I'm not saying the patent case is unrelated, but... B&N has also been offering specials and dropping the price pretty aggressively (these examples are all from

I'm not saying the patent case is unrelated, but... B&N has also been offering specials and dropping the price pretty aggressively (these examples are all from April, BTW, there were more offers earlier in the year): http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/30/all-nook-models-are-on-sale-today-in-the-uk-glow-touch-nook-hd/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/30/all-nook-models... http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/25/bn-puts-the-nook-hd-on-sale-149/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/25/bn-puts-the-noo... http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/08/bn-now-offering-50-store-credit-with-new-sales-of-nook-hd-hd/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/08/bn-now-offering...