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07-14-2013, 05:30 PM
Each week Ross Rubin (http://twitter.com/rossrubin) contributes Switched On (http://www.engadget.com/tag/switchedon?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), a column about consumer technology.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/07/lead-1373675971.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/12/nook-tablet-an-epilogue/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)The recent announcement (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/barnes-and-noble-posts-119-million-loss/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) by Barnes & Noble that it would discontinue its Nook tablets marked the exit of what once promised to be a strong rival to Amazon, at least among bibliophiles. Barnes & Noble's entry into the tablet market took place amidst an annual game of leapfrog with its internet-based rival. Surviving for three iterations, the color Nook devices were products that had a particular focus on media consumption -- especially reading -- and eschewed open access to apps.
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/07/lead-1373675971.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/12/nook-tablet-an-epilogue/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)The recent announcement (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/barnes-and-noble-posts-119-million-loss/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) by Barnes & Noble that it would discontinue its Nook tablets marked the exit of what once promised to be a strong rival to Amazon, at least among bibliophiles. Barnes & Noble's entry into the tablet market took place amidst an annual game of leapfrog with its internet-based rival. Surviving for three iterations, the color Nook devices were products that had a particular focus on media consumption -- especially reading -- and eschewed open access to apps.
Filed under: Tablets (http://www.engadget.com/category/tablets/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)
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