Will Barnes & Noble Ditch the Nook?

After disappointing holiday sales, Barnes & Noble is moving away from designing its own e-reader devices and will "focus more on licensing its content to other device makers," according to a report.

That doesn't necessarily mean the end of the Nook, but it appears that B&N has blinked in its arms race with Amazon. They are not completely getting out of the hardware business, but they are going to lean a lot more on the comprehensive digital catalog of content, an unnamed source told The New York Times.

The shift in strategy will be evident on Thursday, when the company plans to "emphasize its commitment to intensify partnerships with other tablet producers like Microsoft and Sam…
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