
B&N to add Google Play app store to its Nook HD
Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. The bookstore chain says it will add ...
LinkedIn to pay $90M for e-reader company Pulse
Professional networking website LinkedIn is paying about $90 million to acquire Pulse, which makes an e-reader platform used on mobile devices.

Barnes & Noble posts 3Q loss as Nook demand slows
Physical books may have a longer shelf life than expected. Barnes & Noble posted a third-quarter loss on Thursday, partly because demand for its ...

Barnes & Noble chair wants to buy retail business
The last remaining national bookstore chain is being taken off the shelf and dusted off for sale. Barnes & Noble's founder Leonard Riggio disclosed ...
UK's Pearson invests in Barnes & Noble's Nook
Pearson, the U.K. publisher and education company, is to take a 5 percent stake in Barnes & Noble's NOOK e-reader as technology companies seek new ...
NY Times jumps into mini digital book market
The New York Times is getting into the business of selling bite-sized digital books based on its reporters' work, giving it entree into a growing ...

'Fifty Shades' dominates publishing in 2012
The story of 2012 in publishing was the story of "Fifty Shades of Grey," in more ways than one. E L James' erotic trilogy was easily the year's ...

Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids
Amazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices.

Barnes & Noble reports net income for 2Q
Barnes & Noble's shares fell on Thursday after it reported a second-quarter profit but its digital content growth slowed as it faces increased ...
Review: Gift guide to smaller tablets
The tablet computer is without a doubt the gift of the season — just like it was last year. But if you resisted the urge in 2011, now is the time to ...
Details about iPad, Nexus 10, other large tablets
There are plenty of choices for buyers of tablet computers with screens measuring about 10 inches diagonally. Here's a look at how the iPad and other ...