We are writing to announce an upcoming change to NOOKapps & the NOOKdeveloper program and to explain what it means for you.

Effective March 15, 2016, NOOK will no longer offer third party applications (Apps) for sale from the NOOK Store™. In addition, we will not support IAP transactions after this date.

This will require no action on your part. We will mark all applications not for sale; you do not need to make any changes in the NOOKdeveloper portal.  We will complete a normal payment cycle so all accounts should be finalized by the end of April.  We will maintain the NOOKdeveloper portal through to the end of May so you will be able to login and check sales & downloads. We will then terminate our distribution agreement.

From the customer perspective, all of their existing Apps previously purchased from the NOOK Store will remain in their NOOK Library and will continue to be accessible on compatible NOOK devices.  Simply, customers will continue to have access to any previously purchased Apps but they will not be able to make any further purchases from us.

Many customers will continue to be able to discover, purchase, and use third party applications from the wide selection available at the Google Play store on compatible NOOK devices (not available for NOOK Color or NOOK Tablet). We hope you can continue to serve these customers via Google Play.

Again, no action is necessary on your part, but should you have questions, please visit our FAQ here or contact us.

Of course, we will continue offering our full service for books, magazines, and newspapers on both NOOK devices and our standalone Reading Apps.

Sincerely,

The NOOK Team