Tag: ereaders

• Awards, Bestsellers, and E-books, Oh My!

  Posted at 7:34 pm by Laura, on January 16, 2013

  Apologies for the lack of posts. I’ve since taken a trip to NYC and adopted a kitty from a shelter.

  On to some book news!

  1. NBCC Finalists Announced — 2012 National Book Critics Circle finalists were announced Monday. There are 30 finalists across 6 categories, including Adam Johnson’s The Orphan Master’s Son, Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Tom Reiss’s The Black Count, and Allan Peterson’s Fragile Acts.
  2. Wanna know which titles dominated in 2012? I’m sure you can guess quite a few of them. Big Names Dominated Bestsellers in 2012 contains all the sales information as well as the lists of the Top 10 Books within 10 categories.
  3. Prepare to be launched into a literary Italy with Dan Brown’s Inferno on May 14! Make all the jokes you want — I’m really looking forward to this one. Lost Symbol was ehhh for me, but the other Robert Langdon books were intriguing. Probably because it was set in Europe. And now we’re looking into Dante’s Inferno? Yes, please!
  4. Scholastic Report Finds More E-book Reading Among Children — This is to be expected, as the current generation is growing up with easy-access technology. However, the stats are incredibly fascinating. More boys are reading, and more teenagers are making the switch from print to digital.
  5. 2013 Edgar Nominations Announced — Check out the selections from the Mystery Writers of America, with Best Book, Best First, Best Fact Crime, and many more!
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• Barnes & Noble Nook HD and Nook HD+

  Posted at 2:57 pm by Laura, on September 26, 2012

  As a Barnes & Noble bookseller, I can tell you all about the new devices, the comparisons between each other, and comparisons with other tablets in the market.  As a struggling graduate student who loves pretty shiny things, I can also tell you how entranced I was by the ads and commercials and everything these devices will offer.

  So I’m pumped and ready to give you links to all sorts of information about the HD and HD+!

  1. New York Times — “The new devices are a seven-inch tablet for $199, called the Nook HD, and a nine-inch tablet for $269, the Nook HD Plus. Company executives promoted them as being lighter and faster than comparable tablets, a market that is crowded with competitors from Apple, Amazon and Google.” There are four devices. Nook HD 8GB, Nook HD 16GB (both available in Snow and Storm), Nook HD+ 16GB, and Nook HD+ 32GB (both available in Slate). Something to note.
  2. Shelf Awareness Pro — Information on the new tablets, the new Nook Video (“This fall, B&N is launching Nook Video, which will stream movies and TV shows from a range of studios, including Sony, Warner Bros., Disney, HBO, Viacom and Starz. The material can be watched on Nooks, TVs, tablets, smartphones as well as on a video app that will be released in the near future.”), and expansion in the UK.
  3. Publishers Weekly — “B&N’s head of hardware development Bill Sapperstein showed off the Nook HD and what he described as the “highest resolution display on a 7-inch tablet,” with 243 pixels per inch and pointed to wide viewing angles on both tablets. Both devices run on a customized version of Ice Cream Sandwich, the Android 4.0 OS optimized for tablets. The devices also just seem to get lighter—the Nook HD is 315 grams and Nook HD+ 515 grams—and more powerful with the NHD offering a 1.3GHZ processor and the NHD+ offering a 1.5 GHZ processor.”
  4. Barnes & Noble — As you can see, the Nook Color, Nook Tablet 8GB and Nook Tablet 16GB have sort of…disappeared.

  I feel like a kid in a candy shop. I’m already in love with the device and I haven’t even held one yet!

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• B&N to Sell Nook in UK – Shelf Awareness

  Posted at 7:51 pm by Laura, on August 20, 2012

  Barnes & Noble to Sell Nook in UK – Shelf Awareness

  In October, Barnes & Noble will begin selling the Nook in the U.K. both online and through partnerships with “leading retailers expected to be announced shortly,” the company said. The move marks B&N’s first foreign retail foray.

  Hurray! Everything will be available for UK customers on nook.co.uk. However, I think B&N is still looking for a partner. I’m surprised Waterstones is working with Amazon, as W and B&N are essentially the same store…

  EDIT: Publishers Lunch has more detailed information to offer.

  Nook UK will first sell the company’s Simple Touch and Simple Touch with Glowlight devices, with the tablets available at an undisclosed point. The unnamed UK partners “are expected to support the Nook offering there through both established physical and online channels.”

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• Wasterstones Sells Kindles – Shelf Awareness

  Posted at 8:34 pm by Laura, on June 5, 2012

  Great London Fire: Waterstones to Sell Kindles – Shelf Awareness

  Although Kindles are sold in a variety of bricks-and-mortar retailers, this is the first time that the e-readers are available in traditional bookstores. The deal is all the more striking because there were long-running rumors that Barnes & Noble was seeking to make a deal with Waterstones to sell its Nook in the company’s stores and because James Daunt, who was appointed managing director of Waterstones last July, has been highly critical of Amazon (Shelf Awareness, June 6, 2011).

  Daunt told the Bookseller that the deal is a “no brainer” because the Kindle is the e-reader that most British consumers want. He added that Waterstones had waited too long to develop its own device and that negotiations with Amazon started only recently.

  I was a little stunned when I read this article, simply because of the previous news of a B&N arrangement. However, Daunt makes a great point: UK buyers have had access to Kindles for years now – it’s only logical that the final brick-and-mortar chain sell Kindles as well.

   

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• 31 States Suing Over Agency Model – paidContent

  Posted at 7:36 pm by Laura, on May 15, 2012

  As 17 more states join class action against book publishers and Apple, new details revealed – paidContent – Laura Hazard Owen

  Remember all the confusion surrounding the DoJ business? Even more has been added on.

