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Using the link above answer the following case study questions about Barn and Noble.

  1. What are the advantages of a dedicated e-book reader like the non-tablet Nook? To whom would such a device appeal?
  2. How important is the development of the e-book industry to major US publishing houses? What is the role of publishers in the eBook market space?
  3. How important is the dedicated device competition to Barnes & Noble? Could the Nook device fail, yet Barnes & Noble succeed in the e-book market?
  4. Does it appear that there will be a single winner with more than 50% market share (in terms of either device or format) in the e-book market in the next five years? If so, which one and why? If not, why not?

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