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Barnes & Noble NOOK for Android released

, Jul 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble has pushed out their promised NOOK app for Android, synchronizing ebook content across from the company's standalone ereader together with their existing software readers, together with allowing access to the B&N eBookstore.  NOOK for Android - a free download from the Android Market or available at www.bn.com/nookforandroid also automatically takes you to the page you last read (though not if you're using the iPhone client). Read The Full Story

B&N nook BNRZ100-01 crosses FCC with new 3G radio

, Jul 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble's nook looks to be going through a further hardware tweaking, with a new version of the 3G/WiFi ereader showing up in the FCC database.  The nook BNRZ100-01 - codenamed "CR Nook/Bravo Delta" - looks to be a minor revision of the original model (the BNRZ100), swapping out the 3G modem used for an updated version. Read The Full Story

B&N NOOKstudy sets sights on students

, Jul 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble are pushing to get their nook dual-screen ereader into schools, with the announcement of NOOKstudy.  A new, free digital content management app, NOOKstudy promises to take ebooks, digital class materials, textbooks and notes, and keep everything packaged neatly in one place.  The app doesn't actually require a nook to be functional - though obviously B&N would rather you did buy one - since you can buy, download and read eTextbooks on the PC or Mac client itself. Read The Full Story

nook v1.4 firmware gets rooted

, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Got a nook?  Want the latest v1.4 firmware but don't want to give up your Android pleasantries like VPN support, third-party app support and root access?  Head over to nookDevs, then, as they've just pushed out their hacked nook v1.4 firmware that lets you access all of Barnes & Noble's latest functionality together with the benefits of having root-level access. Read The Full Story

Borders Doesn’t Drop Price of Kobo eReader, Offers $20 Gift Card Instead

, Jun 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Considering all the hub-bub that the Amazon Kindle, and Barnes and Noble nook (both versions) received yesterday, we were shocked that some of the other eReaders out there didn't follow suit. Apparently it took a day for the news to hit the competition, because today sees the announcement from Borders that, for the same price as the "nook Lite," you can pick up the Kobo variation, plus a little gift. Read The Full Story

Amazon’s Kindle Drops in Price to $189

, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [2]

It's the season for price drops, it seems. Right on the heels of Barnes & Noble announcing the 3G-capable nook would get a price drop (with the addition of a new, WiFi-only model), Amazon has followed suit. That's right, the prodigal eReader that, for all intents and purposes, started the digital book reading phenomenon, has finally made a price drop happen. What once was $259, is now only $189. Read The Full Story

How to Save the E-Reader

, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [6]

Does the e-reader need saving? If Amazon, Barnes & Noble and the like have sold plenty of units, the category is still facing some tough competition and it lacks a compelling reason to exist. Apple has fired the first shots in the consumer tablet war, but I think e-reader devices can easily survive if they avoid that fight altogether.

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B&N 3G/WiFi nook price slashed to $199.99

, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Like the idea of a cut-price Barnes & Noble nook but unwilling to give up 3G connectivity and settle for the $150 WiFi-only version?  As well as the new, entry-level model, Best Buy has also announced a price cut for the original nook, which brings it down from a Kindle-matching $259 to just $199.99. Read The Full Story

WiFi only Nook turns up at Best Buy on the cheap

, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Back in April, we talked a bit about a rumored Nook Lite eReader from Barnes & Noble that would feature WiFi only. Since that rumor started, we haven’t heard much more about the device. That Nook Lite is now up for pre-order on BestBuy.com. Read The Full Story

Barnes & Noble PubIt! self-publishing ebook service due Summer 2010

, May 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble have announced PubIt!, a way for independent publishers and authors to create their own ebook content for the B&N ebook store, and the company's response to the Kindle Digital Text platform.  Full royalty details for B&N PubIt! are yet to be confirmed, but ebooks produced via the system will be DRM encrypted and available not only on the nook but the retailer's PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone and BlackBerry clients. Read The Full Story

Google Editions Could Lead eBook Industry With Access to Over 4 Million Titles

, May 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

There's no doubt that, out of any company on the planet, that when Google gets involved with something, they go big. Even things like Google Buzz, which may not seem all that big now, we can be sure that Google is trying to figure out a way to make it bigger. Now, with Google Editions, it seems that just a simple announcement last week wasn't good enough. Now they want all of the people involved in the eReader/eBook market to start really worrying about the Mountain View's company emergence into the market. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 17 2010

, May 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Another week come and gone, check out the latest Week in Review! Early this week we learned that there was an antitrust inquiry brewing with Apple at the center. The inquiry has to do with the iPhone OS 4.0 SDK and Adobe is said to be behind it. Read The Full Story
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