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ZodWallop · 07-09-2015, 05:43 PM

This may well have been discussed in the past for all I know. But reading the news about B&N getting a new CEO, their Nook business flailing and they are pulling back from everywhere and Rakuten's history of treating Kobo like a red-headed step child made me wonder:

What if B&N and Kobo joined forces? Either through a joint venture or an acquisition?

Kobo would gain a chain of brick and mortar stores to display their hardware. B&N could cut their Nook line.

Win, win?

07-09-2015, 05:43 PM	#1
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,479 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	What if B&N and Kobo got married? This may well have been discussed in the past for all I know. But reading the news about B&N getting a new CEO, their Nook business flailing and they are pulling back from everywhere and Rakuten's history of treating Kobo like a red-headed step child made me wonder: What if B&N and Kobo joined forces? Either through a joint venture or an acquisition? Kobo would gain a chain of brick and mortar stores to display their hardware. B&N could cut their Nook line. Win, win?