UBarnes noNoble basandula ukubhengeza eyabo iziphumo zamva nje zemali y, njengoko siqokelele iintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo kunye neengxelo ezininzi ezivela kubapapashi abakhuluKubonakala ngathi izinto azilunganga kakhulu kule nto uyiNook yakho.
Eyona venkile inkulu eMelika inayo ivelise i-41 yezigidi zeedola ngesixhobo sabo esibizwa ngokuba yiNook, izixhobo kunye neencwadi ze-e, kodwa emva kwenkcitho baphele bephulukana ne-7,9 yezigidi zeedola, ngokuthe gabalala ukwehla kwe-24,5% kwikota.
Kule minyaka mine idlulileyo, ingeniso kaNook iqhubekile nokuhla. Kwiminyaka yabo yokuqala yokwenza i-e-readers kunye neepilisi, ezinjengeNook Color kunye neNook HD, benza inzuzo ngaphezulu kwe-120 yezigidi zeedola kwikota enye.
Kwiminyaka embalwa badibana nezinto ezinzima kakhulu, ngenxa yokhuphiswano evela eAmazon, iApple, iKobo, uGoogle nabanye abadlali ababekwazi ukukrwela isabelo sabo sentengiso ukuthengisa umxholo wedijithali.
Kulo nyaka, isicwangciso-qhinga sikaBarnes noNoble ibikukufuna ukunciphisa inani lemali Balahlekile eNook ngothotho lokunciphisa iindleko. Ivenkile yeNokok, iVenkile yeVidiyo yeNook kunye neNook yaseVenkile ivaliwe Umthengisi-zincwadi uphinde wagqiba imisebenzi kwii-Ofisi zoPhando noPhuhliso eSanta Clara naseTaipei, wamsindisa malunga nezigidi ezili-13 zeedola.
Kwikota yokugqibela uBarnes noNoble baphulukana nezigidi ezili-11,9 ngeNook kwaye kule kota bafikelele kwizigidi ezisi-7,9 kuphela. Ke i ukuvalwa kwaloo masebe ineziphumo ezilindelekileyo. Ngapha koko, ayisiyiyo kuphela inkampani enamaxesha anzima, kuba kwiinyanga ezintandathu ezidlulileyo ishishini lokushicilela libabonile besiza, kwaye ziincwadi zomsindo kuphela ezinokuhlangulwa njengefomathi esesidlangalaleni.