More In Store for June

Wondering why and when to hit your local Barnes and Noble in June? Barnes and Noble serve up the schedule of More In Store goodies, essays and articles exclusive to nook owners.

June 6
Frankenstein and Me by Dean Koontz
Master of horror and multiple New York Times bestseller Dean Koontz is no stranger to demons, both literally and [...]

Buy a nook, Get a Bonus $50 Gift Card

Through the end of June, Barnes and Noble will throw in a $50 gift card when you buy a nook. You may, of course, grab a nook at your local BN or Bestbuy or online.

Read the full press release at the [...]

FreeBook: Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon

Grab a freeBook edition of Sidney Sheldon’s Rage of Angels “for an extremely limited time” from Barnes [...]

Barnes and Noble Announces PubIt!

Barnes and Noble today announced PubIt!, a self-publishing platform that allows “qualified” independent publishers and authors to digitally distribute books through the website and eBookstore. There aren’t very many details for publishers and self-pubbers (the royalty and compensation process are to be announced in the next couple of weeks). The press release also mentions DRM, and [...]

FreeBooks for Five Weeks

If you have a brick-and-mortar Barnes and Noble nearby, you may want to grab your nook/NOOK (or smartphone with BN eReader software) and take a drive. Starting this week, Barnes and Noble will be giving away a free eBook if you show one of their booksellers your nook or smartphone. You’ll score a code that you’ll [...]

Free Fridays @ BN: Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin

Today’s Free Friday freeBook offering from the Barnes and Noble mothership is Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin. Margolin (according to BN) cites Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon as one of his favorite books, and since I rather dig me some old school Harris, I’ll definitely be picking up this one.

This free edition contains “Bonus Materials,” which usually [...]

FreeBook: Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

In celebration of the release of Dragon Haven, the second book in Robin Hobb’s “Rain Wilds Series,” Barnes and Noble are offering the first book in the series, Dragon Keeper, as a freeBook.

Publisher synopsis:

New York Times bestselling master fantasist Robin Hobb returns to the world of her Tawny Man trilogy with this first tale in a [...]

May More In Store

Barnes and Noble have announced May’s More In Store offers for nook owners. Enjoy a free Seven Layer Bar while browsing exclusive content by Damon Wayans, speculative fiction reviews by Paul Di Fillipo, poetry by Joe Hill (!), the Harlequin Insider with Debbie Macomber and several other articles [...]

Update This Week

I’ll be posting some other updates tomorrow, but I did want to share that a new nook update will appear later this week, as confirmed by admin “Michael_V” on the official board:

Coming this week, NOOK software will be updated with some terrific new features and additional performance optimization to enhance your reading experience. More information [...]

Free Friday: Alton Gansky's The Incumbent

Barnes and Noble selects Alton Gansky’s The Incumbent as today’s Free Friday eBook selection.

Synopsis:

Madison “Maddy” Glenn is the controversial mayor of the beautiful tourist town of Santa Rita, California. Lisa Truccoli, her friend and treasurer of her last campaign, has been abducted. The only thing left at the scene of the crime is a shocking clue—a [...]

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