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B&N Pulls the 7″ Nook Tablet From Its Site – Retired?

8 April, 20208 April, 2020Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

Barnes & Noble's hardware section is going to be a little smaller when its stores reopen to the public. Someone on MobileRead noticed, and I can...

Barnes & Noble Closes 400 Stores

27 March, 202027 March, 2020Barnes & NobleOne Comment

Barnes & Noble has joined the many retailers and other businesses which have stopped letting the public in, instead opting to offer curbside service. (My vet...

Barnes & Noble Pays Lip Service to Diversity By Slapping Brown Faces on the Covers of Novels By White Authors

4 February, 20205 February, 2020Barnes & Noble14 Comments

Barnes & Noble managed to find just the laziest but also the most tactless way to "celebrate" Black History Month. They have partnered with Penguin Random...

Barnes & Noble Axes Staff of B&N Teen Blog, and Other Freelancers

15 November, 201917 November, 2019Barnes & Noble4 Comments

When news broke in June that B&N had been acquired by the same hedge fund that owned Waterstones, it seemed likely that the first thing to...

Barnes & Noble Reports Revenue Down 3% for the Year, Nook Revenue Down 17%

19 June, 201919 June, 2019Barnes & NobleOne Comment

It turns out that the positive revenue report from the third quarter was a fluke rather than the start of a turnaround. Barnes & Noble reported...

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...

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 &...

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

6 June, 201915 November, 2019Barnes & Noble10 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...

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

27 May, 201928 May, 2019Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware16 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,...

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...

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...