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Barnes and Noble More in Store Content for May 1 comment
Barnes and Noble today announced its content line-up for the More in Store program:
– May Thank You, Moma by Damon Wayans Damon Wayans is one of entertainment’s funniest stars. Now, the stand-up comedian has turned into an author. His debut novel Red Hats goes on sale this month. Red Hats was inspired by Wayans’ hard-working mother, and in honor of Mother’s Day, he’s sharing a letter he wrote to the most important woman in his life — his mom. Laura Bennett’s Secrets of Survival Laura Bennett stole the show on season three of Project Runway. It’s hard to believe she designs evening wear while raising six children. This mom writes for NOOK customers about how she balances work and motherhood. Cooking Lessons from the Queen of Mold by Ruth Reichl Bestselling author Ruth Reichl examines her mother’s life in this exclusive essay that will resonate with mothers and daughters.
– May 9 Carol Higgins Clark’s Mothers and Daughters Just in time for Mother’s Day, bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark talks about working and writing with her mother, Mary Higgins Clark. Writing Sports Novels for Young Readers by John Feinstein In an exclusive essay, multi-bestselling author John Feinstein writes about the rewards of writing for young readers and how he relies on his children for help.
– May 16 The Best of Both Worlds by Teresa Guidice Another Mother’s Day treat, Teresa Guidice, star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, has an exclusive essay for NOOK customers. Guidice writes about her mother’s lessons of cooking and love, and how she’s passed them on to her own daughters. Maaza Mengiste’s Through the Rear Window Barnes & Noble’s Discover Great New Writers author Maaza Mengiste has written an exclusive short story for NOOK customers. In Through the Rear Window, Mengiste tells the story of her childhood and the loss that inspired her first book, Beneath the Lion’s Gaze.
– May 23 George is Invited to Lunch…I’m Invited to Leave by Michael J. Fox Celebrated actor and author Michael J. Fox makes the case that our accumulative life experiences can constitute an education. Exclusively for NOOK customers, Fox offers a story that he didn’t include in his book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future. This story outlines his political involvement and an encounter with a U.S. President.
– May 30 Interview with a Soldier by David Zimmerman In honor of Memorial Day, David Zimmerman’s novel The Sandbox gives us a look into the lives of soldiers and their return from war. In an exclusive essay for Barnes & Noble, Zimmerman describes an interview he conducted for his novel and why that interview was so important to him.
These items can be accessed by taking your nook ereader into a B&N store via the wireless connection.
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Kindle Outsold by nook in March no comments
Digitimes is reporting that in March the Barnes & Noble nook ereader accounted for more ereader shipments from manufacturers than Amazon’s Kindle. According to Digitimes the nook accounted for 53% of all ereaders shipped to resellers in the US.
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Nook Update 1.3 no comments
Barnes & Noble has released firmware update version 1.3 for the nook ereader. Some of the new
features include chess (against the nook) and Sudoku games, the promised Read in Store (beta), Wi-Fi improvements, faster page turns and a beta Web browser. To get this update you will need to manually download and install it, or you can wait until your nook ereader automatically downloads it via Wi-Fi within the next week or so. Instructions for installing the update are available here .
With the Read in Store feature you will be able to browse and read any available ebook for up to one hour per day while in a B&N store.
Looking at the B&N forums it appears that the page turning is much faster, and some users are also reporting that the dictionary function is improved.
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Barnes & Noble Announces More in Store Content for April no comments
In a press release today Barnes & Noble has announced the content that will be available via its More in Store program to nook owners who bring their ereaders into a B & N store. The More in Store content is accessed via the free Wi-Fi in B & N stores by tapping the nook’s “Shop” button. From the press release:
– April Spring Redemption by Mitch Albom It’s very rare for Passover and Easter to fall during the same week, but that was the case in 2010. The author of the runaway bestsellers Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven shows us how the themes of rebirth and redemption are relevant not just during the holidays, but all year round.
– April 11 Jim Cramer’s Tips for Lowering Your Tax Bill Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money and co-founder of TheStreet.com, offers advice on taxes and how to lower your bills.
