Bookseller Barnes & Noble has updates its website, adding a bit of Web 2.0 goodness including podcasts, a tag cloud, and multimedia.

According to the Associated Pres, Barnes & Noble makes about 10% of its sales through the web. Probably the most noticeable (and most distracting) change is a huge section at the top of the page where new releases scroll past. You can hover your mouse over each book for more information.

While we're glad to see sites take advantage of new technologies to improve the shopping experience, we're not quite convinced Barnes & Noble's redesign fits the bill. The tag cloud might be useful if it weren't all the way at the bottom of the page where you'll only find it if you're looking for it. And as Read/WriteWeb points out, there are a few really useful features that are missing like recommendations and RSS feeds, both things that Amazon offers.