Comments on: Barnes & Noble’s bad holiday: Nook, store and BN.com sales down

By: David Deaver Brown

David Deaver Brown — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:53:36 +0000

Not mentioned is the steady sales growth of audible, Amazon eBooks, and Apple iBookstore as well as a booming device performance by Apple and Amazon with a dash of Samsung. In a growing market Nook is therefore accelerating towards oblivion. And don’t forget the innovative Amazon lockers showing up in 1500 Staples stores (the # 2! Online retailer at $11B).

By: writersblock75

writersblock75 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:28:38 +0000

I always liked Borders better, and my recent negative experiences at different B&N stores makes me miss them more. At one, I asked for assistance locating a book, gave the clerk the author’s name & she said the computer showed the store should have 2 copies on the shelves. Two people joined her in the search, and I was eventually blown off so they wouldn’t look foolish & disorganized (too late). At another, the periodicals and maps sections are both so unorganized, it’s like a toddler came through & no one fixed the issue. I too have turned to Amazon for nearly all book purchases. Sigh.

By: Jenny Jones

Jenny Jones — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:15:36 +0000

Amazon has great deals for the Nook at http://amzn.to/132sF9e
xo
Jenny

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:02:35 +0000

X9, you win the internet for this!

By: Federal Agent X9

Federal Agent X9 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:31:40 +0000

Anthony, I’m sorry the government got to you. I agree, there’s no way for you to take responsibility for your own critical thinking. By the way, you seem to have read this article okay, despite the big words, so it’s probably time for you to report in to your local Federal Deeducation Center. Please have your thumb ready for print I.D. (That’s the big digit on either hand—but you’ll want to take it out of your mouth first.)

By: toddca

toddca — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:06:37 +0000

Even though my kids both had Nooks we purchased each a new Kindle due to how difficult bn.com was to use. We had difficulty managing multiple accounts for the kids, using gift cards, and purchasing books eventually became easier. Amazon however is much easier to use and we were able to link accounts together for easier management so we went that direction.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:25:58 +0000

As the government continues to dumb-down the US, the ability to read will keep on falling.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:56:17 +0000

This is because they hardly shelve any books anymore. As an author, I always sent readers to B&N to find my titles because I love that store and they really had their act together. Now I say they’re all available on Amazon.

By: Andre Oporto

Andre Oporto — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:38:36 +0000

The decline in e-reader sales can be attributed to the increase in small tablet sales, especially the Kindle Fire HD, iPad mini and Nexus 7. Nook needs to create a tablet that appeals to power users just like the Google Nexus.