  The states’ class action suit, which was filed the same day as the Department of Justice’s lawsuit, alleges that Apple and book publishers conspired to set e-book prices. Unlike the DOJ, the states seek monetary restitution for consumers. (They have already reached a settlement with Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins.)

  The states’ amended complaint makes public information that was redacted from the version filed in April. (It’s not clear why the information was originally redacted.) Much of the now-public information is duplicated in the Department of Justice filing against Apple and publishers, but some of it is new, including an e-mail from Steve Jobs.

  The new information reveals a lot of negotiations and behind-the-scenes work between corporations. Think TV teen soap drama with lots of backstabbing, only with organizations.

  I hope something is figured out soon. This lawsuit is becoming a headache to wrap my mind around. Set the ebook prices!

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• This Week’s News!

  Posted at 8:29 pm by Laura, on May 3, 2012

  2012 Hans Christian Anderson Illustrator Award Winner: Peter Sis! This award is considered the most prestigious in international children’s literature, given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People. Congratulations!

  Barnes & Noble Partners with Microsoft (Publisher’s Weekly). The new unit is called Newco, and it will hold B&N’s digital assets, college stores, and will be backed by a $300 million investment from Microsoft. Read on for the full story and more details.

  Target Will Stop Carrying Amazon Kindle (The Verge). Apparently there is a conflict of interest. According to an inside source, the Kindle Touch will be on sale the week of May 6. If you’d like a Kindle, I suggest getting it then.

  The Atlantic Attempts to Clear Up Confusion on the eBook Lawsuit. Remember the issues with the Department of Justice and the massive confusion with big five publishers and who prices what for ebooks? Well, even though The Wall Street Journal tried to clear things up, people were still left befuddled. The Atlantic attempts to clear the air. Buckle down: it’s going to be a long ride.

  B&N Teams with HMH for Student Reading Program (Shelf Awareness). “Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Barnes & Noble have partnered for a program in which schools can acquire HMH digital titles, categorized for students at each grade level, on preloaded Nook e-readers. Many of the titles are age-appropriate, International Reading Association-recommended selections.” Well isn’t that nifty!

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• An E-Book That Glows in the Dark – NYT

  Posted at 5:38 pm by Laura, on April 26, 2012

  An E-Book That Glows in the Dark – The New York Times – David Pogue

  As you may already know, Barnes & Noble has come out with a new Nook: the GlowLight, an e-reader with a backlight so one can read in the dark. Pretty nifty! But is it really that great?

  First, Pogue makes a very good point towards potential e-reader buyers:

  Because buying a reader isn’t like buying a car, a DVD player or a hair trimmer. All of those tools are fairly universal. You’re not committing to one brand of gas, one kind of movie or one style of mustache.

  No, when you buy an e-reader, you’re committing to that one company’s catalog of books forever, because their book formats are mutually incompatible. You can’t read a Kindle book on a Nook, or a Nook book on a Sony Reader, or a Sony book on an iPad. Sure, you can read Nook and Kindle books on an iPad, but when you buy an actual Nook or Kindle, you’ve just married its company forever. If you ever want to change brands, you have to give up all the books you’ve ever bought.

  He then continues to describe the various e-readers out there, their positive and negative qualities.

  Finally, he gets straight to the point of the article: what the GlowLight Nook is, and whether it’s good.

  All of that long-winded exposition is your introduction to the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. Basically, it’s an E Ink screen that self-illuminates. It gives the light gray background of your “page” a gentle glow for nighttime reading, much like the backlight on digital watches.

  …The reality lives up to the theory in every way. The GlowLight Nook offers glorious, clear, peaceful darkened-room reading. The illumination comes on when you press the N button beneath the screen, and detracts nothing from the natural E Ink reading experience. The factory-setting brightness is ideal, but you can make it brighter or dimmer using an on-screen slider.

  Click on the link and be sure to read the second page as well for more information! More comparisons for e-reader shoppers continue. I think if I didn’t already have the Nook, this article would really help me make my decision.

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• Harry Potter ebooks now available! – Pottermore

  Posted at 7:24 am by Laura, on March 27, 2012

  Check them out!!! Buy them!!! Enjoy the magical world again, digitally!

  Pottermore is the only place to buy them, as of right now.

  Confirmed by Publisher’s Weekly and Shelf Awareness. Go here to shop.

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• E-Books on Tablets Fight Digital Distractions – NYTimes

  Posted at 8:43 pm by Laura, on March 6, 2012

  E-Books on Tablets Fight Digital Distractions – New York Times – Julie Bosman & Matt Richtel

  People who read e-books on tablets like the iPad are realizing that while a book in print or on a black-and-white Kindle is straightforward and immersive, a tablet offers a menu of distractions that can fragment the reading experience, or stop it in its tracks.

  Interesting article! Be sure to read both pages.

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• Book Purchases Up, But Not From Bookstores – PW

  Posted at 8:26 pm by Laura, on February 29, 2012

  BISG Report: Book Purchases Up, but Not From Bookstores – Publisher’s Weekly

  Consumers who read e-books are increasing their purchase of books—both print and e-book formats—online and especially through in-app purchasing, and decreasing their use of brick-and-mortar stores, according to the first installment of Volume Three of the Book Industry Study Group’s “Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading” survey.

  I think it’s very interesting that, when e-readers first appeared, the public cried over the “loss of the print book” (I know I definitely did). But, as this study shows, print book purchases are increasing! This could be for multiple reasons. From my experience, I’d say it’s because if I liked a book I read on my Nook, I ended up buying a print version to display on my shelves.

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