The Nook is dead and done.

The_Gamesalad_Guru

If you're developing anything for the nook you need to read this.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/06/25/barnes-noble-finally-gives-up.aspx

BoomshackBarry

I always thought the Nook was a bit hopeless. I'm all for competition in the market but with the other big players around I don't think they ever stood a chance really. Brave attempt though.

jonmulcahy

That's too bad. I was getting 50-100 a month from them and it required like no change from my amazon versions

goliath

I have had my best luck with Nook....

LiquidGameworks

That's too bad. The BN store was by far my best seller.

LoungeGames

I'm kind of disappointed, I liked the Nook Color when I tried one, and thought I could see a small but close indie community developing around it. This has nothing to do with my development, but I also hope this does not mean Barnes and Noble is about to go out of business. Its the only place left to get physical graphic novels and CDs. I still prefer physical media for certain things as collectibles.

MSEagle2

I don't think they are going to close their app store. They are 3rd partying the hardware but people still have nook's, and still use the nook app store. We should be able to still get some profit out of it for another 1-3 years.

It is too bad - Nook app store is crazy profitable for me.

LiquidGameworks

It sounds like Nooks are adopting Google Play, which in turn would mean the demise of the Nook app store. If this were the case, I'd expect profit to drop immediately after full implementation.

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Yes the nook store is closing and no more color nooks are being made.

Ebreeze

Are they going to fully close the nook AppStore soon? How long do we have ?......damn this sux

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Read the article.

Ebreeze

I read the article but am not sure on the time frame .. Please post info if you have it, bear in mind this a almost third of my income

The_Gamesalad_Guru

I just came across this today. Try a google search as this came today there may be more to come in the following days.

DigiChain

I don't see anything in the article that indicates they'll be closing the Nook app store. Did I miss something?

So long as there are still Nooks out there, the Nook app store can continue to earn B&N money (even with the loss of trade they now have to Google Play).

tenrdrmer

Yeah it's too bad. I have made a vast majority of my money from nook.

MSEagle2

I don't see anything in the article that indicates they'll be closing the Nook app store. Did I miss something?

So long as there are still Nooks out there, the Nook app store can continue to earn B&N money (even with the loss of trade they now have to Google Play).

Same. The google play store was added a while ago and I didn't see any drop in free downloads or paid.

lycettebros

damn

IcedB

More power to the global elite (aka Apple and Google) on the plus side at least we don't have to mod for more devices

BoomshackBarry

I'm surprised to hear that Nook has been so profitable for some of you guys, I had no idea, it always kind of seemed like a small market.

Ebreeze

I see this as time for me to get my bigger projects moving along. With self publishing on ps4, steam and indie consoles in the near future, it's time to step up sooner than later. The casual games market is good but for a one to three man shop it's too risky IMO