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Microsoft инвестира 300 млн. долара в електронния четец Nook на Barnes and Noble Главният изпълнителен директор на Barnes and Noble Уилям Линч представя новия NOOK Simple Touch. Снимка: Ройтерс Американският технологичен гигант Microsoft Inc. е инвестирал 300 млн. долара в съвместен дигитален проект с американските книжарници Barnes and Noble, съобщи ВВС. Сделката може да осигури достъп на четеца Nook до милиони нови потребители, интегрирайки го в новата операционна система Windows 8. В новото смесено дружество, което все още няма име, Barnes and Noble ще разполагат с дял от 82,4%, докато за Microsoft ще останат 17,6%. То ще подслони дигиталния бизнес на веригата книжарници, както и свързания с колежанското образование. Все още не е ясно къде ще бъде централата на новата компания. Част от анализаторите в бранша обаче очакват издателите да бъдат „ужасени“ от подобно обвързване. „Тази сделка с Microsoft може да бъде спасителна за дигиталното подразделение, но няма да помогне на директните продажби“, заяви Тим Коутс, управляващ директор на Bilbary, провайдър на електронни книги. „Всъщност тя би могла да задълбочи спада в компанията. Издателите ще се ужасят, ако Barnes and Noble преминат само на електронна търговия“, добави той. В началото на годината от веригата книжарници обявиха, че ще се опитат да отделят дигиталния си бизнес. Електронният четец Nook бе лансиран през 2009 г. като конкурент на Kindle на Amazon, позволявайки на потребителите да купуват, свалят и четат дигитални версии на книги и списания. През март миналата година Microsoft заведе дело срещу Barnes and Noble по обвинения, че Nook, който действа чрез операционната система Android на Google, нарушава патенти на компанията от Редмънд. Сделката изглежда слага край на враждебността между двете компании. Традиционните книжарници се борят с революцията с електронните книги и част от тях усетиха на гърба си колко е трудно да се съревновават с предлаганите от Amazon по-евтини електронни версии в сравнение с традиционния печат на хартия. Ръстът на издаваните само в дигитален вариант книги и на предпочитащите електронни издания читатели само увеличи проблемите им. Повратната точка бе през миналата година, когато Barnes and Noble остана единствената верига книжарници в САЩ, при това с под 700 магазина. По данни на компанията Juniper Research продажбите на ръчни четци са скочили от под 5 млн. през 2009 г. до 25 млн. през 2011 г. „Очакваме стойността на продажбите на електронни четци да нарасне от 3,5 млрд. долара до 8,7 млрд. долара през 2016 г.“, заяви директорът на отдела за проучвания в компанията Уиндзър Холдън. „Оценката ни е, че ще се сформира значителен пазар на посветени читатели на електронни издания, макар че за да достигнат до най-широката аудитория компаниите ще трябва да осигурят достъп до приложенията си за електронни четци до колкото е възможно повече устройства“, добави той. Kindle вече е достъпен като приложение на операционната система Windows 8, която трябва да се появи на пазара през есента. С настоящата сделка и съдържанието на Nook ще стане достъпно за нарастващия брой на хората, притежаващи мобилни устройства със софтуер на Microsoft. “Инвестицията на Microsoft и увлекателното ни сътрудничество за предоставяне на дигитални технологии за четене от висока класа и на съдържание за платформата на Windows и нейните стотици милиони потребители ще ни позволи да разширим значително бизнеса“, заяви Уилям Линч, главен изпълнителен директор на Barnes Noble. Операционната система Windows 8 е специално предназначена за работа с тъчскрийн и мобилни устройства като например таблети. „Допълнителните ни активи ще ускорят иновациите в електронното четена при широк кръг устройства с Windows, позволявайки на хората не просто да четат романи, но и да бъдат част от тях“, подчерта Анди Лийс, президент на подразделението за телефони Windows Phone на Microsoft. “Изправени сме пред революция в четенето“, добави той. Източник: www.investor.bg Подобни новини:
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Microsoft to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble's digital business Microsoft Corp will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc's digital and college businesses in a deal that values the businesses at $1.7 billion. Read Full Article » Who's Blogging About This Article Today's e-Reads: Apple Sidesteps Taxes; and Falcone Steps Down The New York Times examines how Apple avoids billions of dollars in taxes. Financier Philip Falcone has agreed to step aside as the public face of LightSquared.. Microsoft and Barnes and Noble have struck a $300 million partnership, Reuters reports. Who's Blogging about this Topic Android Overload: Xperia Play Receives 4.0.2 Software Update, Microsoft Invests $605 In B&N’s Nook and More Looks like we've got a healthy fixin' of the Android Overload for you here