Microsoft will be investing a large sum in Barnes & Noble's Nook operation. The Ebook war is just heating up now with this move by Microsoft to help Barnes & Noble. Amazon should begin to feel more pressure as the big dogs come after its bone.
Further Reading:
-http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/microsoft-barnes-and-noble-partnership/
-http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Apr12/04-30CorpNews.aspx
-http://www.thestreet.com/story/11513215/1/how-microsoft-is-scaring-apple.html
-http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303916904577375502392129654.html
Further Reading:
-http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/microsoft-barnes-and-noble-partnership/
-http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Apr12/04-30CorpNews.aspx
-http://www.thestreet.com/story/11513215/1/how-microsoft-is-scaring-apple.html
-http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303916904577375502392129654.html