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Barnes & Noble Investor Thinks Retailer is Worth More than Elliott’s Bid

13 June, 201913 June, 2019Barnes & NobleOne Comment

There's a firm offer From Elliott Management to buy B&N for $683 million, and a rumor of a higher bid being in the works, and now one B&N investor...

Readerlink is Working on Higher Bid For B&N

10 June, 201910 June, 2019Barnes & Noble8 Comments

It seems last week's reports of B&N's acquisition were greatly exaggerated. The WSJ reports that book distributor Readerlink is working on a bid for Barnes & Nobles that would...

Confirmed: Barnes & Noble to be Acquired by the Hedge Fund that Owns Waterstones

6 June, 20197 June, 2019Barnes & Noble9 Comments

For the longest time now it's looked like Barnes & Noble, with no savior in sight, was going to be killed by the current management. Now a potential savior...

Couple Accused of Stealing $10k in Textbooks from College Bookstore

30 May, 201930 May, 2019Bookstore, Textbooks & Digital TextbooksLeave a comment

A pair of thieves have been arrested on the charge of stealing $10,000 worth of textbooks from Fayetteville Technical Community College, which is located in North Carolina. Brandy Marie...

Nook Glowlight Plus: No Card Slot, But Many Defective Pixels

27 May, 201928 May, 2019Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware15 Comments

It's been four days since B&N launched their 7.8" ereader, the Nook Glowlight Plus. It has shown up in B&N stores, as promised, and what's more, several members of...

B&N Press Adds More Print Trim Sizes, eBook Coupon Codes

22 May, 201922 May, 2019Barnes & NobleLeave a comment

B&N Press continues to add features in the face of an uncertain future. I just got an email from B&N, informing me that authors using B&N Press can...

Inside B&N’s Newest Smallest Bookstore in Fairfax, VA

24 April, 201924 April, 2019Barnes & NobleOne Comment

I visited Barnes & Noble's new bookstore today. It's located in one of the new urban-style developments that have been popping up in this area over the past decade...

World’s Smallest B&N Store Opens Tomorrow in Fairfax, VA

23 April, 201923 April, 2019Barnes & NobleLeave a comment

When I read last fall that Barnes & Noble was opening a small bookstore in Fairfax, VA, I figured we would have to wait a year before it launched....

New Nook eReader Clears the FCC

10 April, 201910 April, 2019Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware6 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, Microsoft11 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...

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