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Android’s eBook app rush explained: Amazon expects eBooks to outsell paperbacks next year

July 29, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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A month ago, Aldiko stood alone as one of the only usable Android apps that provided an ereading experience. Since then, the big names in the book distribution market – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border…

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Barnes & Noble “NOOK” ereader now available for your phone

July 22, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Barnes & Noble have released its NOOK for Android, an ereader application designed for Android devices running Android 1.6 or higher. Barnes & Noble was among the first companies to offer an Android-…

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Barnes & Noble eReader Android app coming soon

July 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Barnes & Noble sees the writing on the wall. Yes, they bet heavy on the Nook, but that’s not the only way to get in front of as many people as possible. Amazon and Borders realize this and have released An…

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Pandigital Novel Android reader coming next month for $199.99
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Pandigital Novel Android reader coming next month for $199.99

May 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Still not convinced by the Barnes & Nobel Nook or Spring Design Alex ereaders? There’s another Android-based tablet design for reading books, only this time it’s a 7-inch color multimedia d…

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Barnes & Noble Nook ereader available in-stores and online this week
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Barnes & Noble Nook ereader available in-stores and online this week

February 8, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The general theme of CES 2010 was that the only company not making an ereader is IKEA. Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader could lose some of its luster thanks to several new competing products, but the comp…

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Barnes & Noble pushing update to Nook ereaders starting now
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Barnes & Noble pushing update to Nook ereaders starting now

February 5, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Nook owners should see an update to their ereader in the coming days (if not moments). According to Gizmodo and reports from a few users, Barnes & Noble is pushing a firmware update with several new enhancem…

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Developers claim to have root access to Barnes & Noble Nook reader #android
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Developers claim to have root access to Barnes & Noble Nook reader #android

December 14, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Barnes & Noble “Nook” ereader has been rooted. On Sunday night, the team of modders at NookDevs.com announced that they had discovered a DNS hack, followed by a teardown of the physical de…

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Barnes & Noble’s “Nook” ereader review roundup
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Barnes & Noble’s “Nook” ereader review roundup

December 7, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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It’s several days later than I originally planned, but I finally got my hands on a Nook. Sadly, it was an in-store demo unit because I was late to pre-order the device and fell victim to unchecked, rampant m…

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Barnes & Noble in-store purchases for Nook in short supply…if available at all
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Barnes & Noble in-store purchases for Nook in short supply…if available at all

November 30, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Barnes & Noble will hold-on to its “Nook” Android ereader just a tad bit longer. Though the first wave of people who pre-ordered the Nook can expect to have their product shipped this December…

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Lawsuit threatens the holiday release of Barnes & Noble “Nook” ereader
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Lawsuit threatens the holiday release of Barnes & Noble “Nook” ereader

November 4, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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On Monday it was announced that Spring Design had filed suit against Barnes & Noble over the similarities of their Android-based e-readers. According to the lawsuit, those similarities are no coinciden…

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Barnes & Noble debuts its Android eBook reader “Nook”
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Barnes & Noble debuts its Android eBook reader “Nook”

October 20, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Amazon’s Kindle is the undisputed King of Ereaders…for now. Today, Barnes & Noble unveiled Nook, an Android-based ereader likely to challenge Kindle for its crown. Nook is a dual-screen re…

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Rumor: Upcoming Barnes & Noble ebook reader to be running Android
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Rumor: Upcoming Barnes & Noble ebook reader to be running Android

October 9, 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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We are starting to see more and more talk about Android becoming available on devices other than smartphones, most of which up until this point has revolved around the MID (mobile Internet device) or netbook ma…

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eReader app; coming to Android this Summer
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eReader app; coming to Android this Summer

June 11, 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Despite having and really enjoying the ability to read on my Amazon Kindle I have gotten really accustom to reader on a slightly more mobile device — my phone. Granted, so far most of the phone reading has b…

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