
Read MoreUpdated: Comparing E-Readers: Kindles Vs. Nooks Vs. Sony Vs. Kobo
When Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) introduced the first Kindle four years ago, the e-reader market barely existed and e-books were almost a novelty. S……
Read MoreComparing E-Readers: Kindles Vs. Nooks Vs. Sony Vs. Kobo
When Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) introduced the first Kindle four years ago, the e-reader market barely existed and e-books were almost a novelty. S……
Read MoreAmazon Kindle tablet launching next week?
Given that a press invite from Amazon just hit my Inbox for next Wednesday, it's a safe bet that the long wait for Amazon's tablet entry is about to end. It's not meant to compete with the iPad, but at $250, it ought to sell well.…
Read MoreAndroid this week: Amazon’s tablet spied; Samsung Note debuts; Tablets galore at IFA
Amazon's long awaited entry into the Android tablet space is nearly ready, but it's not the tablet that some were expecting. Samsung blurs the lines between tablet and phone with the new 5.3-inch Samsung Note, while Toshiba and Lenovo debut new Android tablets this week.…
Read More3 reasons a new Nook Color is likely coming soon
Barnes & Noble is reportedly planning a new Nook Color tablet as early as this month, based on information from Asian component suppliers. This makes sense for at least three reasons, especially since Amazon is soon to enter the market with a tablet of its own.…
Read MoreMobile Lowdown 9-2-11: AT&T; Patent Suits; Nook 2; Nokia N9; Bitbop
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: » AT&T looks like it is prepping for a "no" on its deal to buy T-Mobile, now d……
Read MoreThe many ways Amazon could price a successful tablet
Amazon is expected to enter the tablet market soon; if priced at $300 or less, Forrester believes Amazon can sell 3 to 5 million slates this year. I don't know about those sales figures, but I do know how Amazon could price it's tablet even lower.…
Read MoreUpdated Nook Color shows a smart $249 tablet strategy
The Nook Color gains new magazines with enhanced interactivity, along with performance updates, in a software update today. At $249, many iPad competitors could learn from the "tablet that's not a tablet" approach: Focus on key features at a reasonable price and customers will see value.…
Read MoreTime Inc. Launches Its First Four Magazines On Nook Color
Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is expanding its magazines' presence on the Nook Newsstand. Starting today, print subscribers to Fortune, People, Spor……
Read MoreAndroid This Week: Facebook Phone status; MyTouch 4G Slide arrives; Nook Color tablet
Consumers waiting for a Facebook phone will see one tomorrow, July 17, but it won't come from Facebook. The HTC Status, for AT&T's network, has a dedicated Facebook button for sharing. T-Mobile's myTouch 4G Slide camera has impressed so far. Could it replace your point-and-shoot?…
Read MoreAmazon’s Tablet Price Strategy: Go Low(-er Than The iPad)
Here's one way Amazon's new tablet can compete against the iPad: Price. Nobody claims the iPad is cheap. And the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) tablet……
Read MoreAnyone can turn Nook Color into an Android tablet for $35
While it's relatively easy to turn the Nook Color into a full-fledged Google Android tablet, non-techies may want a foolproof solution. Starting at $35, the Nook2Android microSD card offers just that. Pop it into a Nook Color, power up and choose either e-reader or tablet mode.…
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