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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...

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...

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...

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...

Barnes & Noble is Selling Nook to Author Solutions

1 April, 201919 June, 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...

B&N Press Now Offers eBook Coupon Codes

30 March, 201930 March, 2019Barnes & Noble, POD, Self-Pub3 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...