Carmindy’s Treasure Chest of Beauty Tips and Tricks The make-over marvel on TLC’s hit show What Not to Wear, provides exclusive tips on keeping make-up simple and easy. Just in time for spring, she shares how you can trim your morning make-up routine to just five minutes.
– April 18 How to Cool the Planet by Jeff Goodell Journalist Jeff Goodell investigates the controversial new method of geoengineering — a solution to global warming. In an exclusive essay just for Barnes & Noble readers, Goodell shares a story about meeting the scientist who inspired him to write this book.
It’s Tough to Say Goodbye by D.J. MacHale New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale says goodbye to one set of characters from his Pendragon books and welcomes a new set in his latest series, Morpheus Road. MacHale writes only for Barnes & Noble readers, about the sadness of leaving characters behind and the excitement of creating new ones.
– April 25 Alexander McCall Smith’s Italian Holiday The author of No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency offers a short story about an Italian vacation that takes a strange twist when the narrator finds all the rental cars are booked and the only available transportation is a bulldozer.
Grow It: How to Turn Your Black Thumb Green by Erin Bried Erin Bried, the author of How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew shares tips on how to plant a garden in just a few steps.
– eBook Bestsellers and eBook New Releases Lists As always, NOOK readers can access Barnes & Noble eBook Bestseller and eBook New Releases lists. The lists are available as a part of the "shop" feature on NOOK and offer book overviews, free sample chapters and customer ratings to help readers with buying decisions.
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Nook Now Available at Best Buy no comments
The Barnes & Noble nook ereader is now on the Best Buy website and is showing an estimated shipping date of April 16 –23.
Last week there were rumors that the nook would be landing at Best Buy and the Amazon Kindle would be going to Target. This morning’s press release by Best Buy and B & N makes at least that rumor officially true. The press release gives an arrival date of April 18, and says that Best Buy will also have “stylish accessories along with the nook.”
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Nook Heading to Best Buy no comments
Yesterday we learned that Amazon’s 6-inch Kindle would go on sale at Target towards the end of this month. Now it also appears that Barnes & Noble’s nook ereader will be sold at Best Buy starting around April 18th. This according to Engadget.
While the nook is already available at B&N brick and mortar stores, having the Kindle available for customers to see and touch is an important step for Amazon.
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Sony Adds More Newspapers; Barnes & Noble App for iPad no comments
Sony has announced the addition of more newspapers and magazines to its ebook store. Subscriptions are delivered wirelessly to the Reader Edition or sideloaded onto other Sony ereaders with the Sony Reader Library software.
From the press release:
The following periodicals are available now on the Reader Store:
" All Things Digital
" Chicago Tribune
" Financial Times
" Foreign Affairs
" International Herald Tribune
" Los Angeles Times
" MarketWatch Today
" New York Post
" National Review
" PC Magazine
" Reason
" San Jose Mercury News
" The Baltimore Sun
" The Boston Globe
" The Columbus Dispatch
" The Dallas Morning News
" The Denver Post
" The Nation
" The New York Observer
" The New York Times
" The Salt Lake Tribune
" The Wall Street Journal
" The Washington Times
Sony has agreements in place with a host of additional magazine and newspaper publishers. Subscriptions to the following newspapers, magazines and exclusive content will be available soon:
" Barron s
" China International Business
" Contra Costa Times
" Oakland Tribune
" Orlando Sentinel
" Newsday
" Popular Science Special Editions
" The Providence Journal
" The San Diego Union-Tribune
" The American Scholar
" The Asahi Shimbun
" The Christian Science Monitor
" The Guardian
" The Hartford Courant
" The Mainichi Daily News
" The New York Review of Books
" The Wall Street Journal Plus
Barnes & Noble eReader App for iPad
Barnes & Noble will be making a version of its eReader app for the iPad:
Designed specifically for the iPad, our new B&N eReader will give our customers access to more than one million eBooks, magazines and newspapers in the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, as well as the existing content in their Barnes & Noble digital library. (That includes eBooks and content customers have downloaded to their nook™ eBook reader.)
