Perhaps B&N is clearing out stock in preparation for announcing the demise of the Nook, with Microsoft taking over B&N's huge digital library (more than 3 million books) and rolling it into the Windows Store repertoire. While it's clear B&N wants to ditch its old stock at almost any price, the move makes me wonder if B&N and Microsoft are playing footsie, connected to the widely discussed (but still only rumored) smaller Surface machines. Both machines were launched last year in late September, just one month before the iPad Mini. The price of a 7-inch Nook HD 8GB, previously $199, fell 35 percent to $129 the price of a Nook HD+ 8GB, formerly $269, now runs $149 - nearly 45 percent off. In a move reminiscent of Microsoft's ongoing Surface fire sale, Barnes & Noble has chopped from 35 percent to almost 45 percent off the price of its Nooks - a move that was expected to run over Father's Day weekend but has been officially extended indefinitely.
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