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Barnes & Noble reveals e-reader plans

Posted Oct 21st 2009 12:10PM by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Amazon.com (AMZN)

As expected, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has announced its entry into the e-reader market. The top bookseller, with green stores all over the country (and, for that matter, my neighborhood) is eager to get a taste of of the success Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has realized with the Kindle.

The Barnes & Noble e-reader, which will be called the Nook, will be available at the company's more than 750 locations in the United States at a price of $259. Essentially, it's coming in at the same spot as the Kindle, which currently owns 60% of the U.S. market.

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Raised stakes for the Kindle 2

Posted Mar 10th 2009 3:00PM by Paul Carton (RSS feed)
Filed under: Consumer Experience, Amazon.com (AMZN)

It's not too hard to find stories on the latest Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-book reader, the Kindle 2.

But the newly released Kindle has a lot to live up to, according to a recent ChangeWave survey of original Kindle e-book owners.

Fifty-eight percent of owners of the original Kindle said they were very satisfied with their device, and 31% said they were somewhat satisfied. Only 4% said they were unsatisfied.