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New Nook eReader Clears the FCC

10 April, 201910 April, 2019Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

Why oh why couldn't this next story have come across my desk last Monday; it would have added an extra level of detail to the joke about Author Solutions....

B&N Press is Holding an Online Roundtable

6 April, 20196 April, 2019Barnes & Noble3 Comments

B&N is holding an invite-only online discussion board on the 23rd. The invite was sent to select B&N Press users; Barnes & Noble is looking to learn more about...

Microsoft is Closing Its eBookstore (Again)

2 April, 20192 April, 2019eBookstore, Microsoft10 Comments

For the third time in eight years, Microsoft is throwing in the towel on ebooks. I just got an email from MS informing me that they are shutting down...

Barnes & Noble is Selling Nook to Author Solutions

1 April, 201910 April, 2019April First, Barnes & Noble, humor25 Comments

I think we just found out why B&N Press has been periodically adding new features while at te same time B&N has been stripping any sign of the Nook...

B&N Press Now Offers eBook Coupon Codes

30 March, 201930 March, 2019Barnes & Noble, POD, Self-Pub2 Comments

B&N Press continues to add features, lending credence to rumors about an impending sale of the Nook division. I just got an email from B&N, informing me that B&N...

Barnes & Noble is Opening a Prototype Store in Michigan

27 March, 201927 March, 2019Barnes & Noble3 Comments

Barnes & Noble will open a new store prototype at the The Village of Rochester Hills Wednesday in Rochester Hills, MI. The launch is part of the company's "ongoing...

Terrorist Shoots Up North Carolina Barnes & Noble

26 March, 201926 March, 2019Barnes & Noble6 Comments

Here's a gruesome tale. A teenager by the name of Jonathan Kyle Courtney has been arrested for shooting up a Raleigh area Barnes & Noble. The police reported on...

Long Live Barnes & Noble – Sales Were Flat in the Third Fiscal Quarter

7 March, 201931 March, 2019Barnes & Noble9 Comments

Barnes & Noble bucked pessimistic predictions today when it announced its fiscal third quarter revenue report. Sales were essentially flat in the 2018 holiday season when compared to the...

Amazon to Close All 87 Pop-up Stores

6 March, 20196 March, 2019Amazon, RetailLeave a comment

When Amazon opened its first pop-up store in 2013, one might have assumed from the name that the stores would be temporary. That didn't prove the case in the...

Amazon Opens a Bookstore in Denver

6 March, 20196 March, 2019Amazon, Bookstore2 Comments

Amazon is set to open its newest bookstore today in Denver. The new Amazon Books is located at 2787 E. 2nd Ave. It occupies the sole retail space in...

Barnes & Noble Made the List of “Bankruptcy Stocks to Watch”

13 February, 201913 February, 2019Barnes & Noble5 Comments

This was originally published in mid-January, but it just crossed my desk this morning, Over at InvestorPlace Bret Kerwell lays out the figures that show B&N is just one...

B&N Stores Are Forbidden From Ordering Supplies Before the End of April – Is That Normal?

27 January, 201927 January, 2019Barnes & Noble8 Comments

Many are watching Barnes & Noble right now. We're waiting for the next shoe to drop after B&N's cryptic report on its holiday revenue, and I think it just...

Barnes & Noble Launches Ad Portal in B&N Press

22 January, 201922 January, 2019Barnes & Noble, Marketing, Self-PubLeave a comment

Barnes & Noble sure likes to send mixed messages. They may have stopped promoting the Nook with in-store signage, but at the same time the B&N Press team is...

Barnes & Noble Removes Nook Signage From Stores

14 January, 201914 January, 2019Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware12 Comments

When Barnes & Noble started taking the Nook kiosks out of its stores this summer, they moved the hardware to the customer service desk and put up big signs...

Thalia and Mayersche to Merge, Will Be Germany’s Biggest Bookstore Chain

10 January, 201910 January, 2019BookstoreOne Comment

Barnes & Noble is avoiding talking about its finances, but the news from Europe is more positive. Lesen.net and other sites report that two German bookstore chains have announced...

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