“Amazon bought Barnes&Noble ages ago;”
I think you’re thinking of Borders, Barnes & Noble’s long bankrupt competitor. Barnes & Noble got bought by a private buyer from the UK a few years ago when they started circling the drain. I wouldn’t recommend the Nook ereading platform, though. I’ve had three of the products since they first launched, and they are buggy. -Add to that the supporting the ereading platform has never been a high priority especially when the company was struggling, and their free ebook selection went from low-quality, low-selection to nonexistant.
Long story short I’ve been considering a Kobo ereader as my next ereader over another nook product for a while now.
dkc@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I appreciate your feedback. Moving more local is definitely a goal. I buy a lot of specialized books which I can’t find at small bookshops so I tend to gravitate to larger companies.
All that being said, I’m going to downvote your comment because I can find no credible sources that supports your claim that Amazon owns Barnes & Nobel. I’d be happy to change my mind if you provide sources, but I dislike misinformation.
Flisty@mstdn.social 1 month ago
@dkc @telegrammarian it's owned by Elliott Management https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/96873-five-years-in-at-barnes-noble-james-daunt-says-he-s-not-done-yet.html
telegrammarian@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Totally valid tbh — I just looked it up and it looks like I conflated being outperformed with being acquired so that’s on me lol — I’d delete my comment but I like the other responses to it so I’ll just eat being wrong in public hahaha