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Microsoft, Barnes & Noble to split up; Nook continues its slide

December 4, 2014December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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Alternatives to Amazon for buying digital and print books

May 27, 2014December 10, 2021 Anthony

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,

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iPad and newspaper
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Marvel to stop selling single-issue comics in bookstores

December 31, 2013December 10, 2021 Anthony

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 blame Marvel for pulling singles from

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Barnes & Noble’s Nook now has Google Play

May 4, 2013December 10, 2021 Anthony

The other day, the big US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble announced that their line of Nook tablets will now be allowed to access the

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iPad and newspaper
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Digital comics alternatives to Comixology

January 13, 2013February 24, 2022 Anthony

Note (2/18/22): 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

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DC Comics to sell same-day digital comics via Nook, Kindle, and Apple

November 8, 2012December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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Nook Color and Nook Tablet now have CBZ file support

April 2, 2012December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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Tech thoughts: Barnes and Noble introduces the “Nook Tablet”

November 5, 2011December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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Nook Color finally gains Android 2.2 upgrade, Flash, the long-promised app store

April 25, 2011December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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Anthony roots the Nook Color

March 13, 2011December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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