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I don't like the sound of that article. I would really miss (not only my NOOK) but this format and the camaraderie with everyone here at Goodreads
Check these out though...it seems that this article may have it wrong. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home...
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/04/ba...
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/5/2684...
Plus I don't work for B&N or at any retailer for that matter. (I work in a tortilla factory.) Sometimes the best way to keep what you like selling is to look into helping sell it yourself. While I was at B&N in December in 2010 I sold 2 Nook Colors. While I was in Best Buy on Black Friday last year I sold the last 2 Nook Simple Touch (even though there were Kindles all over the sales floor). If I see people looking at it I tell them how much I like it and some of the things I like about it. Plus since I always have a Nook in my purse that helps for people to see that I like it enough to carry it around.
Regardless of what B&N does with Nook I don't think the epub format will be going away.
I didn't see any mentioning in any of these articles about the Nook actually being discontinued. Did I miss that part or something? All I read was that B&N is toying with the idea of spinning off the Nook business into its own entity, which would mean the Nook will stick around. That's how I'm understanding it.
The articles are saying that there will either be a spin off or Barnes and Noble is going to sell Nook. So Nook won't be disappearing for good, it just might not be associated with Barnes and Noble anymore. But I think they are a long way from saying anything is final. Especially with all the articles basically saying different things.
Matt, that is how I understood it as well.
OMG, I have the kiss of death. The moment I decide I like something it gets discontinued! I hope this is not true!
I agree with Matt . I think the Nook brand is not at stake . It is about whether BN will do like Marshall Fields (Macy) did with the Target stores and make it a separate company . Personnally , I feel they could do better if they did split it off . I would like to see them work on their website making it more easier for ebooks and blogs to be found .
If they did, it would be just like the Netflix split and it would fail.Barnes and Noble is just starting to actually advertise the nook and prove to be a worthy adversary of the Kindle.
The Nook is basically treated as a seperate entity to the B & N store anyhow. Nothing from B & N is good for the Nook or it's accessories or the ebooks (coupons, email coupons, membership discount).
You make a good point . I feel however that having a seperate entity solely devoted to promoting Nook would be better for them, to me they lack focus and their website is not customer friendly. I was a Kindle follower before this year but asked for a nook tab for Xmas . There is no comparison in quality . The nook product is better but it's accessories, book deals, and communication threads are way behind Kindle in my opinion . I find myself going to Amazon to look for books then go back to nook to buy. A seperate focus would hopefully improve their site.
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I don't think B&N will be better off if they sell the Nook off to another company. I agree the website can use more work before the Nook came, I think it was more user friendly. Sometimes I think it is what you are use to, I have never been an Amazon shopper and am not familiar with it.
Deborah wrote: "You make a good point . I feel however that having a seperate entity solely devoted to promoting Nook would be better for them, to me they lack focus and their website is not customer friendly. ..."It's tough to compete when the competitor is advertised on tv & magazines and your not. Just because the Nook Color is considerd a great alternative to a tablet (iPad etc), that's not going to carry it. That's what is happpening with the Nook. The Kindle is everywhere. I got the Nook color in October because I do my shopping at B & N & didn't want to be tied to just Amazon, but Kindle sure does pull in everyone's attention. You'd think B&N would learn from Borders and their mistakes. For anyone to make it in this business environment, they have to stay on top of their game and not rest on past success. Look at Kodak (I live about 20 miles from what used to be the powerhouse Kodak in Rochester NY), it's now on the verge of Bankruptcy because they missed the digital boat and fell behind it's competitors while thinking they were the film world and film would never go away.
Nook being spinned off as it's own might give it the complete attention needed to keep it going and keep it competitive.
If they do it like Target , they would still be part of the company but would be run like a seperate enity. If the bookstore section goes down Nook would not be tied into that loss perhaps . Also capital for expansion for increased web development , independent authors , and marketing might be easier to come by. I feel so sad for Kodack and its employees.
I am curious-if the worst happened and B&N went under, would all my books disappear from my Nook? I don't store them on my computer, should I?
I've never had trouble with the BN website, don't understand why anyone does. Use it all the time to buy my books, since I feel fairly hostile to Amazon's employment policies and their aggressive shark strategies that kill bookstores, and undervalue writers... I had an original Nook and loved it, and just before Christmas upgraded to the tablet, which I am mad about.... 'mad' as in 'crazy'. I didn't read any of these articles to be saying that Nook is disappearing. And I don't see any advantage in spinning it off. I wonder why they're even considering it as it's been such a good seller.
Tara wrote: "I am curious-if the worst happened and B&N went under, would all my books disappear from my Nook? I don't store them on my computer, should I?"It really depends on how the company goes under. It might come down to only the Nook existing, (Kinda like Kobo) I'm sure that they would figure out a way to deal with the Nook customers since we are the most loyal.
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Thanks for the suggestion Liz! I tried the site and it was easy to use .
Deborah wrote: "If they do it like Target , they would still be part of the company but would be run like a seperate enity. If the bookstore section goes down Nook would not be tied into that loss perhaps . Also..."To drive by the Kodak area now is so sad. It is a shell of what it used to be, many of the building have been torn down. I've lived in the area all my 30 some years
I think unless you have it right in your own town it is easy to overlook the true impact of this recession. Kodak and the buildings it leaves behind are our generation's ghost towns.
I think it's a lose/lose situation for B&N. Ebook sales are growing but the hardware (Nook, Color, and Tablet) they have to sell at a loss. They aren't making the money back in ebook sales.Then again, I don't see how they can continue to thrive in a paper-only company.
I love real book stores. I buy some things from Amazon (electronics, mostly) but I buy books from B&N (in store and online) because I feel Amazon is becoming too much of a monopoly. I would hate to see real book stores go away (like Borders did) and online shopping become the only option.
Deborah wrote: "I think unless you have it right in your own town it is easy to overlook the true impact of this recession. Kodak and the buildings it leaves behind are our generation's ghost towns."I live in the Kodak area, and it is such a ghost of what it was. Mr Eastman would turn in his grave to see what's become of Kodak. The one good thing that came out of so many of the buildings being sold ro torn down is that it no longer smells as bad when driving along the river near Kodak as it used to.
Not sure what this will mean for Nook owners?