Nook joins Microsoft Windows tablet to enter e-book

Not long ago, Microsoft and Barnesand Noble announced that Barnesand Noble would separate Nook e-books and digital textbooks into new companies, and Microsoft invested $300 million in exchange for a 17.6% stake in the new company. The remaining 82.4% shares worth about $1.7 billion were owned by Barnesand Noble. The new company has not yet decided on the name.

For Microsoft, the new company will build NookApp for Windows 8, allowing all Windows 8 tablets to enter the e-book and textbook market (it seems to be for Apple's iBook2). For BarnesandNoble, first of all, you can get rid of Microsoft's Android patent lawsuit problem, and you can get support for both funds and operating system platform, and the manufacturers who help foundry Nook have also escaped.

BarnesandNoble announced that he would split the company early this year. What is more curious is that Microsoft used patents to force shares. Or is BarnesandNoble taking the e-book market to lure Microsoft investment? However, it may be that the two companies’ lawsuits are more pleasing to the eye and directly enter the bridal chamber.

It can be expected that the e-book and educational tablet market will start from Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. Others are e-readers or e-book platforms, unless they have the ability to kill one of them, or have none of them. Niche, otherwise the prospects are worrisome!