It still remains to be seen whether Apple will let ebook reading apps competing with its own onto the iPad. If Apple really wants to try to position the iPad as some sort of superior ereading device it would make sense to allow Kindle , B&N and other reading apps as this would allow access to the greatest amount of content.
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Nook Gets Update V 1.2 no comments
Yesterday Barnes & Noble started sending out firmware update V 1.2 OTA. Some of the issues that the update addresses:
- Enhanced in-store seamless connectivity to enjoy free Wi-Fi, with our More In Store content and promotions exclusively for nook owners.
- Improved opening of eBooks and periodicals
- Improved response to Reading Now & Settings buttons
- Current reading page and bookmarks on all eBooks is properly saved when your nook is powered off
- Bookmarks display page number
- Eligible LendMe(TM) eBooks in My Library include a LendMe(TM) flag
- Easier navigation of daily subscription with issues rolled into one folder
- Improved “back” button functionality for navigating eBooks and periodicals
- Personal files downloaded onto nook and displayed in My Documents can be sorted by author & title
- Overall system improvements and battery optimization
There are reports that in some cases the update has corrupted contents of the My Documents folder. This glitch seems in particular to be affecting PDF files. It would probably be a good idea to back this folder up onto your computer if you have not received the update already – just in case.
B & N says that it will take around a week for the update to reach all nook ereaders, but you can also do a manual download if you can’t wait.
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Barnes & Noble nook Review at Cnet no comments
Cnet has a hands-on review of the nook which is pretty thorough considering that they probably have not had it very long. There is also a nice video. They do also comment that the LCD touchscreen is a bit sluggish and laggy.
Cnet also confirms that the in-store Wi-Fi browsing of books will be limited to one hour per title per 24 hour period .
Engadget also has a nook review up. Their review also mentions the lag, and is in fact overall less favorable. It does sound as though there is a bit of a learning curve to navigating on the nook. Engadget’s review indicates that the nook is probably going to need a few quick software updates/fixes and debugging.
Gizmodo’s nook review is also just up. Gizmodo is also reporting experiencing buggy software.
Some things that the early nook reviews seem be in agreement on:
- The current version of the software is buggy. This is pretty common with new gadgets, especially when they are rushed out for the holidays.
- B&N is telling the reviewers that they are working on updates and these should be forthcoming beginning very soon, possibly even before Christmas.
- The LCD Touchscreen is pretty laggy. Hopefully the software updates will fix this.
- For the most part, the reviewers are pretty positive about the nook’s potential if the bugs can be fixed.
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No More nook eReaders for Christmas; Kindles to Get Folders no comments
The nook is now officially sold out for Christmas. Barnes and Noble is telling purchasers of its new ereader that as of today pre-ordered nook ereaders will not be shipped until after New Year’s.
All customers ordering a nook beginning today, November 20 should expect their devices to ship beginning the week of January 4, 2010. To assist those customers who are purchasing nooks as holiday gifts, we have created a special holiday certificate, noting an expected January ship date. Beginning today, any customer pre-ordering nook as a gift will have the option to receive a special certificate at no cost — either in-store or via mail, for those pre-ordering online.
No doubt all of this competition to the Kindle ereader’s current supremacy has encouraged Amazon to fill some of the little chinks in the Kindle’s armor of late. Little chinks such as Kindle for PC and Mac and Blackberry (coming soon). And other little missing bits and pieces such as folders to better organize one’s library on the Kindle. The latter is something users of the Kindle ereader have been asking for for a long time.
Amazon announced on its Kindle Facebook page that folders will be added via an over-the-air update during the first half of next year. It seems a bit odd that Amazon released the news first on Facebook and only belatedly on its Kindle forums, but it is welcome news for Kindlers never the less.
It seems that Amazon is seeking to counter competition by adding some of the missing features to the current Kindle model, and this may be an indication that we shouldn’t expect a new iteration of the Kindle ereader in the very near future. On the other hand, possibly this strategy will give Amazon a bit of extra time to develop some really killer features for the next Kindle edition.
