While Barnes & Noble has created lots of buzz and headlines with its Nook e-reading devices, its future profitability lies in the sale of content. That was the message CEO William Lynch delivered to analysts last week in a conference call discussing first-quarter results. Improved gross margins were due to increased sales of higher-margin content, while competition forced B&N to lower the price of its e-reading devices by an average of 23% compared to a year ago, which contributed to a decline in device sales. Lynch said that while B&N needs to be “competitive” in the device space, “hardware is not where margins reside—they reside in digital content.” Digital content sales rose 46% in the first quarter, with sales of apps, magazines, and newspapers growing at a slightly faster pace than ebooks, Lynch noted. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Barnes & Noble has added a print component to the services it provides to self-published authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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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 at Publishers Weekly
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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 at Publishers Weekly
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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 at Publishers Weekly
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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 at Engadget
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media has unveiled the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, the first co-branded... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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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 at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at The Guardian
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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 at The Christian Science Monitor
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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 at Los Angeles Times
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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 at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at Engadget
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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 at Publishers Weekly
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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 at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is to separate its Nook Media and Retail businesses in a bid to increase... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook has partnered with Samsung to build co-branded tablets. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with Samsung for the technology giant to develop co-branded tablets that will include Nook software. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Liberty Media Corp. has sold most of its stake in Barnes & Noble to what the company called “qualified institutional buyers.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Press self-publishing platform will be available in the UK,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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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 at Publishers Weekly
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