Sometimes library news is few and far between, but here are some interesting updates for today!:
- Barnes and Noble just posted a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter of this year - and according to the Wall Street Journal, has been suffering from lowered sales on Nooks.
What does that mean for e-readers and books? Are people less interested in expensive e-readers and preferring "real books" again? Or, is the market tapped for people who wanted the e-reader in the first place?
- While B&N sees a drop in Nook sales, Microsoft just announced a competitor to Apple's iPad - the Surface tablet. Which, much like the iPad, I'm sure you'll be able to read and download e-books as well.
Maybe the time of the e-reader is gone, and people are more interested in the tablets and small computers that have more function... or, I'm reading too much into all of this. :)
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