Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt Still Likes the Nook
I am pleased to report that, when it comes to B&N CEO’s opinion on his digital division, nothing has changed in the past couple months. RetailDive...Continue reading
Category: Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble Rolls Out an Update for the Nook eReader
Barnes & Noble isn’t just remodeling its stores during the pandemic; it’s also updating the Nook. I was just reading over at MobileRead that B&N has...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble to Open Full-Sized Bookstore in Rockville, Maryland
Given that B&N has opened a smaller format store in Fredericksburg, a restaurant bookstore in Asuburn, and a small-footprint store in Fairfax, as well as many...Continue reading
Inside the Barnes & Noble Manassas Store (Post-Covid)
I read on Twitter this past week that Barnes & Noble had used the pandemic-imposed shutdown as an opportunity to reorganize or remodel their stores, so...Continue reading
Nook Gets a Reprieve Under Daunt
When B&N was acquired by a venture capital firm last year, and James Daunt named CEO, many feared that he would shutter B&N struggling digital division....Continue reading
B&N is Having Money Problems
When I reported last week that B&N was delaying payments, I didn’t know whether it was the result of the office closing or a sign of...Continue reading
B&N Warns of Delayed Payments
Offices are shutting down due to the pandemic , and that is throwing a wrench into previously orderly operations. Messages are going unanswered, and now Barnes &...Continue reading
B&N Pulls the 7″ Nook Tablet From Its Site – Retired?
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...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Closes 400 Stores
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...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Pays Lip Service to Diversity By Slapping Brown Faces on the Covers of Novels By White Authors
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...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Axes Staff of B&N Teen Blog, and Other Freelancers
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...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Reports Revenue Down 3% for the Year, Nook Revenue Down 17%
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...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Investor Thinks Retailer is Worth More than Elliott’s Bid
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...Continue reading
Readerlink is Working on Higher Bid For B&N
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 &...Continue reading
Confirmed: Barnes & Noble to be Acquired by the Hedge Fund that Owns Waterstones
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...Continue reading