tonight. Microsoft, Barnes & Noble team up Microsoft Corp. and Barnes & Noble Inc. announced Monday that they've teamed up in the digital books industry, creating a new subsidiary that will compete with Amazon.com Inc.... Excitement Over B&N/Microsoft Teamup Is A Bit Premature There's just something about when also-ran brands suddenly team up to try to "do something" that gets clueless people excited. It almost never works however. Barnes & Noble Stock Soars on Microsoft Nook Stake Microsoft has agreed to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble's Nook digital-book business and college texts, in a deal that helps establish the value of the popular Nook business while giving Microsoft a foothold in the e-book market. Microsoft gears up for fight with Apple, Amazon by investing in Barnes & Noble's Nook Microsoft will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader, gaining a foothold in the fast-growing e-books market as the bookseller gets more firepower to compete against Amazon.com's Kindle and Apple's iPad. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Team Up to Sell Electronic Books B&N and Microsoft Form E-Book Company... Microsoft Deal Adds to Battle Over E-Books The deal, which gives Microsoft a 17.6 percent stake... Barnes & Noble - Speculative Buy After Strategic Partnership With Microsoft Shares of Barnes & Noble (BKS) rose 52% today to $20.75 per share after trading as high as $26 per share earlier. Biz Break: Microsoft looks at Nook for tablet anchor, Apple falls below $600 again, and a big day for cleantech Today: Microsoft, playing catch-up in the tablet market, signs a deal with Barnes & Noble for a piece of its Nook business. Also: Apple's falling stock price hurts Nasdaq, S&P, which post losses for month; and Bloom and SolarCity have good news. Microsoft buys stake in Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-reader Microsoft on Monday announced a $300 million investment in Barnes and Noble’se-reader and tablet business, giving the software giant a late entry into the race for digital publishing and online education. Funding daily: Microsoft invests in the Nook At VentureBeat, we come across a lot of funding news every day. Another big hint of a Windows 8-Nook tablet? A new regulatory filing from Barnes & Noble has revealed more details about the bookseller's new partnership with Microsoft, including another hint of a possible Windows 8-based Nook tablet. Read more... Microsoft Finds Nook in Tablet Market For a negligible amount of money, Microsoft is buying progress on both the mobile and content fronts, though not nearly enough to catch up to Apple or Google. Move over, Apple: Could Barnes & Noble bring Microsoft to college? Microsoft's problem is how to get more college students into its stores. What if it can't? Can the company bring its stores to them? Microsoft May Have Solved A Big Problem With Its Tablet Strategy Today (MSFT, BN) This morning, Microsoft dropped $300 million to invest in a new joint venture that will be spun out of Barnes & Noble's digital business. Will Barnes & Noble and Nook usher in a $199 Windows Metro tablet? The resolution of the litigation between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft has resulted in a $300M partnership. Will it produce an entirely new class of mobile Windows device? Barnes & Noble Shares Skyrocket 50% Post Microsoft eInvestment Microsoft made a $300 million investment in the e-commerce business of Barnes & Noble, propelling the book retailer?s shares up 50% for the day. More Details Leaked on the Microsoft, Barnes & Noble Deal Earlier today it was announced that Microsoft would be paying $300 million for a share in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary. Apple, not Amazon, is Microsoft’s NOOK Motivation Barely was the e-ink dry on Microsoft and Barnes & Noble's $300m NOOK agreement when pundits were questioning the wisdom of adding Amazon to the software company's existing roster of big-name rivals. Microsoft Enters E-Books With Barnes & Noble Investment Microsoft will increase Windows 8's presence in digital publications by investing in Barnes & Noble's Newco. Microsoft, Barnes & Noble Team Up for 'Newco' E-Book Subsidiary Barnes & Noble will own about 82.4 percent of Newco while Microsoft will receive a 17.6 percent stake in the new subsidiary... Microsoft partners with B&N's Nook in e-book business Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced Monday that they've teamed up in the digital books industry, creating a new subsidiary that will... 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Microsoft may take on Kindles and Nooks Microsoft is investing $300 million in a Barnes & Noble spinoff that has agreed to create a free Metro style Windows 8 application so customers can shop at the spinoff's store... Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet Microsoft's new partnership with Barnes & Noble could lead to development of a Windows-based tablet or e-reader, not just a Nook e-reader application for Windows 8, some analysts believe. Is a Windows-powered Nook coming? Microsoft hasn't said much on the issue, but will future Nook devices be powered by Windows following the company's strategic partnership announcement with Barnes and Noble's Nook spinoff company? Read more... Microsoft Is Paying $180 Million Advance On Nook For Windows 8 By Ingrid Lunden Microsoft (MSFT) really wants to make sure it can compete against Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) in the e-books space - and it's putting its money where its mouth is. In addition to the $300 million Microsoft is investing for a 17.6 perc... Barnes & Noble, Microsoft team up on Nook, college businesses Books and bits united Monday as Microsoft provided an infusion of money to help Barnes & Noble compete with top electronic bookseller Amazon. In exchange, Microsoft gets a long-desired foothold in the business of e-books and college textbooks. Microsoft buys a foothold in the ebooks game with Barnes and Noble partnership The big news today is that Microsoft and Barnes and Noble have announced a new partnership where B&N will spin off its Nook E-Reader and its educational books business into a new, as yet named “newco”, backed by a $300 million Microsoft investment. Microsoft Enters The E-Book Wars You think markets are efficient? Check this out: Barnes & Noble (BKS) stock opened 2012 at $14.75 per share and falling fast; by January 5, the opening price was just $9.50. Microsoft Buys Its Way into the Tablet Business Microsoft has bought a chunk of Barnes & Noble's Nook business: Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have formed a partnership in a new B&N subsidiary--temporarily called Newco--that consists of B&N's digital business and B&N College. Microsoft, Barnes & Noble Partnership Is A Bad Deal For The Mobile Industry (MSFT, BKS) Microsoft's $300 million partnership with Barnes & Noble wasn't about e-books. It was about Android and Linux and preserving Microsoft's ability to be a patent bully. DIGITS SHOW: Microsoft Enters E-Book Fray Via Nook Deal Microsoft, which had ceded the e-reader market to Amazon and Apple, is now hoping to be a contender, thanks to its investment in Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader, Peter Kafka reports on the Digits show. Five reasons Microsoft scored with Nook deal Windows tablets get a huge new retail channel. They'll get prominent display in nearly 700 Barnes & Noble bookstores across the country. That's in addition to Microsoft stores and all the other retailers that carry Windows devices. Microsoft secures Windows 8 tablet ebook future Now that Windows 8 is nearly upon us and the ereader world has not faded away as it so many times was said to be doing, Microsoft is investing in the ebook industry. Here Are 6 Stocks Making Giant Moves Today (BKS, CPTS, SUN, PAY, TEN, HOLX) The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 are all down, with the Nasdaq dropping 0.7%. Here are a few stocks that are making big, big moves. Winners: Barnes & Noble, Inc. Microsoft vs. Amazon? Plot thickens with Barnes & Noble pact Issues of competition and cooperation are never simple in the technology industry... Barnes & Noble & Microsoft People are asking if I have any thoughts about the just-announced partnership between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft in the eReader market. My major immediate thought about it is: Oh, good, a robustly-funded competitor for Amazon in the eReader market. Here's What You Need To Know About Microsoft's $300 Million Investment In Barnes And Noble (MSFT, BKS) Microsoft invested $300 million to help Barnes and Noble spin off its Nook business. B&N 8-K: Microsoft Paying $180M Advance On Nook For Windows 8, $125M For Content, Tech Acquisition Microsoft really wants to make sure it can compete against Amazon and Apple in the e-books space -- and it's putting its money where its mouth is. In addition to the $300 million Microsoft is investing for a 17.6 percent stake in Newco... Microsoft + Nook: It Just Got (More) Interesting … You think markets are efficient? Check this out: Barnes & Noble stock opened 2012 at $14.75 per share and falling fast; by January 5, the opening price was just $9.50. Microsoft's Nook Deal Boosts B&N, Challenges Android, Doesn't Help Consumers So much for Barnes & Noble's standing up to Microsoft's "anticompetitive scheme" against Android. Barnes and Noble’s Ebook Business Gets A Cash InfusionFrom Microsoft Barnes and Noble's flagship. TNW’s Daily Dose 24 hours of tech news in 5 minutes Microsoft and Barnes & Noble partner to take on Amazon and Apple in the e-book wars, Angry Birds Space hits 50m downloads in 35 days, and Pepsi partners with Twitter as part of its new social media campaign. Microsoft To Invest $300 Million