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Barnes & Noble to Open 8,630 Square Foot Store in Fairfax, Virginia

14 November, 201814 November, 2018Barnes & NobleLeave a comment

Barnes & Noble’s next half-hearted attempt to revive its fortunes involves opening the type of store it was closing only a decade ago. Washington Business Journal...

Barnes & Noble was Almost Bought by WHSmith – Wait, What?

6 November, 20186 November, 2018Barnes & Noble7 Comments

When ex-CEO Demos Parneros filed suit against Barnes & Noble in August, he mentioned that another bookseller nearly bought B&N earlier this year. Now the WSJ...

B&N Nook Tablet 10.1″ Costs $129, Will Ship Next Week

5 November, 20185 November, 2018Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware7 Comments

Remember that ten-inch Chinese Android tablet that showed up on the FCC website bearing the Nook brand? Barnes & Noble just launched it as the Nook...

B&N Counter-Sues Former CEO Parneros

30 October, 20183 November, 2018Barnes & Noble, Lawsuit6 Comments

The latest chapter in the three-month-old soap opera which began with B&N firing CEO Demos Parneros arrived today in the form of a counter-suit. From Reuters:...

B&N Hires Pricy Consultants to “Advise” on “Selling the Company”

23 October, 201823 October, 2018Barnes & Noble7 Comments

Barnes & Noble continued its scheme to convince everyone that it had serious buyers today. This morning they announced they had hired expensive consultants. Barnes &...

B&N Press Now Offers Print Pre-Orders, ARC Sales

11 October, 201811 October, 2018Barnes & Noble, POD, Self-PubOne Comment

Whatever subcontractor is now running B&N Press on behalf of Barnes & Noble sure is doing a bang up job. They just announced a bevy of new...

Barnes & Noble Toys With Idea of Copying Indie Bookstores

8 October, 20188 October, 2018Barnes & Noble9 Comments

Indie booksellers figured out 5 years, 8 years, or even a decade ago that the best way to compete with Amazon is do what it cannot:...

The Barnes & Noble Board is Up to Something Hinky With the B&N Stock Price

3 October, 20184 October, 2018Barnes & Noble4 Comments

The same board that has been paying dividends despite falling revenues has come up with a plan to do – well, I’m not sure what. At...

Barnes & Noble Revenues Down 6.9% in 1Q2019

6 September, 20186 September, 2018Barnes & NobleLeave a comment

Barnes & Noble just released their financial report for the first full quarter following the wholesale sacking of its more experienced (and expensive employees), and the news...

Demos Parneros Files Wrongful Termination Suit Against B&N

28 August, 201828 August, 2018Barnes & Noble, Lawsuit7 Comments

The publishing industry had more questions than answers when Barnes & Noble abruptly fired its CEO last month. Demos Parneros was terminated with no notice or...

Barnes & Noble is Removing Nook Kiosks From Stores

23 August, 201823 August, 2018Barnes & Noble, e-Reading Hardware25 Comments

A couple sources have told me, and I have confirmed first hand, that B&N has removed the Nook kiosks that used to occupy prime square footage...

Shelf Awareness Launches B&N CEO Hunt

23 August, 201823 August, 2018Barnes & Noble, humor3 Comments

Barnes & Noble is currently looking for its fifty millionth CEO in the past five years, and the Shelf Awareness newsletter wants to help. They have...

Riggio Has 99 Problems, But Saving B&N Ain’t One

14 August, 201814 August, 2018Barnes & Noble9 Comments

Remember last Friday when I described B&N’s road map as “throw ideas up against the wall and see what sticks”? Apparently my snark struck home. The...

Publishers Tired of Revolving Door in B&N C-Suite – Who Isn’t?

11 August, 201811 August, 2018Barnes & Noble11 Comments

Barnes & Noble’s clown-car operation is immensely entertaining to some in the industry but publishers aren’t amused. The WSJ reports that publisher met with Len Riggio’s...

Nook Press Opens Its Doors to Authors in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

26 July, 201826 July, 2018Barnes & Noble, Self-PubLeave a comment

Barnes & Noble’s publisher portal sent an email yesterday to authors announcing that it wasn’t dead – in fact, it even started accepting authors from outside...