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Tech Rumor of the Day: Barnes & Noble

Stock quotes in this article: AMZN , SNE , BKS , S , VZ , T , AAPL , MSFT  

Updated from 8:29 a.m. EDT

Rumor has it you can soon add one more so-called eBook to the Amazon (AMZN Quote) Kindle and Sony (SNE Quote) Digital Book party.

Barnes & Noble (BKS Quote), the nation's No. 1 bookstore chain, is working with a device maker and Sprint (S Quote) on a Kindle-like device, according to one wireless industry insider. The news comes a week after the CTIA wireless show, where sources say there was heavy speculation surrounding Barnes & Noble's plan to give eBooks another try.

Barnes & Noble had been in discussions with Verizon (VZ Quote) as a possible wireless partner for the project, but those talks ended. The impression the insider got was that Barnes & Noble was going with Sprint, the wireless service used by Amazon's Kindle. ...

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