In The Nook and Barnes And Noble College Microsoft has reached a deal with Barnes & Noble that will both see the patent dispute between the two companies reach a conclusion, as well as Microsoft investing a significant amount of cash in the the Barnes & Noble Nook project. Hedge Funder Explains Why Investing In Barnes & Noble Was A Total No-Brainer (BKS) Barry Rosenstein of Jana Partners sat down with CNBC earlier this morning with a big, big smile on his face... Top News: MS Backs Nook The Anti-Groupon WPP Lifts Forecast Social Cola Wars Hulu Less Free Ad Technology:Meet the anti-GrouponAgencies:WPP Lifts ForecastCampaigns of Note:Flexjet Gets Personal With New Brand CampaignOlympic marketing push for football ticketsDemographics:Hispanics to Spend $500 Million on Mobile Apps in 2012Ebooks:Microsoft inv... Microsoft Buys Share In The Tablet Market The only explanation we can find for Microsoft's startling decision to invest $300 million in a Barnes & Noble spinoff (valuing it at $1.7 billion) is that the Redmond giant is buying share in the tablet market. Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft deal The Nook maker's stock rose to $26 at open today, doubling its Friday closing price. Shares cooled off a bit as the morning moved along, but not by all that much. Daily Must Reads, April 30, 2012 The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble team up in e-book venture for Windows (PaidContent) 2. Local TV stations must post data about political advertising online, 3. Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could be a benefit to consumers Barnes & Noble announced today that it would split off its digital-book business and give Microsoft a 17.6-percent stake in the new unit, resulting in a $300 million investment by the computing giant. A brief history of Microsoft’s e-reader efforts Although Microsoft invested $300 million in a Barnes & Noble spin-off on Monday, this isn't the first time Microsoft played the e-book game. Typical for the company, it often has great ideas, but it errs on the timing. More on the Barnes & Noble/Microsoft partnership As noted here, Barnes & Noble and Microsoft announced today that they've teamed up to created a new subsidiary focused on digital books. Incredible! Whitney Tilson May Have Just Made The Best-Timed Trade That We Have Ever Heard Of Everyone is still talking about Barnes & Nobles' stock, which surged Monday following news that Microsoft invested $300 million in a joint venture. The stock was last up more than 62% during mid-day trading. Microsoft Invests $300 Million in New Barnes & Noble Subsidiary With Barnes & Noble competitor Amazon taking off in the tablet market, it's clear that Barnes & Noble needs to try something new, and that is exactly what it's doing. Microsoft pays $300m for a stake in Barnes & Noble’s ebooks Business makes some strange bedfellows, and somewhere in the patent suit that Microsoft lobbed at Barnes & Noble a corporate romance bloomed. Barnes & Noble spins off Nook e-reader with $300M from Microsoft Microsoft will provide $300 million to a new Nook-led unit of Barnes & Noble, the companies announced Monday. Microsoft will get a 17.6 share in the new subsidiary, which has the temporary placeholder name of Newco. Microsoft Nook Deal: Winners & Losers -- Barnes & Noble has pulled itself from the brink of destruction, and teamed up with Microsoft to provide a formidable third entry in the tablet market. Barnes & Noble Surges After Microsoft Invests in Nook A $300M partnership with Microsoft could give the Nook the content and global presence to make it a stronger contender in the tablet wars. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Team Up on E-Books Barnes & Noble is getting a $300 million boost from Microsoft for its Nook business, which could help the two take on the Amazon and Apple behemoths. Microsoft's investment will buy them a 17.6-pe... Microsoft and Barnes & Noble join forces for Nook business Threatened by Kindle and iPad are we? Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have settled in their patent dispute and have become best buddies in the process. Microsoft Invests $300 Million In Nook e-Readers First time accepted submitter NGTechnoRobot writes "In a turn for the books the BBC reports that Microsoft's have invested Âã300 million in Barnes and Nobles Nook e-reader. Microsoft, Barnes & Noble teach Apple and Amazon a lesson about educational ebooks Nobody partners, or negotiates deals, like Microsoft. That's evident from today's stunning agreement with Barnes & Noble, which is sure to turn the ebook market on its head. Is there a Windows-based Barnes & Noble reader in the works? Microsoft and Barnes & Noble aren't talking product roadmaps (yet), but there are some clues indicating a Windows-powered e-reader/tablet from the pair could be coming. Microsoft + Barnes & Noble: 2 Monopolists Unite Microsoft & Barnes & Noble were two of the most hated monopolies of the 90's. They will try to survive the new millennium together. Barnes & Noble in Strategic Partnership with Microsoft: Hot Trends A look at the day's most searched trends on the Web, including Barnes & Noble's strategic partnership with Microsoft. At $1.7 billion, Nook is worth more than Barnes & Noble itself Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have buried the patent hatchet and teamed up to compete against Apple and Amazon in the eBooks business. The new partnership sees Microsoft investing $300 million in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary. Barnes & Noble Shares Leap on News of Microsoft Deal Barnes & Noble investors hedge fund Jana Partners and billionaire Ronald Burkle are among the big winners as shares of the bookseller surge on the Nook news. Barnes & Noble, Microsoft team up on Nook reader An infusion of money from Microsoft sent Barnes & Noble's stock zooming Monday... What Microsoft Got In The Nook Deal Investors in Barnes & Noble (BKS) reacted far more positively to Microsoft's $300 million buy-in with Nook than did Microsoft (MSFT) shareholders. Perhaps rightly so. Microsoft values the Nook business at $1.7 billion. Microsoft Buys B&N's Nook Business Microsoft is making a $300 million investment in a new subsidiary of Barnes & Noble that will include all of its Nook business as well as its educational College business... Microsoft: No comment on future Windows 8 Nook tablet Microsoft and Barnes & Noble executives would not comment on plans for releasing a future Windows 8-based Nook tablet, saying only that future collaborations are possible. Read more... Microsoft and Barnes & Noble settle Android patent litigation -- Motorola increasingly isolated Patent settlements typically come at times when nobody predicts them rather than as a result of court-ordered mediation. Today, Microsoft and Nook maker Barnes & Noble announced a strategic partnership relating to e-reading. Microsoft Invests $300 Million in Nook to Take on Amazon and Apple in E-Book Market Microsoft and Barnes & Noble today announced the formation of a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary focused around the existing Nook digital e-reader and e-book business, as well as Barnes & Noble's college business. Microsoft enters the e-book wars You think markets are efficient? Check this out: Barnes & Noble stock opened 2012 at $14.75 per share and falling fast; by January 5, the opening price was just $9.50. Microsoft pays $300m for Barnes and Noble subsidiary stake Android lawsuit disappears overnight... Microsoft pays $300m for Barnes & Noble subsidiary stake Android lawsuit disappears overnight... B&N get Microsoft investment Don't know if this was posted elsewhere but Microsoft is putting big bucks into B&N and the Nook. Microsoft Finds A New Nook in E-Books Microsoft announced Monday that it is investing $300 million in the Nook, the Barnes and Noble e-reader that is the closest competitor to Amazon's Kindle. Gary Marshall: Is Microsoft losing another media market? Does this sound familiar? Microsoft tried and failed to launch a technology, and then twelve years later a rival beginning with "A" perfected it and made a mint. No, I don't mean tablets: I mean ebooks. Microsoft invests in new Barnes & Noble unit, settles litigation Microsoft will invest $300 million in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will include the bookstore's digital Nook and College businesses. Microsoft invests $300M in Barnes & Noble Nook unit Microsoft Corp. is investing $300 million in Barnes and Noble's Nook division, giving the Redmond computer giant a 17.6 percent share of the yet-unnamed unit. Microsoft announces $300 million strategic partnership with Barnes & Noble Today Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have announced what they’re calling a “strategic partnership” in which Microsoft invested a whopping $300 million. So what will Microsoft be getting for their money? Microsoft Invests $300M Into Nook To Give Windows 8 Its Own iBooks Microsoft's $300 million investment will see NOOK brought to Windows 8. Microsoft has teamed up with Barnes & Noble with a $300 million investment that will create a new subsidiary focused on accelerating "the transition to e-reading." Deals of the Day: Microsoft Invests in Nook Deals of the Day compiles this morning’s biggest news about mergers and acquisitions, banking, bankruptcy and more. Catch us on Twitter, @WSJDealJournal. Microsoft: No NOOK Windows 8 tablets… yet Microsoft and Barnes & Noble may have co-launched a digital NOOK business together, but the two firms say it's still too soon for talk of Windows 8 on NOOK-branded tablets. Microsoft Invests $300 Million Into Barnes & Noble's Nook Spin-Off Microsoft Corporation and Barnes & Noble (B&N) have formed a partnership to help fight against tablets like