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Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Settle Dispute and Launch NewCo eBook Collaboration

Estimated reading time: 1:08 min.

For some time now, the American bookseller Barnes & Noble and the software giant Microsoft have been embroiled in a patent dispute. At the center of the controversy was none other than the Android operating system on the Nook eBook Reader. According to Microsoft, it holds patents for various functions in Google’s mobile operating system that have not been licensed by Google. As a result, Microsoft approaches the manufacturers of […]

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Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Sales Surge by 70% Amid Speculation of Segment Sale

Estimated reading time: 2:48 min.

Just yesterday, we reported that Barnes & Noble might sell its publishing division to focus on the NOOK business, which undoubtedly currently offers the best growth opportunities within the company. However, there’s now another press release from B&N that suddenly mentions the potential sale of the NOOK segment – and this in the same press release that reports record holiday season sales for NOOK devices. Is the Barnes & Noble […]

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