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Barnes & Noble reaches one million application downloads for Nook Color

Published on: 5th June, 2011

Nook Color users have downloaded more than one million applications on the application platform of the company, announced Barnes & Noble a few days ago. The most popular applications downloaded were Drawing Pad, Pulse, Angry Birds and Fliq Calendar. The Nook Color, primarily being a color e-reader powered by Android, was launched late last year. [...]

Barnes & Noble to ramp down the Nook 3G due to insufficient demand

Published on: 30th January, 2011

Barnes & Noble may ramp down the 3G version of the Nook because the demand is poor. Recent rumors pointed to signs related to the end of the life of the Android e-reader, which was left to remaining stock only. According to Engadget, retailers beyond Barnes & Noble were able to order individual units, but [...]

Barnes & Noble will not have an Android Market on Nook

Published on: 20th December, 2010

Barnes & Noble came with a correction on talk related to the Android 2.2 update of the Nook Color. It did not comment on its plans for the 2.2 version but stated that it would keep running a curated application model with filters on what applications are allowed. The company did not make public any [...]

Amazon will start lending of Kindle books and porting magazines to iPad

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Amazon announced its intention of adding a Nook-like lending system to its Kindle readers and applications. The licensing is meant to give an option to lend a book once for a period of up to fourteen days to an account of someone else. A copy protection will not allow the original reader to view the [...]

Nook Wi-Fi from Barnes & Noble confirmed, lower price for Nook 3G

Published on: 25th June, 2010

Barnes & Noble has confirmed its intention of releasing an entry-level e-reader by rolling out a Wi-Fi Nook device. The new reader keeps the Wi-Fi while dropping the built-in 3G. Thanks to the Wi-Fi connection the reader can get online by using almost any access point. Free access is offered by AT&T in its public [...]

500,000 Nooks to be shipped by March 2010

Published on: 30th December, 2009

About half a million Nook readers are expected to reach the United States by March next year, according to Southeast Asian sources. Barnes & Noble has often said it has had an overwhelming demand and some sources report about 60,000 Nooks shipping in 2009 and about 500,000 in total by March next year. This number [...]

Barnes & Noble delays Nook pre-orders again

Published on: 9th December, 2009

Barnes & Noble recently noted that pre-orders made for the Nook have been delayed a second time, to January 11th. This delay comes very quickly after a first one targeted for the beginning of 2010. The company has not given any additional explanation. It has already promised to those customers whose Nooks will ship only [...]