Amazon's Top 10 Romances of 2011

November 10, 2011 | News | 2 comments

The editors at Amazon have selected the Top 10 Romances of 2011. 

Topping the list is one of the books I enjoyed most this year, Loretta Chase’s Silk is for Seduction. 

Another of my keepers from 2011, What I Did for a Duke by Julie Anne Long, also made the top 10.

Here’s the complete list:

Silk is for Seduction Loretta Chase
Archangel’s Blade Nalini Singh
Seduction of a Highland Lass Maya Banks
Dragon Bound Thea Harrison 
What I Did for a Duke Julie Anne Long
Breaking Point Pamela Clare
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole

The Next Always Nora Roberts

Heart of Steel Meljean Brook
Unveiled Courtney Milan
Amazon also has a list of Top 10 Romance Kindle books. The list is exactly the same as its Top 10 Romances of 2011. 

B&N Unveils $249 Tablet, $199 NookColor

November 8, 2011 | News | Leave A Comment

Barnes & Noble is releasing its own tablet, a 7-inch reading and multimedia device which will cost $249, according to Publishers Weekly.

The Nook Tablet weighs 14.1 ounces and has a battery life of nine hours of video watching and 11 hours of reading. 

The device will be available on Nov. 17.

The bookseller is also releasing updated versions of  the NookColor and Nook Simple Touch for lower prices. The NookColor will be priced at $199 while the Nook Simple Touch is $99.

Current NookColor owners will receive a software upgrade before the holidays, which will add some of the functionality of the new Nook Tablet. B&N says the Nook Simple Touch will also receive a software update to make the type sharper, boost the life of the battery and enable faster page-turns.

New Nook Color Price Could Beat Kindle Fire

November 5, 2011 | News | Leave A Comment

Barnes & Noble is holding a media event in New York on Monday, and there’s speculation the bookseller will announce it is lowering the price of its Nook Color to compete with the $199 Amazon Kindle.

According to computerworld.com, analysts believe Barnes & Noble won’t want to get their price beaten by  Amazon. Their 7-inch Nook Color currently sells for $249.

The Kindle Fire tablet will be out on Nov. 15, just a few days after the B&N announcment.

According to computerworld.com, the bookseller might also announce a cheaper black-and-white e-reader to compete with the lower-cost Kindle e-readers Amazon announced in September.

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