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After a slow start to the fiscal year, Riggio, who returned as Barnes & Noble's CEO after last month's ouster of Ron Boire, has plans to improve the bookseller's bottom line. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid struggles to find profitability, Barnes & Noble, the country's largest physical book retailer, has fired its CEO, Ron Boire. The former head of Sears Canada was brought on by B&N in July 2015. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble’s self-publishing platform has launched a self-service option that allows Nook Press authors to create print editions of their titles and sell them via B&N stores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a court ruling that it was involved in ebook price-fixing with five publishers, Apple has started the process of paying back $400m in refunds. Despite agreeing to pay out the thick end of half a billion dollars, Apple denies doing anything wrong. Interestingly, the payouts will not... Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some buyers of ebooks will begin to receive payments Tuesday as part of a settlement in a price-fixing case against Apple.People who purchased ebooks between April 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012, will receive credits from ebook sellers, or will get a check if they opted out of receiving credits,... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The founder of Barnes & Noble Inc. has announced that he will retire as executive chairman in September after 45 years with the company. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forget your Foyles of London or that Barnes & Noble on New York's Union Square, the top shop sits on Lygon Street, Melbourne. Continue reading at 'The Sydney Morning Herald'
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble ceded another battle in the ongoing war with Amazon over digital hearts and minds.The company will end the dedicated Nook app and video store on March 15, which was where you could purchase content for Nook-branded hardware, according to a report in diginomica.Nook digital... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble will stop selling digital books for its Nook device on 15 March, the firm said on World Book Day. Continue reading at 'BBC World'
[ BBC World | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes and Noble has revealed plans to launch a new "prototype" store later this year, a US conference has heard. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dominique Raccah's popular Put Me In the Story line of personalized kids' books from Sourcebooks is picked up by Barnes & Noble. The post Sourcebooks’ ‘Put Me In the Story’: B&N Puts It In the Stores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comparable store sales rose 0.6% at Barnes & Noble over the nine-week holiday period that ended January 2, 2016. Excluding sales of Nook products, comp sales were up 1.6%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In recent years, as academic history has taken a turn toward the cultural and social, producing more and more works about women, minorities, and everyday life, the kinds of history books you see on the New Releases table at a Barnes & Noble have begun to feel like throwbacks. A quick survey... Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2016-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You could say I have a sentimental attachment to the chain bookstore. Growing up in an intellectually impoverished American suburb, I spent much of my free time in now-defunct locations of Borders and Barnes & Noble. I read garbage, mostly: popular history magazines, Star Trek novelizations,... Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total sales fell 4.5% at Barnes & Noble in the second quarter ended Oct. 31, 2015 compared to the same period last year and the net loss from continuing operations rose to $27.2 million from $5.1 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In remarks accompanying the release of Barnes & Noble’s first-quarter results for fiscal 2016, executives stressed that future growth for the retailer will involve integrating its retail, website, and Nook operations to allow customers to buy books anytime, anywhere, regardless of format. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 1.5% in the first quarter ended August 1, 2015, to $1.2 billion, compared to last year’s first period and the net loss increased to $34.9 million from $28.4 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has completed the separation of its retail operation from its college business. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble and Book-A-Million have both pronounced that 'Go Set a Watchman' had the largest first day sale of any adult fiction book in the history of both retailers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ronald Boire, a man with plenty of electronics experience, is taking over as CEO of Barnes & Noble, as the bookseller spins off its education division. The post Barnes & Noble Looks to New Leader to Save NOOK appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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