Facebook's Multi-Billion Stock Market Debut & 5 Mammoth Tech IPOs


Updated 05/18/12 10:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Facebook IPO vs. Other Tech Companies

Facebook's day in the stock market arrived today as the company debuted on the NASDAQ to a valuation over $100 billion. The $38 a share IPO price makes Facebook the biggest company in U.S. history to go public, yet other tech companies have also raised massive amounts (yet relatively modest sums compared to Facebook) of cash with their own initial public offerings. Take a look back at tech's Read more

Barnes & Noble Introduces the Nook Simple Touch With Glowlight


Updated 04/30/12 9:02 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Nook With Glowlight

One of the main drawbacks of E Ink ereaders is that there is no way to read your books without an additional light attachment. Reading at night, on a train, or in any other low-light situation will pretty much have you sunk unless you drop $20 for an accessory. Barnes & Noble has set out to solve this problem with the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. It's the same Nook Simple Touch you know Read more

Nook Tablet Gets Official, Expected "Late Next Week"


Updated 11/07/11 10:01 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Nook Tablet Details

The previously leaked Nook Tablet is official: during a press conference in NYC today, Barnes & Noble announced the Nook Tablet will be priced at $249 and be available "on or about Nov. 17." Confirmed details include the previously mentioned 1GB of RAM, 1GHz dual-core processor, a seven-inch VividView touchscreen display as well as battery life of up to 11.5 hours while reading or nine hours Read more

Barnes and Noble Launching Nook Tablet on Nov. 16


Updated 11/03/11 4:30 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Nook Tablet Available Nov. 16, Preorder Nov. 7

According to leaked documents, Barnes and Noble will release the Nook Tablet on Nov. 16, just a week after its scheduled press event in NYC on Monday, Nov. 7. The tablet, which will be priced at $249 and look exactly like the Nook Color, will come with a 7-inch VividView IPS color touchscreen, 16GB of on-board storage, 1GB of RAM, and a 1.2 Ghz dual-core processor, plus a MicroSD slot, and eight Read more

How to Publish Your Own Ebook


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Publish Your Own Ebook on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes iBookstore

Ebook bestsellers were recently added to the NYT Book Review, and sales are up in a big way. It just goes to show that if you've got an awesome manuscript, you don't have to wait for a publisher to pick it up — you can self publish! Find out how you can get your ebooks on Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and mobile devices all around the world with the outlets below. Barnes & Noble PubIt! — Read more

Barnes & Noble Announces New Nook: The Simple Touch Reader


Updated 05/25/11 2:06 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

New Barnes and Noble Simple Touch Reader Nook

Attention eBookworms! Barnes & Noble has announced a new Nook model: The Simple Touch Reader. It's a no fuss or color reader with some key advancements — it is lighter and thinner than the previous model and has a battery that can read for up to two months on a single charge if you leave WiFi off, according to a press release. The 6-inch eReader is now available for preorder for $139, and Read more

5 Apps to Download on Your Nookcolor


Updated 04/27/11 11:49 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Nookcolor Android Apps

Barnes & Noble announced a big update to its Nookcolor ereader this morning, which allows Android apps to run on the Nookcolor. Essentially, it's now a sweet hybrid tablet at an awesome price — just $249! If you're a Nookcolor owner and haven't already checked out the 100 or so apps that are available for download now on your ereader (more coming soon — B&N has opened up the platform Read more

How Many NookColors Have Been Sold?


Updated 03/30/11 2:55 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

How Many NookColors Have Been Sold?

In December, it was revealed that 18,000 NookColors were produced every day. Powered by Android, the $249 tablets function sort of similarly to many of the other, more expensive tablets without the huge price tag. And while they'll never have the full functionality of, say, the Xoom, as ereaders go, it's powerful and worthwhile. New estimates are predicting exactly how many have been sold since Read more

Spotted: Jessica Alba Dresses Her Nook in Pink


Updated 01/16/11 2:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Jessica Alba With a Barnes & Noble Nookcolor

Jessica Alba may be getting glammed up to walk the Golden Globes red carpet today, but she spent her Thursday morning running errands, and brought her new Nookcolor along for the ride. The new Nookcolor isn't just for reading books — the Android operating system makes it more like a tablet, and it comes with tons of cool kid-friendly features, which her daughter, Honor, should adore. If Read more