Kindle vs Nook

2023. Nook iOS app adds Trends to track reading progress



Barnes & Noble has introduced a new Trends section in its Nook reading app for iPhone and iPad. It lets you track your monthly reading and listening progress. It features a reading/listening wheel that tracks the number of consecutive days you've been reading. In other words, Noble Trends is similar to the same feature in Kindle for iOS, which tracks the number of days you've been reading digital content. Users often share this progress on social media to show off their daily reading habits for years. I'd love to see this feature in their e-readers, too, not just Nook app.


2022. Send to Kindle app for PC and Mac now supports EPUB



Amazon has finally refreshed its Send to Kindle apps for Windows and Mac computers to include support for sending EPUB files to Kindle e-readers and Kindle reading apps. They don’t actually transmit the EPUB file directly to Kindles; instead, it is converted to Kindle format during the process and only DRM-free EPUBs are supported, of course. Amazon introduced support for emailing EPUBs in April and their iOS and Android Kindle apps have supported sending EPUBs since August. Now, the PC and Mac apps also support sending EPUBs.


2019. Barnes and Noble will continue to support the Nook e-Reader



The new CEO of Barnes and Noble, James Daunt, has stated that the bookseller will continue to support the Nook e-Reader. He made it clear his initial focus will be on improving B&N’s physical stores. “If you improve the stores, everything else will rise,” he said. But we can expect new Nook models every year or two for the foreseeable future.


2017. Nook for Android gets Search by Voice



Barnes and Noble updated their Nook for Android e-reading app and introduced a range of new features. The latest version includes several significant improvements such as voice search, which allows you to search both your e-reader and the store for e-books. Simply tap the microphone in the search bar and tell NOOK what you're looking to read. Additionally, you can now create custom Quote Cards from your favorite highlights, select a background and share them via social media, email, or text message.


2015. Barnes & Noble released Nook Audiobooks app



Barnes and Noble is getting serious about audiobooks. The company announced the release of the Nook Audiobooks App for iPhone and iPad, as well as a new website, NOOKAudiobooks.com.  The website has been designed to complement the apps, allowing customers access to a selection of more than 60,000 audiobooks online with the ability to listen anywhere.The app allows customers to purchase the audiobook through the app without a subscription. The app also allows for free samples of any audiobook.


2014. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft end their Nook partnership



Barnes & Noble today announced the end of its agreement with Microsoft regarding the Nook business. This follows news that Nook device sales plummeted by 60% this year. The two companies formed the partnership two years ago, with Microsoft initially investing at least $300 million to establish Nook Media. This alliance was formed after B&N declined to pay Microsoft patent royalties for its Android-based readers. However, the deal did not produce significant results. Over the summer, B&N partnered with Samsung to create a Nook-branded tablet, but even Samsung couldn't revive the struggling e-reader pioneer.


2014. Samsung to make next Nook Tablet based on Galaxy Tab



As Barnes & Noble struggles to remain relevant in the ebook market, it’s turning to Samsung in hopes of boosting digital content sales. The company announced a partnership with Samsung that will bring co-branded Galaxy Tab 4 Nook tablets by early August. The co-branded devices will combine popular Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 hardware with customized NOOK software to give customers powerful, full-featured tablets that are designed for reading, with easy access to Barnes & Noble’s expansive digital collection of more than three million books, leading magazines and newspapers.


2012. Nook for Windows 8 is here. But it's dissapointing



Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have finally launched the long-anticipated Nook e-reader app for Windows 8 (Metro) and it's now available in the Windows Store here. Interestingly, this app (which could have been pre-installed in Windows 8) is neither featured on the Windows Store front page, nor in the eBooks section's front page, nor in the list of recommended apps. At present, it only holds the #4 spot in the New Releases section. Meanwhile, the main rival—Kindle—is the second recommended app in the eBooks section. According to initial reviews (which mainly come from current Nook users), the app is somewhat buggy and lacks several useful features available in Nook tablets and other Nook apps. However, it's just the initial release, so patience is warranted.