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Japan’s Rakuten Set to Challenge Amazon With Help From Kobo

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 27 at 11:40 am PT

Who is Amazon’s biggest competitor? It may be a Japanese-based company you’ve never heard of.

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Microsoft, LG Sign Patent Agreement Covering Android, Chrome OS

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 12 at 6:36 am PT

Microsoft and LG Electronics said on Thursday that they have signed a patent agreement covering LG devices running Android and Chrome OS. It’s the latest in a string of such deals that Microsoft has signed, though it has also sued both Motorola Mobility and Barnes & Noble over Android-based devices.

People Love the Nook Tablet, Hate the Nook Touch. Also: Would You Like to Buy the Nook Business?

Peter Kafka in Media on January 5 at 6:55 am PT

And also: We’ve had to lower our revenue, sales and earnings guidance. Got all that?

Barnes & Noble Shops Publisher

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on January 5 at 12:00 am PT

Barnes & Noble Inc. has put its Sterling Publishing business up for sale, say people familiar with the situation, signaling a likely end to its decades-long involvement in the publishing of its own books.

Still Looking for Gift Ideas? Wal-Mart Recommends a Box for Men.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 21, 2011 at 11:27 am PT

Don’t know what to get your loved one? Wal-Mart has made a list of recommendations based on people’s interests on their Facebook pages. At the very top: A keepsake box for men.

Beyond Tablets: The Next Five Computing Form Factors

Sarah Rotman Epps, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research in Voices on December 19, 2011 at 11:34 am PT

With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 a few short weeks away, it’s a good time to look ahead at what’s next for consumer technology.

Barnes & Noble Hoping to Sell a Ton of Nook Tablets Over Holidays

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 9, 2011 at 7:54 am PT

Sources say it has ordered one million Nook Tablets from its manufacturing partners.

iPad Magazine Readers to Publishers: More, Please

Peter Kafka in Media on November 20, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Publishers’ hopes for the iPad and e-readers have come back to earth. But the people who actually download these things like them quite a bit, according to a new survey.