Microsoft, Barnes & Noble to split up; Nook continues its slide
It’s bad news in general lately for Barnes & Noble’s Nook property. Its tablet and digital media store haven’t fared well against the stiff competition of Amazon,
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Alternatives to Amazon for buying digital and print books
Recently, much fuss has been made about Amazon’s aggressive moves toward a book publisher, Hachette. Long story short, negotiations between the two have broken down, with Amazon opting to use hardball
Marvel to stop selling single-issue comics in bookstores
Marvel’s announced that they’ve stopped selling single-issue comics at Barnes and Noble and Books-A-Million: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=49951 I suppose I can’t
Barnes & Noble's Nook now has Google Play
The other day, the big US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble announced that their line of Nook tablets will now be allowed to access the Google Play app store. This access applies only
Digital comics alternatives to Comixology
Note (7/7/17): I’ve written an updated version of this post here. While Comixology’s come to become the dominant force for digital comics, is convenient, and has a
DC Comics to sell same-day digital comics via Nook, Kindle, and Apple
Yesterday, DC Comics announced that they’ll start selling same-day digital comics through several non-Comixology sources. These sources include Barnes and Noble’s Nook store, Amazon.com’s Kindle service,
Nook Color and Nook Tablet now have CBZ file support
Recently, I’ve discovered that the most recent update for the Nook Color and Nook Tablet has given the Nook built-in support for CBZ files. CBZ is a popular digital comic book
Tech thoughts: Barnes and Noble introduces the "Nook Tablet"
This week, Barnes and Noble (on the heels of the recent Kindle Fire news) has announced an update to its Nook Color tablet. The “Nook Tablet” will share most of the
Nook Color finally gains Android 2.2 upgrade, Flash, the long-promised app store
Barnes and Noble today has released a major upgrade for the Nook Color. Not only has it been upgraded to Android 2.2, but it now comes with the long-promised Barnes and Noble
Anthony roots the Nook Color
After some thought, and seeing that Barnes and Noble seems to be dragging their feet on introducing their own app store for the Nook Color (as they promised to do months ago), I&