Read with Jenna selects the latest novel by Laila Lalami, Barnes & Noble and Reese Witherspoon both highlight Clare Leslie Hall's U.S. debut, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Tuesday’s top sessions include a keynote address on current business models and future prospects in academic and professional publishing, a conversation between Hachette’s David Shelley and Barnes & Noble’s James Daunt, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group has laid off an unspecified number of employees who joined the company at the end of last year following HBG’s purchase of Union Square & Co. from Barnes & Noble. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Waterstones CEO took over leadership of Barnes & Noble as well in September 2019, and after guiding the retailer through the pandemic is now overseeing a growth spurt. The CEO expects to open about 60 new outlets in 2025—a figure that would bring the total number of stores to about 700. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
BookTok, Barnes & Noble's big moves, the NYT's best-of-the-century list, and more of the biggest news of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-12-27 16:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble acquired Sterling in 2003, and it was rebranded as Union Square & Co. in January 2022 at the direction of B&N CEO James Daunt. Emily Meehan will continue to head Union Square, which will become part of HBG's Grand Central Publishing Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
B&N's book the year, Reading Rainbow gets a Prime spot, and more in today's book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-15 20:04:44 UTC ]
In The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, history professor Evan Friss explores how bookstores have shaped reading, publishing, politics, and community, beginning in the 18th century. I talked with Friss about the value of indie bookstores, the bygone dominance of Barnes & Noble,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-10-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble and Read with Jenna spotlight the new novel from Pulitzer winner Louise Erdrich, Belletrist nabs Sally Rooney's buzzy latest, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Reese Witherspoon spotlights her former high school English teacher's new book, Danzy Senna's latest novel gets love from Barnes & Noble and 'Good Morning America,' and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Len Riggio, former chair of Barnes & Noble, dies at 83. The visionary entrepreneur revolutionized bookselling in the US. The post Barnes & Noble’s Len Riggio, Dead at Age 83 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-27 22:00:47 UTC ]
Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-08-27 20:22:22 UTC ]
The national bookseller is continuing its comeback this year, with the most openings in a single year since at least 2009. In a news environment filled with gloomy stories about the decline of brick-and-mortar retail, we’ll take the wins where we can get them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-08-16 20:13:57 UTC ]
Novels by Alison Espach, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, an Rainbow Rowell are among this month's selections by the nation's biggest book club purveyors, from Barnes & Noble and Jenna Bush Hager to 'Good Morning America' and Reese Witherspoon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The 35-year veteran has been tapped to oversee operations and revitalize the Denver-based bookstore chain in the wake of its bankruptcy and acquisition by Barnes & Noble. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
What do you think of Barnes & Noble's plans surrounding the future of the Tattered Cover? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-31 18:23:52 UTC ]
Danek-Akey will leave her position as chief supply chain officer at Penguin Random House at the end of August to help with Barnes & Noble's expansion of its retail footprint. With her departure, Jeff Abraham has been promoted to COO of PRH US. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble and Read with Jenna pick two distinct titles featuring kidnappings in the year 1975—the former in the Adirondacks, the latter in Missouri—and more in this month's selections. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Data from Placer.ai shows that, while both bookstore chains have had some successes in increasing customer traffic, their gains in 2024 trail that of Barnes & Noble. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
A new report by a market intelligence firm, whose services include store foot traffic analysis, found that customer visits at Barnes & Noble locations have increased every month but one since November 2023 compared to the prior year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]