the iPad and the Kindle. The Morning Lowdown 4-30-12 Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: Microsoft invests $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook... Barnes & Noble Soars 90% On Microsoft Investment Bookseller Barnes & Noble (BKS) was surging this morning on news that Microsoft (MSFT) would invest $300 million in its prized Nook digital-book and college texts businesses. Microsoft buys stake in Nook, college textbook business Microsoft is set to invest $300 million in Barnes and Noble's Nook business, Microsoft announced Monday. Microsoft and Barnes and Noble partner to challenge the Kindle and iBookstore Barnes and Noble has gained an unlikely suitor to help it compete in the ebook market. Microsoft And Barnes & Noble's Nook Hook Up For Hot E-Book Action Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have just revealed their plans to form a B&N subsidiary. It will cost Microsoft $300 million for a 17.5% stake--at a valuation of the not-yet-named entity of $1.7 billion. This might seem surprsiing: Microsoft and... books? The Breakfast Meeting: Microsoft Buys Into the Nook, and Radio's Shrinking Diversity Also, caution and relative stagnation at News Corporation, and Discovery Channel crashes a Boeing 727. Microsoft puts $300M in Barnes & Noble Nook subsidiary to create an e-reading titan How much is Microsoft afraid of Amazon and its surging Kindle business? Enough to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble's new Nook subsidiary. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Form Strategic Partnership A new partnership between Microsoft and Barnes & Noble (B&N) will expand the Barnes & Noble digital bookstore and make it the world’s largest digital catalogues of e-Books, magazines and newspapers. Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble’s Nook; more e-books for Windows A few months after Barnes & Noble announced it was looking to spin off its Nook business, Microsoft and B&N are forming a strategic partnership that combines Nook and the B&N college businesses into a new, still unnamed company (for now called Newco). Sunoco Sells Itself for $5.3 Billion To Energy Transfer Partners While the Microsoft investment in Barnes & Noble is garnering a lot of attention this morning, there's an energy deal that trumps the size by several multiples: the buyout of refiner Sunoco for $5.3 billion. Stocks to Watch: Barnes & Noble, Sunoco, Humana By Corrie Driebusch and Drew FitzGerald Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday's session are Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS), Sunoco Inc. (SUN) and Humana Inc. (HUM). Microsoft Corp. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Create E-Book Partnership Coming up first: A Metro-style Nook e-reader app for Windows 8 that will be available to U.S. and international users. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft team up in digital reading Microsoft invests $300 million From the press release: Barnes & Noble Inc. Microsoft Invests $300M in Barnes and Noble, Settles Patent Flap Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced a partnership to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, with Microsoft investing $300 million and settling its patent lawsuit against the book seller. Barnes & Noble, Sirius, Broadcom: Premarket Movers -- Barnes & Noble shares surged in premarket trading on Monday after the bookseller unveiled a major partnership with Microsoft which aims to boost its e-book business. Microsoft Ponies Up $300 Million Investment For Nook Spinoff In what some may consider an odd move, Microsoft has just announced that it's investing $300 million into a "strategic partnership" with Barnes & Noble to develop the future of e-reading. More ... Barnes & Noble and Microsoft settle Android patent fight Barnes & Noble and Microsoft on Monday settled an Android patent dispute through a union. Microsoft bets big on ebooks - invests $300 million into Nook subsidiary Microsoft bolstered its ebook plans this week... Microsoft to invest $300M in Barnes & Noble's Nook e-book platform Microsoft announced on Monday that it will take a $300 million stake in bookseller Barnes & Noble's digital Nook e-book business, potentially paving the way for a new spin-off company. Microsoft invests big in Barnes & Noble’s Nook, which may be spun off So far, Microsoft has only dabbled in the e-reader business. It released software several years ago for reading e-books on multiple platforms, along with a proprietary digital book format. Microsoft invests in new Barnes & Noble unit, settles litigation Microsoft will invest US$300 million in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will include the digital Nook and College businesses of Barnes & Noble, the companies said in joint statement on Monday. Barnes & Noble in Strategic Partnership With Microsoft: Hot Trends -- Popular searches on the Internet include Barnes & Noble as the book retailer is entering a strategic partnership with Microsoft. Microsoft will make a $300 million investment in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary. Microsoft invests $300 million in new Barnes & Noble 'strategic partnership' Well, that's an interesting end to all those legal tussles. Microsoft and bookseller Barnes and Noble have decided to buddy-up in the face of competitors like Amazon and Apple. Nook for Windows 8? Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Settle, Buddy Up Microsoft and Barnes & Noble are joining hands to form a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that'll be dubbed "Newco" (get it?) until someone comes up with a better name. Microsoft And Barnes & Noble Announce Partnership For Ebooks Microsoft and Barnes & Noble are announcing a new partnership to develop and sell educational ebooks on the Nook e-reader. Microsoft is investing $300 million in the subsidiary, while B&N will own the remaining 82 percent of it. Nook, Windows 8 Pairing Doubles B&N Stock Price Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) announced this morning that the two companies were forming a “strategic partnership,” called ‘Newco’ for purposes of the... Barnes & Noble Spins Off Nook, With Help From Microsoft Microsoft is taking a 17.6 percent stake in Barnes & Noble's digital and college businesses, which may or may not actually separate from the parent company. Microsoft And Barnes & Noble Announce Strategic Partnership to Compete With Apple And Amazon This is an interesting development. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have just announced a strategic partnership to compete with common rivals Apple and Amazon in the e-books markets. Microsoft invests $300M in Barnes & Noble’s Nook spin off, settles patent litigation Looking to jumpstart the company's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft today announced a $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook business unit. B&N, Microsoft team up on Nook, college businesses Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8. The companies said Monday that they are expl... B&N spins off Nook business, Microsoft to invest $300 million Barnes & Noble is spinning off its Nook e-reader business into a new company - which will be a cooperation with Microsoft. B&N Spins Off Nook Business Into a New, Microsoft-Backed Venture Confirming its recent announcement about the possible Nook business spinoff, Barnes & Noble has entered a strategic partnership with Microsoft in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, focused on ebooks. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft settle Android patent fight Barnes & Noble and Microsoft on Monday settled an Android patent dispute through a union. B&N, Microsoft team up on Nook, college businesses Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. say they are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8. Microsoft backs new Barnes & Noble unit Technology group to invest $300m in ebook subsidiary as the retailer seeks to step up its fight against Amazon in digital publishing... This Fund Took A Huge Stake In Barnes & Noble Just A Few Days Ago, And Now It's Making A Fortune (BKS) Shares of Barnes & Noble spiked more than 80% in pre-market trading Monday following news that Microsoft invested $300 million in a joint venture. Microsoft takes stake in Barnes & Noble's e-book business Microsoft is making a $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, creating a new subsidiary aimed at promoting the Nook. Microsoft invests $300 million in Barnes & Noble Microsoft and Barnes & Noble on Monday announced the formation of a new partnership that will spin the bookseller's digital Nook and College businesses into a new unnamed subsidiary. Microsoft, Barnes & Noble settle litigation, form massive new partnership This morning, Microsoft announced a new partnership with Barnes & Noble for their eReader business having settled the previous litigation on claimed patent infringement. Microsoft to Take Stake in Barnes & Noble's Nook Unit The move by Microsoft, which values the Nook unit at about $1.7 billion, follows Barnes & Noble's efforts to examine strategic alternatives for the e-reader business. Through the deal, the two companies will also settle their patent disputes. Microsoft Invests $300M In Barnes & Noble Subsidiary For The Nook E-Reader Barnes & Noble shares are up more than 70% in pre-market trading following the announcement. 10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (MSFT, AAPL, BKS, GOOG, AMZN) Good morning! Here's the news: Barnes & Noble is spinning out its Nook business, and Microsoft is investing $300 million the new company. Barnes & Noble's stock shot up 80% on the news. