Microsoft and Nook Media update agreement; Redmond developing its own reader app

Microsoft and Nook Media (Barnes & Noble) have updated the agreement signed 2 years ago. According to a new 8-K filing by Barnes and Noble, Nook Media is now allowed to discontinue the Windows eight app and stop development on the Windows Phone companion client at their discretion. Before y'all take to rioting in the streets, a replacement app is on the manner for Windows 8, titled Microsoft Consumer Reader and we could well run across a Windows Phone version from Redmond as well.

Nook will instead exist providing access to some digital content in Microsoft's new east-reader apps. Another such app in the works is the Microsoft Office Reader, which was shown off last year at an employee meeting and is said to provide users with access to online content, PDFs and textbooks. The Xbox team is as well said to be working on a reading app, though it's unknown whether or not this will exist the same as the Office Reader.

Microsoft releasing its ain apps for reading will bring together the current Nook Windows 8 app, just if the Barnes & Noble is to pull support for its branded solution, consumers would take to download Microsoft'south new reading app to access said content. And since this is Microsoft, you can bet to meet a counterpart released for Windows Phone. A tweet published by the Nook support Twitter business relationship likewise teased such a release (but we dubiety they'll release a standalone app, rather integrating with what Microsoft publishes).

The original understanding didn't lead to a Windows Phone annunciation itself, but we can't see Microsoft skipping over its mobile platform, especially when both Windows and Windows Phone are sharing lawmaking. The good news is we'll not be seeing lack of content from Nook Media, but information technology does wait like the partnership volition result in Microsoft releasing its own apps with Nook Media only providing admission to some digital content.

Here's a snippet from the 8-K:

"Pursuant to the Amendment, NOOK Media LLC ("NOOK Media") and Microsoft agreed to co-branding within the Microsoft Consumer Reader for reading content delivered by NOOK Media. The Amendment as well provided that discipline to sure conditions NOOK Media would be permitted to discontinue distributing the NOOK Windows app and will cooperate in good organized religion with Microsoft to transition users to the Microsoft Consumer Reader. Microsoft and NOOK Media as well agreed to updated acquirement sharing to address this possibility. The Amendment also permits NOOK Media to cease efforts with respect to a Windows phone app."

Information technology's a rather disruptive evolution, but we'll go on our eyes open for details surrounding these new apps from Microsoft.

via: ZDNet

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