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New Barnes & Noble Nook pre-orders now shipping after the new year

by Robert Nelson on Nov 20, 2009 at 06:00 PM

I guess this should not be all that much of a surprise, after all we have seen the shipping dates get pushed up little by little thus far. However, Barnes & Noble have announced that moving forward any new pre-orders for the Nook will ship next year. Now, just to… Continue Reading »

Barnes & Noble Nook to be available for in-store purchases on November 30

by Robert Nelson on Nov 18, 2009 at 08:37 AM

We have seen the reported shipping dates for those that are ordering a Barnes & Noble Nook online, but more recently it looks like the Nook will be in-store as of November 30. This latest tidbit comes courtesy of a Barnes & Noble spokeswoman who told Computer World that “demo… Continue Reading »

Warning: Barnes & Noble gift cards cannot be used towards ebook purchases [UPDATED]

by Robert Nelson on Nov 16, 2009 at 02:03 PM

We know that the Barnes & Noble Nook will be shipping pretty soon, and for some it may be an early holiday gift. But with that comes a little warning about an item that may have seemed like a perfect side gift for the Nook—gift cards. Sure, that sounds like… Continue Reading »

Kindle for PC now available

by Robert Nelson on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM

I am not really sure how this one got by me yesterday, but given I tend to obsessively follow ebook reader news and still missed it, I figured someone else may benefit from the news. With that, Amazon has released the promised Kindle for PC app. Which means that Kindle… Continue Reading »

New Barnes & Noble Nook pre-orders now receiving later shipping date

by Robert Nelson on Nov 9, 2009 at 07:31 AM

We saw the report about the Nook gaining some popularity in terms of pre-orders, well Barnes & Noble has taken that one step further and confirmed that any newly placed pre-orders will be getting a later shipping date. According to a spokesperson from Barnes & Noble that new shipping date… Continue Reading »

The Barnes & Noble Nook is popular, according to Barnes & Noble

by Robert Nelson on Oct 31, 2009 at 08:16 AM

Sure the title may be a little sarcastic, but given that we have not yet seen any stats and do not have any sort of general ‘top selling list” such as what we can find on Amazon, it makes it hard to judge just how popular the nook is. Sure,… Continue Reading »

Sony Reader Pocket Edition available as of today

by Robert Nelson on Oct 29, 2009 at 05:14 PM

At this point it seems to be getting harder and harder to keep track of all of the ebook readers that are coming available. Which ultimately is a good thing, after all more models should mean more competition and in the long run that should be better for the consumers.… Continue Reading »

jetBook-Lite announced as cheapest eBook reader

by Shawn Ingram on Oct 27, 2009 at 12:05 PM

Nobody seems to be content with Amazon owning most of the eBook reader space with the Kindle.  Sure, there are other alternatives both equally priced (Nook) and a bit cheaper (Sony Reader Pocket Edition).  None seem to have ability to completely own the market as they’re all fairly expensive for… Continue Reading »

Barnes & Noble Nook: Available for purchase, but not take home at retail stores [UPDATED]

by Robert Nelson on Oct 27, 2009 at 10:01 AM

A little bit of surprising information has come in regards to the recently announced Barnes & Noble Nook ebook reader. It seems that the Nook will not be available for purchase and take home at every retail store, which considering Barnes & Noble has about 700 this could have been… Continue Reading »

Barnes & Noble Nook: The fine print surrounding the “Lend Me” feature

by Robert Nelson on Oct 23, 2009 at 12:23 PM

When Barnes & Noble unveiled the Nook the other day, one of the exciting features that was announced was the “LendMe technology” that it will offer. According to the Barnes & Noble website, the Lend Me feature will allow users to “Lend eBooks to friends.” It was further described as;… Continue Reading »

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