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MasterCard Opens Up: "No Single Wallet Will Rule Them All"

BY Austin Carr | 05-07-2012 | 3:03 PM | INNOVATION

“We realize that when it comes to payments, no single wallet will rule them all," says Ed McLaughlin, chief emerging payments officer at MasterCard, which today launched its PayPass Wallet Services.READ MORE›

Microsoft And Barnes & Noble Announce Partnership For E-Books

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 04-30-2012 | 6:49 AM | INNOVATION

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Google Proposes Stock Split, Germany Stays Firm On iCloud Push Ban, B&N Launches Night-reader Nook

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 04-13-2012 | 6:26 AM | INNOVATION

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Kindle Fire Vs. Nook Tablet: "Choice" And Trash Talk

BY Austin Carr | 11-17-2011 | 4:49 PM | INNOVATION

Barnes & Noble's director of developer relations, Claudia Romanini, repeated the word "choice" six times when Fast Company spoke with her. But what does the word really mean here?READ MORE›

What Every Company Should Take From Barnes & Noble: A Page From Their Corporate Playbook

BY Aaron Shapiro | 11-09-2011 | 3:38 PM | CAREERS

With the launch of the Nook Tablet and the announcement that it expects to generate $1.8 billion from the Nook line this year, Barnes & Noble did something that anyone who cares about technology and business should find inspiring: It became a technology company. Here’s what it did to transcend its would-be analog and fruitless future. READ MORE›

E-Reader Ownership Doubles, Surges Ahead Of Tablet Adoption

BY Austin Carr | 06-27-2011 | 1:37 PM | INNOVATION

E-reader ownership among U.S. adults has surged in the last six months, doubling from 6% to 12%, according to a survey released today by the Pew Research Center. That remarkable rate of adoption surpasses even tablets, which are owned by just 8% of adults.READ MORE›

Nokia & Microsoft: $1 Billion Deal to Save Them Both?

BY Kaihan Krippendorff | 03-17-2011 | 9:39 AM | LEADERSHIP

Microsoft will pay Nokia $1 billion, and Nokia will abandon its Symbian mobile phone operating system and switch to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. Although the stock prices of both companies have fallen since this announcement, people generally believe this is a good move for each business. Yet many naysayers still persist.READ MORE›

Will Barnes & Noble's New Retail Strategy Help Save the Day?

BY Shawn Graham | 03-01-2011 | 7:34 AM | LEADERSHIP

It had been a few weeks since I'd last visited my local Barnes & Noble. As I walked through the front door over the weekend, the first thing I noticed was a fully staffed Nook station located no more than 10 feet inside the store--strategically placed so it would be almost impossible to miss.READ MORE›

Twitter Stats Reveal How the iPad, Kindle, and Nook Stack Up

BY Austin Carr | 01-11-2011 | 7:19 PM | INNOVATION

Using social media monitoring and analysis platform Crimson Hexagon, we can now see in real time how Apple, Barnes & Noble and Amazon are performing--and how they are received.READ MORE›

Taxes on e-Books Could Spike Prices by 21%

BY Austin Carr | 12-22-2010 | 7:15 PM | INNOVATION

The e-book market is unstoppable--Barnes & Noble's Nook and Amazon's Kindle are flying off the shelves. But this burgeoning industry might be hampered by everyone's least favorite obligation: taxes.READ MORE›

How Google’s New eBookstore Might Save Indie Booksellers

BY E.B. Boyd | 12-06-2010 | 5:59 AM | INNOVATION

Advances in digital bookselling have usually pushed independent bookstores further and further out of the literary game. But Google's new store is dealing them back in. Here’s how. READ MORE›

Best Buy CEO on Black Friday Battles: Kindle vs. Nook Color, Samsung Galaxy vs. iPad, Wii vs. Xbox Kinect

BY Austin Carr | 11-16-2010 | 4:48 PM | INNOVATION

Brian Dunn knows what gifts are going to be hot this holiday season. The big ticket items this year will be smartphones, tablets, and motion gaming.READ MORE›

New York Times Finally Adds e-Books to Best-Sellers Lists

BY Austin Carr | 11-11-2010 | 12:06 PM | INNOVATION

Today, the newspaper finally announced it would be publishing best-seller lists for e-books--one of the most dramatic changes in the ranking's 75-year history. It's about time.READ MORE›

Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble Rejoice: e-Books Now $1 Billion Industry

BY Austin Carr | 11-08-2010 | 4:05 PM | INNOVATION

In 2002, sales of e-books reached $7 million. Fast forward to 2010: e-books are set to pass $1 billion.READ MORE›

Barnes & Noble Launches NookColor: Touchscreen E-Reader

BY Ariel Schwartz | 10-26-2010 | 4:39 PM | ETHONOMICS

Let the latest chapter of the battle between the e-readers begin: Barnes & Noble today announced the NookColor, a 7-inch, touchscreen full-color e-reader that's just half an inch thick and weighs under one pound. Should Steve Jobs be worried?READ MORE›

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