Barnes & Noble, Microsoft Revise Nook Partnership - Digits - WSJ

A not-dead-yet Nook update

"The revised agreement scales back the companies’ relationship nearly two years after Microsoft pledged more than $600 million to prop up Barnes & Noble’s digital-reading business. In return, Barnes & Noble committed to creating e-reading apps for new computers, phone and tablets powered by Microsoft’s Windows software.
Since the deal was struck, circumstances for each company have changed. Barnes & Noble slowed work on its own e-reading devices and tablets as its sales slumped, and laid off much of the workforce devoted to its Nook devices. Microsoft’s consumer-device strategy also has shifted after sales hiccups for its Windows tablets and smartphones."

Barnes & Noble, Microsoft Revise Nook Partnership - Digits - WSJ