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Apple Slices Barnes & Noble's Soul, B&N Responds by Slashing Nook Price
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 2:08pm | 696Get a Nook Tablet for the low-low price of just $199. That's $300 less than the iPad, for those of you who forgot that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) leading tablet still retails for $500. And still rules the marketplace. And still forces new competitors to retire. Among the tablets on the lower end of...
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Apple Inspires People to Shop on Christmas
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 3:24pm | 1377If you thought that Christmas Eve was the end of the holiday shopping period, think again. It turns out that Christmas Day can be quite a popular day as well, albeit without the long lines and overcrowded retailers. Instead of flocking to Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) for a last-minute electronic purchase...
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Has Apple Kicked Dell Out of the Tablet Market?
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 12:09pm | 779If you can't beat ‘em, run! That's the message Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been sending to tech companies that thought they could compete with the iPad after successfully posing a threat to the iPhone. But unlike the iPhone, which was limited in reach by an exclusive agreement with AT&T (NYSE: T...
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Four Reasons Barnes & Noble Could Threaten Apple's Dominance
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 11:38am | 1096The company is growing. Should Apple or Amazon be worried? Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced this week that its Nook business soared 85%, reaching $220 million in the last quarter. While critics will quickly note that this number pales in comparison to the billions of dollars Apple (NASDAQ...
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Will Barnes & Noble Pay for Pricing the Nook Tablet at $250?
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 11:03am | 1182The Nook Tablet might be too expensive to survive. While Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and its loyal legion of Nook lovers may respond to that assessment by noting that the Nook Tablet is 50% cheaper than the leading tablet from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), it is also $50 more than the Amazon (NASDAQ:...