Barnes and Noble has decided to lay down its arms and stop competing with Amazon for ebook and e-reader sales in the UK. The bookstore operator has announced it will stop selling digital content, including fiction and non-fiction, magazines and video... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is giving publishers another option to distribute digital periodicals, announcing Friday that its 140 newsstand brands will be available to Android-powered tablet devices. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A free update is bringing the ability to install various paid and free Android apps, though only those that Barnes & Noble approves. The new software also offers improved browsing, the Froyo version of Android and support for video content within books. Even with the update, the Nook Color... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bookseller is proceeding with plans to open its own Android app store for the Nook Color, announcing new tools for developers and promising they will get a 70 percent cut of revenue. The first apps and store are due out with a major update to the Nook software due out this spring. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association in the UK latest membership figures for the year 2012 revealed 79 stores closed, 39 opened and total membership was 3,580. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N's book the year, Reading Rainbow gets a Prime spot, and more in today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-11-15 20:04:44 UTC ]
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John Lewis, a high-end department store chain in the UK, briefly listed a new Kindle that's not available from anybody else. It's the upcoming 12th-generation Kindle ereader that Amazon has yet to announce, though its information has leaked quite a few times before Lewis prematurely posted a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-16 03:52:40 UTC ]
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In the quarter just before the fall rush season begins, B&NE saw sales of its inclusive access programs rise 32% as it continued its efforts to better control costs. Overall, profits slipped 0.3%, to $263.4 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. Continue reading at The New York Times
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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 at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-27 22:00:47 UTC ]
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From upstart to Goliath to villain and back, Leonard Riggio's influence was unparalleled in the world of books. Continue reading at Book Riot
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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 at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-08-27 20:22:22 UTC ]
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Former Barnes & Noble chair Leonard Riggio, powerhouse of modern bookselling, has died at 83, his family says Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-08-27 17:25:53 UTC ]
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The story of the sale of a bookstore heiress’s penthouse seems to have ended on a bittersweet note.Stephanie Riggio Bulger, whose father, Len Riggio, is the former chairman of the Barnes & Noble retail chain, has finally found a taker for her four-bedroom duplex condo in Chelsea after two... Continue reading at Crains New York
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Once a major player in German bookselling, with more than 300 outlets, Weltbild will shutter its remaining 14 brick-and-mortar stores and lay off approximately 440 employees by the end of this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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What do you think of Barnes & Noble's plans surrounding the future of the Tattered Cover? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-31 18:23:52 UTC ]
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The move marks a swift close for B&N’s $1.83 million acquisition bid for the embattled indie, announced last month, which includes four stores in Denver and will allow Tattered Cover to keep its name and branding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The college bookstore operator closed the fiscal year ended April 27, 2024, with a smaller loss than fiscal 2023, new financing, a new CEO, and a new board. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Following months of uncertainty, B&N will buy the bankrupt but beloved Denver bookstore chain. The four remaining Tattered Cover locations will continue to operate under that name. B&N anticipates that it will retain a majority of the company's 70 employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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