Microsoft's $300M Barnes and Noble investment promises new Windows 8 Nook app

Book retailer Barnes and Noble announced on Thursday that its partnership with Microsoft in a new limited liability company called Nook Media LLC is complete and ready to go ahead of Windows 8's launch. Barnes and Noble first announced it was considering a spin-off of its digital content business in January 2012. Three months later, the partnership with Microsoft was announced, and the software giant pledged $300 million to the venture, which would encompass Barnes and Noble's digital content business: ebooks, e-textbooks, and e-periodicals. In Barnes and Noble's announcement on Thursday, the company specified that there "can be no assurance… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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