Barnes & Noble Tumbles as the Book is Closed on the Nook - Page 3

simplyparticular · 06-26-2013, 01:10 AM

Darn, I was hoping they'd stop producing their own eInk readers, too.

kennyc · 06-26-2013, 07:22 AM

Best Headline I've seen:

"Barnes & Noble's Nook Business Sees Fifty Shades of Red"

http://www.businessweek.com/articles...-shades-of-red

fjtorres · 06-26-2013, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Best Headline I've seen:

"Barnes & Noble's Nook Business Sees Fifty Shades of Red"

http://www.businessweek.com/articles...-shades-of-red

The intro is pretty good, too:

Quote:

Barnes & Noble (BKS)‘s products with power buttons and virtual pages have turned into horror stories.

This part caught my eye:

Quote:

In terms of selling digital content, B&N executives said on a conference call this morning, those simple e-readers move a lot more product than flashier tablets.

Like, duh!
Who buys eink readers? Heavy readers.
It took them this long to figure out that eink readers will bring in more revenue per customer?

And then there is this:

Quote:

But as Kindle extends its gains, Barnes & Noble may also be losing market share to newcomer Kobo, a Toronto unit of Tokyo-based Rakuten. While Amazon, Apple, and Samsung duke it out for the sophisticated tablet market, Kobo’s sleek, simple e-readers have won rave reviews and a tide of business.

Of course, Kobo has its own nearly-invisible tablet, too, but they don't seem to have committed as much effort (and ca$h) to them.

Purple Lady · 06-26-2013, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

I have no idea what an 'Android' Experience is as my only other tablets and phones have been Apple, but my Nook now looks like this so using a launcher I have removed most of the reference to the Nook infrastructure, at least on the surface.

I'm curious what launcher that is. I've used a lot of launchers but never saw one that gave you all square icons like that. The Chrome icon has always been round, and Calibre Companion has no white background, just the shape of the image used.

FizzyWater · 06-26-2013, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Don't know if you're aware of this or not, but you can create and name folders to organize your apps.

I'm not aware of it....just caved and bought the HD+, so I'll be looking into how to dual-boot it from an SD card soon.

JeremyR · 06-26-2013, 11:08 PM

I was one of those that bought the HD+ on sale.

It's pretty neat, but I can't see myself reading books on it. PDFs, sure, but I don't think B&N sells the kind I buy/read, I guess those from RPGNow.

Josieb1 · 06-27-2013, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I'm curious what launcher that is. I've used a lot of launchers but never saw one that gave you all square icons like that. The Chrome icon has always been round, and Calibre Companion has no white background, just the shape of the image used.

I use the Nova Launcher, the square icons came when I installed the free DCiconZ theme developed over at XDA, I like it. It's quite steam punk. Mines the first one on the link, the Apex Nova Theme.

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=DCiconZ+

tubemonkey · 06-27-2013, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JeremyR

I was one of those that bought the HD+ on sale.

It's pretty neat, but I can't see myself reading books on it. PDFs, sure, but I don't think B&N sells the kind I buy/read, I guess those from RPGNow.

It's great for streaming videos and reading free magazines from the library.

TallMomof2 · 06-27-2013, 10:55 AM

I also bought one of the HD+ and promptly installed CM10. It was very easy and I backed up the original HD+ software so if I want to go back to stock I can. I even changed the device name so I could easily download the Nook app from Google Play.

I use this mainly for game play (playing old SNES games on an emulator with a bluetooth controller) and watching videos (I stream them from my Win7 PC and also from my Win8 home server.)

Fortunately I've already downloaded my transferred Fictionwise purchases as the online library has lately been not been very cooperative.

It's not surprising that B&N is in trouble, too bad since they are one of the last of the B&M bookstore chains left in the US.

kevinp · 06-27-2013, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It's great for streaming videos and reading free magazines from the library.

How/where do you get the free magazines?

tubemonkey · 06-27-2013, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kevinp

How/where do you get the free magazines?

Many libraries, including one of the ones I belong to - King County Library System - offer free magazine downloads through Zinio, with no return dates. Essentially, I'm getting free subscriptions to top magazines.

Currently, there are 197 titles available.

Edit: I just checked, and Orange County Library System offers downloads from Zinio also.

Here's a list of available titles.

AnemicOak · 06-27-2013, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Many libraries, including one of the ones I belong to - King County Library System - offer free magazine downloads through Zinio, with no return dates. Essentially, I'm getting free subscriptions to top magazines.

Currently, there are 197 titles available.

I just checked my local library and see they offer this now too.

When I checked out a couple of magazines (looks like the only have the current issue for a given mag?) they were added to my Zinio library. Are you saying they'll just stay there alongside any purchased or freebie magazines?

tubemonkey · 06-27-2013, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I just checked my local library and see they offer this now too.

When I checked out a couple of magazines (looks like the only have the current issue for a given mag?) they were added to my Zinio library. Are you saying they'll just stay there alongside any purchased or freebie magazines?

Exactly! I have old issues from the library in my Zinio cloud and can download them at will or send them back to the cloud. Just make sure you always check out the current issue if you wish to have all issues moving forward.

AnemicOak · 06-27-2013, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Exactly! I have old issues from the library in my Zinio cloud and can download them at will or send them back to the cloud. Just make sure you always check out the current issue if you wish to have all issues moving forward.

Very interesting, thanks for the info on this.

wodin · 06-27-2013, 12:49 PM

Mine (32 GB HD+) arrived by afternoon post yesterday, I have to say I'm very impressed with the build quality; very solid without being too heavy.

After going through a firmware upgrade and a software upgrade, Google Play store popped up. I first loaded Nova Launcher (free version), then Kindle for Android, then my current book.

All I can say is WOW, just wow! That hi res 9" screen is just beautiful!

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06-26-2013, 01:10 AM	#31
simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	Darn, I was hoping they'd stop producing their own eInk readers, too.

06-26-2013, 07:22 AM	#32
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Best Headline I've seen: "Barnes & Noble's Nook Business Sees Fifty Shades of Red" http://www.businessweek.com/articles...-shades-of-red

06-26-2013, 11:08 PM	#36
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	I was one of those that bought the HD+ on sale. It's pretty neat, but I can't see myself reading books on it. PDFs, sure, but I don't think B&N sells the kind I buy/read, I guess those from RPGNow.

06-27-2013, 10:55 AM	#39
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I also bought one of the HD+ and promptly installed CM10. It was very easy and I backed up the original HD+ software so if I want to go back to stock I can. I even changed the device name so I could easily download the Nook app from Google Play. I use this mainly for game play (playing old SNES games on an emulator with a bluetooth controller) and watching videos (I stream them from my Win7 PC and also from my Win8 home server.) Fortunately I've already downloaded my transferred Fictionwise purchases as the online library has lately been not been very cooperative. It's not surprising that B&N is in trouble, too bad since they are one of the last of the B&M bookstore chains left in the US.

06-27-2013, 12:49 PM	#45
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Mine (32 GB HD+) arrived by afternoon post yesterday, I have to say I'm very impressed with the build quality; very solid without being too heavy. After going through a firmware upgrade and a software upgrade, Google Play store popped up. I first loaded Nova Launcher (free version), then Kindle for Android, then my current book. All I can say is WOW, just wow! That hi res 9" screen is just beautiful!