Barnes & Noble Tries Buy A Nook Tablet , Get Free E-Reader Deal

The beleaguered e-reader market, challenged in recent years as consumers now favor pricier tablets, is so dire that one manufacturer is resorting to an unusual giveaway deal to generate interest in the devices. Barnes Noble Inc. (BKS) on Friday unveiled a one-week deal, which begins this Sunday, in which consumers buying a Nook HD+ tablet, [...]

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Microsoft Should Cut Prices on Its Surface Tablet

Posted: February 4, 2013 at 6:34 am By the estimates of industry research firm IDC, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted 900,000 sales of its Surface tablet in the fourth quarter. That put it behind industry leaders like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, but not hopelessly behind the lower tier of firms such as Barnes [...]

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Skobbler brings maps to Nook Tablet, Color with ForeverMap 2

skobbler Debuts First-Ever Map Solution for Barnes Noble’s NOOK Tablet NOOK Color skobbler, a leading provider of mobile map-based solutions, today announced the launch of ForeverMap 2™, a brand-new digital map app for the critically acclaimed NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color by Barnes Noble, Inc. With a robust set of features, including intuitive route guidance, [...]

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Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 app lands on Nook Tablet, turns eBook fans’ gazes skyward

Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Lands on Barnes Noble’s Award-Winning NOOK Tablet™ New AR.FreeFlight 2.0 App Enables NOOK Tablet Owners to Control Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Flying Quadricopter with Their NOOK® Top features on the app include video and photo recording and sharing in HD, incredible flip capabilities and much more… NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Barnes Noble, Inc. (NYSE: [...]

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