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Amazon's Kindle Business: Saved or Doomed?
Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 3:00pm | 627Read More...One study says that e-readers are dead -- another claims they are on the rise. Which one is accurate, and what does this mean for the future of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) digital initiative? Roughly 18 months ago, iSuppli published a report detailing the rise of e-books and the impact they have had...
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Will Nook HD Succumb to Amazon's Supremacy?
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 2:30pm | 544Read More...After letting Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) dominate the tablet spotlight earlier this month, Barnes & Noble's (NYSE: BKS) jumped onto the stage this morning to announce two new tablets: the seven-inch Nook HD and nine-inch Nook HD+. Both are designed -- and priced -- to undercut competing products...
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How to Trade a $200 Microsoft Surface Tablet
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 3:25pm | 992Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shocked the world earlier in 2012 when it unveiled the "Surface" tablet. The 10-inch tablet will come loaded with Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system and is likely to compete directly with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. While it is yet unknown how much Microsoft will...
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How Much Would You Pay for an Xbox Tablet that Plays Halo 4 and Gears of War: Judgment?
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 1:32pm | 206Read More...Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) may be out of the picture, but rumors persist that an Xbox-branded tablet is about to be announced. Assuming that's the case, how much would you be willing to pay for this device? A colleague of mine asked that very question. "Show me a few games that I can't live...
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Five Microsoft/Barnes & Noble Partnerships That Will Happen Next
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 10:02am | 792Read More...Microsoft shocked the world this week when it announced that it will pour $300 million into the Nook e-reader technology from Barnes & Noble. The deal, which is being called a win for both corporations, quickly gained approval from analysts within the tech industry. "I think for Microsoft to...
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Is Kindle Fire a PlayBook in Disguise?
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 1:35pm | 779Read More...When hundreds of thousands of consumers purchased a Kindle Fire last Christmas, they had no idea what they were getting. It turns out that the $200 tablet they acquired just happens to be a slightly modified version of a $500 tablet that no one wanted: the ill-fated PlayBook from Research in...
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Apple Slices Barnes & Noble's Soul, B&N Responds by Slashing Nook Price
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 2:08pm | 696Read More...Get 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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Four Reasons Barnes & Noble Could Threaten Apple's Dominance
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 11:38am | 1096Read More...The 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 | 1182Read More...The 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:...
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Should Apple Brace Itself for a Nook Invasion?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 2:05pm | 760Read More...You wouldn't think that Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), one of the most embattled retailers in the nation, could ever pose a threat to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). But after gaining nearly 30%, B&N announced that its new app store had sold and/or given away one million apps. Compared to Apple's App...
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LG and IRiver Enter the E-Reader Fray
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 12:54pm | 204Read More...South Korean maker of MP3 players, IRiver, is pairing up with flat-screen company LG Display (NYSE: LPL) to manufacturer e-readers for the global market. The companies hope that their “story” e-reader, already on sale in parts of Europe and Asia, can distinguish itself from the already popular...
