Barnes & Noble's been talking up its tablet success without providing sales figures, but now there's at least one number behind the claims: the company says its overall Nook sales are up 85 percent to $220 million in its last fiscal quarter. The figure represents all of B&N's Nook business, including hardware, accessory, and digital content sales, so there's no clear indication of how many tablets have actually been sold — it's also important to note that since B&N's fiscal quarter ended on October 29th, the sales don't include the Nook Tablet which launched on November 7th. The bookseller's total sales declined slightly, with a net loss of $6.6 million, but its digital offerings are clearly on the rise. Unfortunately, we'll probably have to wait until B&N's next fiscal quarter to find out just how well the Nook Tablet's been doing, but for now we still have more information than Amazon's ever been willing to provide.
This article originally appeared on theverge.com Barnes & Noble: Nook is now a $200 million business.
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