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Microsoft, Barnes & Noble team up on Nook, college businesses

Microsoft, Barnes & Noble team up on Nook, college businesses

By Associated Press | Updated: 15 June 2012 16:56 IST

Highlights

Microsoft will make a $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble.

Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. say they are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8.

The companies say they are exploring separating those businesses entirely. That could mean a stock offering is in the works.Microsoft will make a $300 million investment in the subsidiary for an approximately 17.6 percent stake.

Barnes & Noble will own about 82.4 percent of the subsidiary, which has yet to be named.The companies say the subsidiary will help to speed the transition to e-reading.

Barnes & Noble sells the Nook e-reader. The Nook app will make Barnes & Noble's catalog of e-books, magazines and newspapers available to Windows customers.

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