Dohle and Riggio talk all things B&N

The Association of American Publishers' annual meeting, held at Penguin Random House earlier this week was themed “Charting the Future,” its centerpiece a Q&A interview by PRH c.e.o. Markus Dohle of Barnes & Noble c.e.o. Len Riggio. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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