Not sure if this is news or general discussion.
GoodEreader had an article about the Nook division getting some new blood:
Will Barnes and Noble get serious about the Nook?
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The shuffle of Barnes & Noble’s technology leaders occurred when the Chief Digital Officer Fred Argir announced his retirement and William Wood was promoted to the CDO role internally. The bookseller then hired Carlo Pochintesta as Chief Information Officer last week.
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More at the source.
Anyway, I was wondering: if they used us as a focus group, what would you recommend to revive Nook?
Here's what I've got:
- I've always liked Nook's hardware. But they really need to improve the software experience. It's mediocre to terrible.
- Stop playing games with on device storage. Leave all of it available to users.
- Make it easier for users to download their books.
I know these are things that only appeal to die-hard e-book readers. But that seems to be a good audience to attract. Also, aside from software improvements that would appeal to all potential users, the rest wouldn't cost much.
I bought my first Nook (the Simple Touch) because B&N touted it's openness. You could buy ePubs from anywhere. They used 'social DRM'. They included an SD card slot so you'd have more storage, not less.