Nook is pulling out of the UK and transferring its UK customers to Sainsbury's.
The e-reader and tablet company owned by American bookselling chain Barnes & Noble told customers it would stop trading in the UK, effective as of 15th March 2016, via a notice posted on its website 3rd March.
It read: "Effective from March 15, 2016, Nook will no longer sell digital content in the United Kingdom. The Nook Store on Nook devices sold in the UK, on the UK Nook Reading App for Android, and at nook.com/gb will cease operation."
The agreement with Sainsbury's means customers can continue to access "the vast majority" of already purchased e-books through a Sainsbury’s Entertainment on Demand account. The process is not automatic for customers, however, who were told their "action is required" and to look out for emails with instructions how to transfer books. The company said it was "working closely with Sainsbury’s" to make the transition "as smooth as possible".
Blackwell's and Foyles have not been selling Nook e-readers and tablets in their stores for some months, perhaps this is the reason why? Go here for full article, published 4th March 2016 at THE BOOKSELLER:
NOOK EBOOKS CLOSES
If you have a Nook e-reader/tablet, you will still be able to buy and upload new book purchases at:
Bookpage.co.uk
