medialoper.com - 26 days ago
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Last week bookseller Barnes and Noble unveiled the Nook , its long-awaited eReading device. Although ill-named, the Nook is a worthy competitor to the Kindle, offering a number of features not found on the Amazon device, including LendMe, a feature that allows for controlled sharing of ebooks. ...
thebigmoney.com - 30 days ago
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Barnes & Noble (BKS) held a slick press
event earlier this week to announce its new Nook
digital reader. William Lynch, president of online business, was justifiably pleased as he stood cradling the cute arrival. But even though the Nook offers ...
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The Nook of Doom
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/21/2009
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At a news conference in New York this
afternoon, Barnes & Noble launched an e-reader set to
rival Amazon.com's 2-year-old Kindle. The Nook, as they call it, will retail for $259. The Barnes & Noble website went live with Nook pages ...
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The Nook: Barnes & Noble announces its own e-reader
publishersweekly.com - 25 days ago
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By Jim Milliot -- Publishers Weekly, 10/27/2009 9:30:00
AM The Nook has become the fastest selling single
item at Barnes & Noble since the retailer introduced the e-reader October 20, company CEO Steve Riggio said in Tuesday morning s investor ...
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The Nook is Barnes & Noble Top Seller
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mediabistro.com 10/22/2009 —
Apparently next Sunday's New York Times Book Review features a full-page Barnes & Noble ad for an electronic reading device called the Nook, which will retail for $259 (the same price as the Amazon.com Kindle) and comes with a full-color ...
The Barnes & Noble Nook: One step better than Kindle?
features.csmonitor.com 10/20/2009 — "If you just ordered a Kindle, stop reading now or you’re in for a giant dose of buyer’s remorse," trumpets Gadget Lab. Next Tuesday the Barnes & Noble Nook is scheduled for landing and some are saying that it bests the Kindle, inside and out.
Barnes & Noble Unveils 'Nook' eBook Reader
sfsignal.com 10/21/2009 — Barnes & Noble unveiled their new eBook reader called " Nook ".
Some of the features and specs of the $259 device include: The ability to download eBooks, magazines and newspapers over AT&T;'s 3G network or via any B&N; store's free Wi-Fi connectivity. Read any eBook for free in a Barnes & ...
I Went to Look for a nook
reader.ly 10/22/2009 —
In my excitement about the nook ( other than the name ), I somehow missed out on the news that Tuesday’s announcement was a soft launch. I stopped by Barnes & Noble this morning, figuring I’d get to check out the nook in person. I expected to see huge window banners ...
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wired.com 10/22/2009 — nook The latest device to join the explosively-growing e-book reader crowd is the $260 Barnes & Noble “Nook.” Nook debuted Tuesday and will be available at the end of November, Barnes & Noble says. E-readers are one of the fastest-growing consumer ...
Barnes and Noble to Introduce e-Reader, the Nook
nytimes.com 10/20/2009 — Barnes & Noble , which has long left open the possibility of introducing its own electronic reader, is expected to unveil on Tuesday at a news conference in Manhattan what it is calling the Nook. The device features color touch-screen controls and a ...
Barnes and Noble eReader Nook
debbiesworldofbooks.com 10/21/2009 — I was originally not going to do a post about the B&N new eReader called Nook but I could not resist after going back and forth with a couple people on Twitter about whether or not to buy it despite already owning a Kindle 1. So check this out. Barnes and Noble’s competition to the ...
The Nook e-reader
journal.bookfinder.com 10/21/2009 — Released today is Barnes and Noble's entry into the e-reader wars. Dubbed "The Nook" it combines a color navigation panel (for browsing color book covers) with a 6" e-ink screen, mp3, and support for a number of non-proprietary formats including ...
So tempting… (Barnes and Noble Nook)
1morechapter.com 10/21/2009 — I think I just found something to go on my Christmas wishlist. The Barnes and Noble e-reader, Nook, is now available for preorder and ships November 30th . It looks great and has a few features that Kindle doesn’t, like book lending. I’m a B&N member and have a B&N credit ...
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