Barnes & Noble may spin off Nook division →
https://marco.org/2012/01/05/barnes-noble-bks-mulls-selling-nook-e-reader-business
Not good.
A lot of people have asked me about this part today, since e-readers are doomed and all:
Nook sales were up 70% from a year ago for the 9-week period ending Dec. 31, but holiday sales for its $99 Nook Simple Touch reader were weaker than expected.
I don’t think this, alone, is a sign that e-ink readers are in trouble. The Nook Simple Touch is a decent-but-not-amazing reader that’s 7 months old, and most of the buzz this holiday season went to the brand-new Kindle lineup.