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble settle patent dispute; create new subsidiary Microsoft and Barnes & Noble just became unlikely allies, settling a patent dispute and forming a new subsidiary in one fell swoop. Microsoft & Barnes and Noble sittin' in a tree... Quote: Originally Posted by Yahoo Finance Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and i... These 10 Hedge Funds Are Making A Fortune On Barnes & Noble Today (BKS) Shares of Barnes & Noble skyrocketed Monday on the news that Microsoft has invested $300 million in a joint venture. The stock was up around 80% in pre-market trading following the announcement. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Partner on E-Reading Today, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced a new partnership aimed at accelerating the transition to e-reading, the new way in which people consume, create... Barnes & Noble Shares Are Surging A Crazy 80% After Announcing Deal With Microsoft (MSFT, BKS) NUTS! Barnes & Noble shareholders just woke up this morning to find they'd won the lottery. Shares are surging 80% today on news that Microsoft is investing $300 million into a JV with the company. Barnes & Noble to spin off digital Nook business, Microsoft will invest $300 million into it Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have this morning announced a "strategic partnership" on e-reading, focused on the creation of a new B&N subsidiary that will spin off that company's digital and College businesses. Microsoft to Invest $300M in New Barnes & Noble Unit -- Microsoft will make a $300 million investment for a 17.6% stake in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will bring together the bookseller's digital and college businesses. Barnes & Noble Spins Off Nook, With Help From Microsoft Barnes & Noble is breaking itself apart, by spinning off its fast-growing digital unit from its slow-growth bookstore business. And it's doing so with help from Microsoft. Microsoft invests $300m into Barnes & Noble subsidiary Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have today announced a joint partnership to form a new subsidiary. The new subsidiary doesn’t yet have a name, but is said to bring together the digital and college sides of the Barnes & Noble business. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble team up for Nook spinoff Microsoft and bookseller Barnes and Noble have announced a new partnership that will form a new company, with the working name Newco, that will include the Nook tablet and eReader business. Read more... Microsoft Partners With Barnes & Noble To Bring E-Book Content To Windows & Windows Phones It was a surprising announcement. Today Microsoft and B&N announced a partnership to form a new B&N subsidary that will bring digital content to Microsoft platforms especially Windows 8. Microsoft partners with Barnes & Noble in $300 million e-reading investment In a surprise announcement, Microsoft has partnered with major bookseller Barnes & Noble, forming a new venture that will operate to "accelerate the transition to e-reading, which is revolutionizing the way people consume, create... Microsoft Is Investing $300 Million In Barnes & Noble! (AMZN, AAPL, BKS, MSFT) Microsoft has invested $300 million in a joint venture with Barnes & Noble. The plan is to spin out the "Nook" e-reader business from Barnes & Noble, along with its College business. Microsoft Makes $300M Investment In New Barnes & Noble Subsidiary To Battle With Amazon And Apple In E-books Barnes & Noble has found a new... Full Coverage » Barnes and Noble and Microsoft ‘Nook up’ for digital joint venture This is big news. Until now, Barnes and Noble have been at odds (lawsuits) with Microsoft over its Android-based Nook software. Today, the two companies announced a Digital Joint Venture. Microsoft Invests $300 Million in Barnes & Noble’s New Digital & College Subsidiary Barnes & Noble and Microsoft settled their patent litigation dispute, partnering to build a new corner of Barnes & Noble's business. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Settle Patent Battle, Will Team on Nook Spinoff By Paul ThurrottWell, so much for that eagerly-awaited legal battle. Can Microsoft Rescue Barnes & Noble Now, Like it Did Apple in 1997? Back in 1997, Microsoft (MSFT) invested $150 million in Apple (AAPL) when its back was against the wall. Today, Microsoft announced it would invest twice that amount in Barnes & Noble (BKS) to make a Windows 8 version of its Nook e-book reader. Microsoft Invests in New Barnes & Noble Unit, Settles Litigation But whether the new subsidiary will become a stand-alone public company hasn t been decided... Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Create E-book Partnership Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced Monday that the companies are joining forces to bolster the Nook's competitive edge against Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iBooks platforms.