UBarnes noNoble basanda kumemezela eyabo imiphumela yakamuva yezezimali y, njengoba siqoqe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule ngemibiko eminingana evela kubashicileli abakhuluKubukeka sengathi izinto azizilungele neze i-Nook yakho.
Isitolo sezincwadi esikhulu kunazo zonke eMelika kukhiqizwe ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-41 ngehardware yabo ebizwa ngeNook, izesekeli kanye nama-e-book, kepha ngemuva kwezindleko bagcine belahlekelwe ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-7,9, okuwukwehla okujwayelekile ngama-24,5% kwikota.
Eminyakeni emine edlule, imali engenayo kaNook iqhubekile nokwehla. Eminyakeni yabo yokuqala benza ama-e-readers namaphilisi, njengeNook Colour neNook HD, benza inzuzo nge ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-120 zamaRandi ku-trimester eyodwa.
Eminyakeni embalwa bahlangabezana nezinto ezinzima kakhulu, ngenxa yokuncintisana lokho kwaqhamuka e-Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Google nakwabanye abadlali ababekwazi ukuklwebha isheya labo lemakethe ukuthengisa okuqukethwe kwedijithali.
Kulo nyaka, isu likaBarnes noNoble bekuwukufuna yehlisa inani lemali Balahlekelwe kwaNook ngochungechunge lokunciphisa izindleko. Isitolo Sohlelo Lokusebenza seNook, Isitolo Sevidiyo seNook neNook UK Store sivaliwe. Umthengisi wezincwadi uphinde waqeda imisebenzi emahhovisi oCwaningo Nentuthuko eSanta Clara naseTaipei, wamsindisa cishe u- $ 13 million.
Esigabeni sokugcina uBarnes noNoble balahlekelwe yizigidi eziyi-11,9 ngeNook kanti kuleli kota bafinyelele ezigidini ezingama-7,9 kuphela. Ngakho-ke ukuvalwa kwaleyo minyango kube nomphumela olindelekile. Kodwa-ke, akuyona kuphela inkampani enesikhathi esinzima, ngoba ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule imboni yokushicilela ibabonile beza, futhi yizincwadi zomsindo kuphela ezingatakulwa njengefomethi esezingeni eliphezulu.