3M Library Systems is partnering with Barnes & Noble to allow library systems to purchase the Nook GlowLight e-readers directly from the retailer to lend to their patrons. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
There was a mix of good news and bad news in Barnes & Noble’s first-quarter financials, which the company released last week for the period ended August 2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has begun a test of the Espresso Book Machine system at three of its outlets, including its New York City store at Union Square. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
There was a time when Barnes & Noble was so big, so dominating, that even Tom Hanks managed to look like a jerk when he played a book-chain executive. But times have changed, and as people began to order their books online -- or even download them --... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has officially kicked off a new era -- one in which it doesn't manufacture its own tablets. The struggling book outlet announced last summer that it would work with other manufacturers going forward and Samsung is first in line. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media has unveiled the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, the first co-branded... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic is the latest publisher to phase out downloading, meaning ebooks already purchased might become unreadableScholastic, the publisher of such children's book juggernauts as The Hunger Games and the Harry Potter series, announced recently that its Storia ebook shop would shortly be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Customers in certain areas of New York City and Los Angeles can now get same-day shipping on Barnes & Noble products. Will it help the book retailer? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google and Barnes & Noble, taking on their mutual rival Amazon.com, have paired up to offer same-day delivery of books purchased online. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Need that yoga for dogs book yesterday? You can now get it "today" at least from Barnes & Noble, who have joined Amazon with same-day book deliveries. It's enlisting an odd partner for the service: Google, one if its competitors in the ebook space.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brick-and-mortar book stores have clearly been on the decline for a while -- just look at Barnes & Noble's rocky finances. However, there's now some tangible evidence that the pendulum has swung in favor of internet-based sales. BookStats estimates... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Investors, as well as members of the book publishing industry who see the survival of Barnes & Noble as crucial to maintaining a healthy bookselling environment, were cheered last week when the retailer received board approval for separating its Retail and Nook Media businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said it would spin off its Nook tablets and college books business, sending its shares up about 8 percent in early trading. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble is to separate its Nook Media and Retail businesses in a bid to increase... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble’s Nook has partnered with Samsung to build co-branded tablets. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with Samsung for the technology giant to develop co-branded tablets that will include Nook software. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liberty Media Corp. has sold most of its stake in Barnes & Noble to what the company called “qualified institutional buyers.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Press self-publishing platform will be available in the UK,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble as disclosed some modifications to its agreement with Microsoft that will give B&N the option to not develop additional Nook Window apps. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The release of its third-quarter results for fiscal 2014 and the subsequent conference call with analysts on February 26 made it clearer than ever that Barnes & Noble executives are operating two companies with very different issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]