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Microsoft Mulls Acquisition of Nook Media

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:45 am

Almost exactly a year ago, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) agreed to pay $300 for a 17.6% stake in a joint venture with Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) that was ...
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New Partner for Barnes & Noble in Nook Business

Posted: December 28, 2012 at 9:35 am

U.K.-based media giant Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) has made a “strategic investment” of $89.5 million in cash in Nook Media LLC, a joint venture between Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: ...
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E-readers on a Path to Extinction

Posted: December 12, 2012 at 2:01 pm

Tablet devices like the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), the Kindle Fire from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and ...
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More Details on Amazon’s New Kindle Products

Posted: September 6, 2012 at 4:43 pm

Now that the dust has settled a bit on today’s announcements of new products by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), we’ll take a look at the whole stable full of new ...
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Double Dose of Good News Sends Amazon Shares to New High (AMZN, AAPL, NOK, GOOG, CBS, NWS, PSO)

Posted: September 6, 2012 at 2:42 pm

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a new Kindle reader called the “Kindle Paperwhite,” which includes a new front-lighting technology (called ‘paperwhite’) that allows the device to be used in ...
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Barnes & Noble: The Next Bridge to Nowhere (BKS, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 10:10 am

Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa funds have distributed nearly 12 million shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) to shareholders of two of the funds, according to a filing ...
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US Consumers Plan to Buy HD-TVs, Smartphones

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 2:52 pm

A recent survey by the Consumer Electronics Association indicates the US consumers plan to purchase a lot more smartphones, high-definition TVs (HDTV), cameras, and tablets this year. Some 22% of ...
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The Death of Bookstores Accelerates

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 6:53 am

Owners of bricks-and-mortar bookstores, from Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) to independent shops on many city corners, have hoped that the American love of physical books eventually would stem the ...
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E-Reader Explosion, Changing Behavior (AMZN, BKS, AAPL, SNE, RIMM)

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 2:05 pm

The number of adults using e-readers like the Kindle from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and the Nook from Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) has nearly doubled in the past year, ...
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E-Reader Demand Explodes, For Now

Posted: September 23, 2010 at 5:17 am

The demand for e-readers is nearly insatiable and the trend is likely to continue, at least for a little while. People with e-readers read more, which is good for the ...
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