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Amazon Cuts Jobs in Book Division
The e-tail giant has laid off an undisclosed number of employees in its Books division, adding that fewer than 100 roles were affected. The cuts include roles in Amazon’s Kindle unit and at book review platform Goodreads.
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Barnes & Noble Makes Change in Nook Leadership
Replacing Susan McCulloch with Jennifer Perry is the latest move at the bookselling chain in its pivot to focus its resources on its bricks-and-mortar stores.
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Can Apple’s Vision Pro Usher In a New Era for Reading?
Imagine following Harry Potter’s adventures while the gothic library of Hogwarts glows in the background. Apple’s latest VR headset suggests that future may be near.
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Opening the Blinds At Digital Book World
The recent conference highlighted the importance of looking outside your silo.
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B&N Readies $49.99 Nook Tablet
As it tries to improve sales of digital content, Barnes & Noble has introduced its cheapest Nook yet, the Nook Tablet 7”, priced at $49.99.
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Amazon Introduces Kindle Oasis Premium E-reader
The Kindle Oasis is the eighth edition of Amazon's Kindle e-reading devices and is designed to be lighter, thinner and offers a new dual battery system.
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Digital Evolution in the Spanish-Language Publishing Market
Spanish is the third-most-widely-spoken language in the world, after English and Chinese, and the revenue potential of 550 million Spanish speakers worldwide is not being overlooked by the publishing sector.
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Report Details New Digital Publishing Business Models
Just before the London Book Fair, Spain-based Dosdoce.com released an English-language version of its latest report, “New Business Models in the Digital Age.”
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Kobo Glo HD Upgrade Adds High-Res Screen
Kobo upgrades its self-lit e-reader with a new screen and concierge support after taking on customers from failing e-book retailers Sony and BlinkBox.
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Kids' Tablet, Fable, to Launch in March
In March, Isabella Products in Concord, Mass., will introduce the Fable, the first “child-friendly, juice-proof” tablet aimed at ages three through 10.
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Taking Stock of the Big Screen Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook
Samsung and Barnes & Noble unveiled a new 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK yesterday. Early word from the tech press on the $300 tablet was mixed.
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Publishers React to Amazon's Pop-Up Stores
Recent news that Amazon is getting into bricks and mortar retail, with plans for two California pop-up stores, has gotten people in publishing talking.
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3M Library, B&N Offer Nook Lending Program
3M Library Systems is partnering with Barnes & Noble to allow library systems to purchase the Nook GlowLight e-readers directly from the retailer to lend to their patrons.
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Amazon Rolls Out New and Upgraded Tablets, E-readers
Amazon is rolling out an upgraded suite of tablets that includes an enhanced 8.9-inch Kindle HDX ($379), a new tablet designed for children ($149), and a new Kindle HD tablet ($100).
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Kobo Debuts Waterproof E-reader
Kobo has added to its family of E-ink digital readers with the launch of the waterproof Kobo Aura H2O.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Review
The Galaxy Tab 4 Nook is a full-functioning Android tablet with a handful of extra Nook software to enhance the book reading (and, even more so, book buying) experience.
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B&N, Samsung Unveil Galaxy Tab 4 Nook
Barnes & Noble unveiled the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, a 7-inch tablet cobranded with hardware manufacturer Samsung Electronics, at a press conference at the B&N Union Square store in Manhattan.
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B&N Partners with Samsung for Tablets
Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with Samsung for the technology giant to develop co-branded tablets that will include Nook software.
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B&N Makes Cuts, But is Committed to Nook Products
Barnes & Noble acknowledged Monday that it has cut jobs throughout the company, but insisted that a report that said it had laid off its entire Nook hardware staff was “incorrect.”