The e-reader market experienced a mini price-war last month, when Barnes & Noble sliced the cost of its broadband-enabled Nook device to $199 and introduced a new, wi-fi only Nook for $149.

上个月，电子阅读器市场经历了一场小规模的价格战争。 巴诺将具有宽带功能的Nook降价至199美元，并推出了一款带有WiFi、售价仅有149美元的Nook。

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On June 21st Barnes & Noble, a bookseller, dropped the price of its Nook e-reader to $199 in America.

在6月21日，巴诺书店将NOOK电子书在美国市场的价格降低到199美元。

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Amazon's 61% market share in the e-reader space and analyst predictions that the Kindle Fire could sell up to 5 million units during the fourth quarter meant Barnes and Noble had to make a move.

亚马逊在电子阅读器领域占有61%的市场份额，而且据分析人士预测，今年四季度Kindle Fire的销量可能达到500万台，这意味着巴诺必须有所行动。

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Can Barnes and Noble or Sony really take a bite out of the e-book reader market by dethroning the iPad or the Kindle?

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On paper and within the Barnes and Noble ( BKS) conference rooms, NOOKColor, a dedicated e-reader with touch-screen, color, presumably-good web browsing and even video capability, had to seem like a slam dunk.

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