Wednesday, Samsung and Barnes & Noble unveiled the larger, 10.1-inch version of the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK, which was initially released in August. The device is retailing at an introductory price of $300—packaged with an offer of access to $200 in free Nook content—and features the largest screen to date of any Nook device. Here, a look at what some of the technology sites, which have already begun to weigh in on the new hardware, are saying. more »
New
E-book Subscription Service Debuts in U.K. Blloon, a new e-book subscription service aimed at kids, has launched in the U.K. The company was founded by Thomas Leliveld (who also founded the e-reading device manufacturer Txtr), and has plans to expand to Germany and the U.S. more »
Gould on Amazon
vs. Publishers: "Publishers aren't perfect," writes
Emily Gould at Salon. "But no one who cares about a diverse literary
marketplace can actually side with Amazon."
Final Days of
the Bronx B&N: The 'New York Times' profiles the Bronx's
last, and about-to-leave, bookstore, examining the Barnes & Noble that
opened in the borough in 1999.
44 Great
American Bookstores: Shops that every bibliophile should visit,
rounded up at Buzzfeed.
Amazon Takes Top
Retail Spot in France: A consumer panel showed that the retail
giant has ousted Casino’s site Cdiscount to second place.
Habits of Highly
Successful YA Authors: Bestselling writers including John Green
and Veronica Roth share their strategies for crafting authentic, relatable teen
characters—even in fantasy worlds.
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