Showing posts with label Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. Show all posts

May 4, 2012

Barnes & Noble Declares War!

I subscribe to the PW Daily E-Newsletter which is delivered (free) to my email every day. It keeps me updated on what's going on in the publishing world. So when I opened it a few minutes ago to check out the headlines, under The Roundup section, I found the headline, Kindle 'Not That Good in Bed'.

It's no secret that there's a huge competition going on between Barnes & Noble and Amazon on the publishing and e-reader front.

But I do believe that Barnes & Noble has just declared war!  Take a look at this ad for Barnes & Noble's new Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight:


It's brilliant, of course. And clever. And hilarious. And totally mean! It reminded me of the bashing going on during a presidential campaign.

You can catch the whole article at mashable.com.

What do you think? Have they gone too far? Is it ever a good idea to mention your competitor in an advertising campaign?